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Patria Investments and Moneda Combine to create private equity, infrastructure and credit investment platform in Latin America

8 September 2021

Patria Investments (Patria) (NASDAQ: PAX), a global alternative asset manager, is to combine with Moneda Asset Management (Moneda), an asset manager headquartered in Chile. The merger will create an investment platform in Latin America, with USD25.9 billion in assets under management focused on private equity, infrastructure and credit investments in

Octopus Investments launches new sustainable fund

8 September 2021

Octopus Investments, part of Octopus Group, has launched the FP Octopus UK Future Generations Fund, which will invest in businesses that are working hard to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges, including climate change, revitalising healthcare industries, and empowering people using digital infrastructure. Building on Octopus’ strong track record

Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan attracts circa USD120m from global investors

8 September 2021

MNT-Halan, Egypt’s leading fintech ecosystem, has secured a circa USD120 million investment by major global and regional growth investors: Apis Growth Fund II, Development Partners International (DPI), and Lorax Capital Partners. In addition, the company has also attracted venture capital backing from Middle East Venture Partners, Endeavor Catalyst, and DisruptTech.

HIG Capital closes HIG Europe Middle Market LBO Fund at EUR2bn

8 September 2021

HIG Capital (HIG), a global alternative asset management firm with USD45 billion of equity capital under management, has closed its inaugural European Middle Market Fund, HIG Europe Middle Market LBO Fund, with aggregate capital commitments of EUR2 billion.

Digital banking specialist Greengage secures second institutional investment from Gibraltar-based venture builder, Coinsilium

8 September 2021

Greengage Global Holding (Greengage), a UK registered company, which plans to become the first digital merchant bank via its wholly owned Gibraltar subsidiary Greengage & Co Ltd, has received a second institutional investment, in addition to its recent GBP2.5 million investment from IOVLabs. Greengage & Co. Ltd is currently engaged

Factorial closes Series B funding round with USD80m

8 September 2021

Factorial, a Barcelona-based HR software company that streamlines people management, has closed an USD80 million Series B funding round led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from previous investors CRV, Creandum, Point Nine, K Fund, and Columbia Lake Partners bringing the total funding amount to USD100 million. This is not

Culture Shift raises GBP1.5m

8 September 2021

Manchester-based technology business Culture Shift has secured GBP1.5 million in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures and Blackfinch Ventures.

Compass Group Equity Partners sells Beacon EmbeddedWorks to discoverIE Group

8 September 2021

Compass Group Equity Partners (Compass Group) has sold Beacon EmbeddedWorks (Beacon) to discoverIE Group, a publicly traded FTSE 250 company listed on the London Stock Exchange. Beacon was an add-on acquisition and subsidiary of Compass Electronics Solutions, a current Compass Group portfolio company. Founded in 2001, Beacon designs, manufactures, and

Citizens advises Ridgemont Equity Partners on acquisition of Sparus Holdings

8 September 2021

Citizens M&A Advisory has served as the financial adviser to Ridgemont Equity Partners on its acquisition of Sparus Holdings (Sparus), a provider of critical outsourced field and professional services for utility and industrial customers. Citizens also served as Administrative Agent for the senior debt financing that supported the transaction, which

Investors with USD2.3tn in assets demand standardised environmental data from private companies

8 September 2021

Private market investors with USD2.3 trillion of assets including M&G, Neuberger Berman and Nuveen are, for the first time, requesting standardised environmental disclosure from over 1,000 privately held portfolio companies through CDP, the non-profit global environmental disclosure platform. A trend towards the privatisation of high-carbon assets, such as BP’s sale

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Patria Investments and Moneda Combine to create private equity, infrastructure and credit investment platform in Latin America

Octopus Investments launches new sustainable fund

Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan attracts circa USD120m from global investors

HIG Capital closes HIG Europe Middle Market LBO Fund at EUR2bn

Digital banking specialist Greengage secures second institutional investment from Gibraltar-based venture builder, Coinsilium

Factorial closes Series B funding round with USD80m

Culture Shift raises GBP1.5m

Compass Group Equity Partners sells Beacon EmbeddedWorks to discoverIE Group

Citizens advises Ridgemont Equity Partners on acquisition of Sparus Holdings

Investors with USD2.3tn in assets demand standardised environmental data from private companies

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