Forge Global has expanded it’s presence on Hong Kong to provide regional professional investors with access to shares of high-growth private technology companies, a large market comprising more than 473 unicorns worldwide with a combined market value of USD1.4 trillion. The global expansion follows the company’s announcement that it signed an
Alternative Investment Fund Manager, Innvotec Limited (Innvotec), has launched a Female Ventures Fund (FVF) to invest exclusively in UK female founded or co-founded enterprises. Innvotec is also aiming to encourage more women to invest in start-ups and early stage businesses. Less than 1 per cent of VC investment goes to
Well-known Irish figures including former Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Guinness family head Lord Iveagh and U2 band members Adam Clayton and The Edge are among a wide-ranging line-up of advisors and investors in a new ‘Impact Ireland’ fund launched by Dublin-based venture private equity investor VentureWave Capital. VentureWave this week confirmed
Following the completion of a voluntary tender offer period, Valorous Asia Holdings, an entity owned by KKR investment funds, has accepted all of the 427,041,291 common shares of First Gen Corporation that were tendered by shareholders at the close of the tender offer, representing approximately 11.9 per cent of First
CubeLogic, a provider of enterprise risk management solutions for the energy, commodities and financial markets, has closed a significant minority investment deal with Growth Capital Partners (GCP) for an undisclosed amount.
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has held a close of the BNP Paribas Euro SME Debt Fund II (‘Fund II’) with total capital commitments of EUR576.5 million. The fundraising for Fund II follows the completion of the investment period for BNP Paribas Euro SME Debt Fund I (‘Fund I’) earlier
Sandberg Capital acquires a 35 per cent stake in Czech company Revolgy Business Solutions. The management team stays on board and continues to lead the company.
Northumberland-based transport management software provider Mandata has acquired the UK’s largest online haulage and freight exchange, Returnloads.net, for an undisclosed sum. The transaction was funded by LDC, the UK’s leading mid-market private equity investor. Debt facilities were provided by Santander. Led by CEO Chris Rigg, Mandata designs and develops software
Oxford Capital’s portfolio company UltraSoc Technologies Ltd is to be acquired by Siemens. Cambridge-based UltraSoc is a provider of instrumentation and analytics solutions that puts intelligent monitoring, cybersecurity and functional safety capabilities into the core hardware of systems-on-chip (SoC). Siemens will integrate UltraSoc’s technology into the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio as part
BGF has invested in Bayfields Opticians and Audiologists. The investment will be used to support the independent opticians and audiologists group’s organic growth – including further roll-out of its audiology services – as well as its acquisition strategy to double the number of sites over the next four years.Royston Bayfield,
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