Prime Capital, an independent asset manager and financial services provider managing EUR17.7 billion across multiple funds, has closed its first investment from its newly launched Prime Green Energy Infrastructure Fund (PGEIF). Project Björnberget in central Sweden is one of the largest onshore wind projects to start construction in Europe this year
Bpifrance and PROPARCO have announced the first closing of Averroès Africa, their fourth fund of funds for Africa. With a target size of EUR 100m, Averroès Africa will invest in African funds dedicated to start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises in order to continue to support private sector development, employment
Edgify, a company building AI training frameworks, has secured a USD6.5m seed funding round backed by Octopus Ventures and Mangrove Capital Partners.Edgify’s technology enables any connected device – known as ‘edge devices’ – to interpret vast amounts of data generated at the edge, train a complete AI model locally, and
US based private equity firm Warburg Pincus, through its affiliate Orange Clove Investments BV, has entered into an agreement to invest about USD95 million in Home First Finance Company India Ltd (Home First).Warburg Pincus joins existing PE firm shareholders True North and Bessemer Venture Partners. Home First is a technology
Mavason Limited, a subsidiary of the Abris CEE Mid-Market III LP fund, managed by Abris Capital Partners, has signed an agreement with the fund 21 Concordia and its founders to purchase the majority of shares in R2G Polska, operating under the Apaczka brand – a Polish e-commerce delivery solutions provider. The
2020 was expected to be the year when valuations would finally come down and present a ‘perfect vintage’ for private equity buyout firms, affording them the opportunity to buy assets at more reasonable purchase price multiples.
IK Investment Partners (IK) is pleased to announce that the IK Small Cap II Fund has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in You Sure Investments BV from Synergia Capital Partners (Synergia). Financial terms of the transaction, which is subject to AFM clearance, have not been disclosed. You
Kirkland & Ellis has advised Avanti Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that will target European businesses with a strong US nexus, in connection with its USD600 million IPO. The SPAC was sponsored by NNS Group, the investment group founded by entrepreneur Nassef Sawiris, and Sienna Capital, the alternative
Future Energy Ventures, a venture capital platform that invests in the digital technologies and digital business models redefining the energy landscape, has launched with EUR250 million invested capital in its portfolio. The new fund is the venturing and collaboration platform of the energy company E.ON investing in digital and digitally enabled
Tideline, a specialist consultant for the impact investing industry, has launched BlueMark, an independent business providing impact verification services for investors and companies. BlueMark’s mission is “to strengthen trust in impact investing” through rigorous and independent assessments of an investor’s or company’s impact practices and performance, with the aim of building
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