Prudential Capital Group provided more than USD11.3 billion to companies and projects worldwide, and increased its total assets under management to a record high of USD71.6 billion in 2014. Additionally, the company announced that it has the capacity to provide more than USD12 billion in financing in 2015. Prudential Capital
ClusterHQ has secured a USD12 million Series A funding round led by Accel Partners London, with participation from Canaan Partners as well as existing investors. DN Capital seeded the fund in 2013 and participated in this follow-on round where ClusterHQ will use the funds to expand technical and go-to-market resources
LGT Capital Partners has held the final close of Crown Co-investment Opportunities plc (CCO), its first dedicated co-investment fund, with total subscriptions of USD432 million. The program’s investor base consists of 20 institutions, including pension funds, endowments and family offices in Europe, the United States and the Middle East.
Energy-focused private equity firm EIV Capital (EIV) has held the final closing of its second fund, EIV Capital Fund II, with total committed capital of USD267 million, surpassing the fund’s USD200 million target. Fund II will focus on making growth investments primarily in midstream and related oilfield service energy companies.
Ogier has advised the lenders on the GBP122.6 million acquisition of LSE-listed Waterlogic plc by Castik Capital. The lenders include GE Capital, HSBC, ING, Santander and Societe Generale and together they provided GBP113 million of senior debt facilities supporting the take-private by private equity fund Castik Capital of the UK
Preqin has analyzed the performance of over 5,200 hedge funds worldwide throughout 2014 to identify the top performing funds. In an excerpt from the 2015 Preqin Global Hedge Fund Report, league tables reveal the 10 top performing hedge fund vehicles by various strategies and regions, and looks at the characteristics of
Pioneer Underwriters (Pioneer) has launched a new EU regulatory compliant product for alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs). This specialist product is aimed at AIFMs domiciled outside of the EU, which in addition to providing traditional financial lines cover, also ensures policyholders are compliant with the insurance provision requirement of the
Crosslink Capital has closed its seventh venture capital fund (Ventures Fund VII), with USD170 million of capital commitments. The new fund, which includes support from both new and existing investors, will enable the Crosslink team to continue to successfully invest in early stage software, mobile, consumer startups that are pioneering
HourlyNerd, an online marketplace for freelance business talent, has raised USD7.8 million in Series B funding, led by Highland Capital Partners. Other participants include GE Ventures, Greylock Partners, Intuit founder Scott Cook, the Kraft Group, angel investor Semil Shah, former Etsy CEO Maria Thomas, Rent the Runway Founder/CEO Jennifer Hyman
M&A activity in Germany in terms of share to the total value of transactions in Europe. has seen a significant decrease, according to a new report by MergerMarket. With total declared deal values at EUR55.7bn during 2014, German M&A activity dropped 17.6% compared to EUR67.6bn. However, total deal count for
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