Kraken Resources II (Kraken II) has received an equity commitment in excess of USD400 million from funds managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors (Kayne Anderson), including Kayne Anderson Energy Fund VIII (KAEF VIII) and Kayne Private Energy Income Fund II (KPEIF II), along with Kraken II’s management team. Headquartered in
King River Capital (King River), a technology-focused venture capital firm with offices in Sydney and the US, has held the first close of its second fund (KRC Fund 2), securing commitments of USD95million. KRC Fund 2 investors include numerous technology entrepreneurs and leaders from companies such as Xero, AfterPay, Mirror,
Six months after raising USD7 million in seed funding, Paris-based data-centric AI training platform Kili Technology has raised USD25 million in Series A financing from London-based venture capital fund Balderton Capital and further commitment from initial investors, Serena Capital and Headline. “Managing and transforming unstructured data into training-ready data involves
Standard Chartered Bank and Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) have successfully closed an initial EUR1.45 billion ESG-linked subscription facility for ICG Europe Fund VIII. The lending group comprises Standard Chartered Bank, BNP Paribas, ANZ Banking Group Limited, ING Bank, and Royal Bank of Canada. The facility will serve as a key
UK mid-market private equity firm Graphite Capital has acquired Wonderbly, a publishing platform for personalised children’s books. The company is also developing personalised products for third-party clients. As a digital, direct-to-consumer publisher, Wonderbly sells its books in more than 150 countries, with international sales accounting for over 85 per cent
Alva, a stakeholder intelligence platform has partnered with Ballast Research and Hamilton Place Strategies (HPS). The partnership was supported by a majority investment in alva by Falfurrias Capital Partners (FCP), formalising the relationship between the leaders across corporate stakeholder management. The partnership and investment follows FCP’s earlier majority investments in
Eurazeo has held the final close of Idinvest Private Debt V, its fifth direct lending fund, at EUR1.5 billion, ahead of its initial EUR1.2 billion target. Along with the Group’s EUR500 million in private debt funds and investment mandates, its current private debt programme now totals EUR2.0 billion. Building
Ardian has arranged a unitranche facility with the participation of a wholly-owned subsidiary division of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), to support the investment of Naxicap Partners in Lagarrigue, a global specialist in large scale external orthopaedic devices for the treatment of disabilities, alongside the Company’s management.
Artios Pharma Limited (Artios), a DNA Damage Response (DDR) company exploiting a broad DDR-based platform and small molecule drug discovery capabilities to develop a diverse pipeline of product candidates for the treatment of cancer, has completed a USD153 million (GBP110 million) Series C financing to fund further development of its
SEDNA, an intelligent communications system for high-performance teams at leading companies like Glencore, Norden, and Bunge, has secured USD34 million in Series B funding.
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