Summit Partners, a global alternative investment firm, has held the first and final closing of its latest flagship US growth equity fund. Launched in June 2021, Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund XI was significantly oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap with total commitments of USD8.35 billion. “With the closing
McDermott Will & Emery has provided legal counsel to Lorient Capital, a private investment firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, in the formation of Lorient Healthcare Fund II, which closed with aggregate capital commitments of USD225 million. The McDermott team was led by partner Ian Schwartz, head of the
Comitis Capital (Comitis) has acquired a stake in PetCo, a Austrian supplier of super premium dog and cat food. With its three brands Dog’s Love, Cat’s Love and WOW, PetCo covers the entire premium and super premium segment. PetCo founders Stefan and Katharina Miklauz will continue to lead the company
Tax efficient investment manager Deepbridge Capital has exceeded GBP200 million of funds deployed across its EIS and Estate Planning Service funds, with a current NAV in excess of GBP250 million. Founded in 2010, Chester-based Deepbridge launched its first EIS fund in the 2013/14 tax year and specialises in providing venture
A portfolio company of Leeds-based private equity investor Endless has acquired GBP20 million turnover party brand Ginger Ray which is based in Weybridge, Surrey. Amscan International, which has a turnover of GBP200 million and employs more than 300 people in the UK and 2,500 worldwide, has made the acquisition as
Vanguard has completed the acquisition of Just Invest, a provider of tax-managed, tailored wealth management technology. Just Invest’s offerings, including direct indexing platform Kaleidoscope™, provide financial advisors with technology solutions that cater to their clients’ unique financial needs. The acquisition adds direct indexing, or personalised indexing, capabilities to bolster Vanguard’s
With demand for litigation finance continuing to grow among businesses of all sizes, dispute funder Validity Finance has raised a new managed fund of USD70 million in capital commitments. The newly raised “sidecar” fund further diversifies Validity’s business and advances its experience as an alternative asset manager. To date, Validity’s
Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset management group, today is aimingto manage at least EUR5 billion of AUM, dedicated exclusively to the fight against climate change, by 2025.
The Luxury Bank has raised USD10 million from Dubai’s ICICB Group, an investment management company that fosters and funds luxury projects in banking, cryptocurrency trading, commercial real estate, and other related industries worldwide. The funds will be leveraged across The Luxury Ecosystem’s various projects, including The Luxury Bank, The Luxury
OJ Brands’ sleep brand, Kally Sleep has acquired the fast-growing online home textiles marketplace, Woven, in a bid to capitalise on the UK’s burgeoning homewares market. Led by CEO Ori Leslau aims to expand OJ Brands group into a leading European brand house. Today, the firm generates revenue in excess
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