The private equity secondaries market is seeing a sharp uptick in first-time allocations, according to a leading investment consultant, marking a sea change in fortunes for a once unloved asset class. Anna Morrison, Senior Director, Private Equity at London advisor bfinance, told Private Equity Wire that a “fascinating” change
Kapital Investment Group BV (KIG BV), part of the global financial services group Global Kapital Group, has acquired Işık Menkul Değerler AŞ, a multi-asset broker in Turkey. The acquisition gives KIG BV a greatly increased product range, as Işık Menkul is a multi-asset broker offering trading in stocks, futures,
Gresham House Ventures – a growth equity investor specialising in software and digitally driven businesses in the consumer, healthcare and service sectors – has made a GBP3.3 million investment in Patchworks, a software company helping e-commerce businesses automate and manage data flows across backend systems.
Strategic Value Partners and its affiliates (SVPGlobal), a global investment firm focused on distressed debt, event-driven investments, special situations and private equity opportunities, has held the successful final closing of Strategic Value Special Situations Fund V (SVSS V) at its hard cap of USD5 billion. This fund closing, when combined
ParentSquare, provider of a unified school-to-home engagement platform for K-12, has received a significant investment from Serent Capital, a growth-focused firm that invests in technology and tech-enabled services companies. ParentSquare will further accelerate its growth plans with the investment, including introducing new products and services and expanding into additional geographic
OvareVentures has announced a multifaceted investment in Fort Hamilton, producer of super-premium rye whiskies, bourbons, and soon, gin. Fort Hamilton was founded in 2016 by entrepreneur and distiller Alex Clark, who was formerly instrumental in the launch and growth of Brooklyn’s Widow Jane distillery. Fort Hamilton whiskies are distilled from
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has raised USD1.6 billion for North Haven Credit Partners III (NHCP III), exceeding its original fundraising target by 29 per cent. Investors in NHCP III, the successor fund to North Haven Credit Partners II, include public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and
Corporate Finance advisor BCMS has advised leading UK independent medical communications agency Spirit Medical Communications Group Ltd (Spirit), on its sale to OPEN Health. Founded in 2006 by Asif Zaman, and based at premises in Didsbury, Manchester and Alderley Park, Cheshire, Spirit offers full-service medical communications throughout the product lifecycle,
Atalaya Capital Management (Atalaya), an alternative asset manager focused on private credit and special opportunities investments, has successfully exited its investment in The SAILS Group (SAILS), provider of residential care homes and other high touch treatment for behaviourally challenged clients, and Patterns Behavioral Services (Patterns), a provider of comprehensive services
Funds advised by Apax have reached agreement to acquire EveryAction from Insight Partners (Insight) and Social Solutions from Vista Equity Partners (Vista). The two companies will be combined with CyberGrants, which was recently acquired by the Apax Funds, to create a provider of next-generation Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions to the social
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