Oman-based venture capital firm Phaze Ventures has invested in SpotLight, a French geoscience start-up that provides dynamic detection of subsurface movements. The deal marks Phaze’s seventh investment since the firm was established in 2018, building on its mission to transform traditional industries with disruptive technology. SpotLight’s proprietary single source, single receiver
Pearce Services (Pearce), a provider of telecommunications infrastructure maintenance, repair, and engineering, has partnered with New York-based New Mountain Capital, a leading growth-oriented investment firm with over USD20 billion in assets under management. Pearce has also announced the simultaneous acquisition of MaxGen Energy Services (MaxGen) and World Wind & Solar (WWS),
JP Morgan dominated the M&A financial advisers league table based on both deal value and volume in Asia-Pacific for the coronavirus-hit first quarter of 2020. In terms of value, the American investment bank advised USD20.1 billion worth deals in Q1 2020, according to new research by Global Data. GlobalData, which
Global alternative asset manager GCM Grosvenor has completed the final close of its Co-Investment Opportunities Fund II with nearly USD540 million in committed capital. Public, corporate, and Taft-Hartley pension plans, financial institutions, and family offices based in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia invested in Co-Investment Opportunities Fund
A group of investors led by Bernhard Capital Partners Management, LP (Bernhard Capital), has acquired Ascension Wastewater Treatment (AWT), the largest private sewer utility operator in Louisiana.Immediately following the acquisition, Bernhard Capital announced it is committing to a two-month rebate for all AWT customers to assist them in navigating the
Investcorp Technology Partners, a European technology investor, has agreed to acquire Avira Holding (Avira) for USD180 million.Avira is a German headquartered, multinational cybersecurity software solutions firm serving the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and Consumer end markets, with over 500 million endpoints protected globally. Over its 30+ year history, the Company
StepStone Group (StepStone) has held the final closing of its secondary private equity fund, StepStone Secondary Opportunities Fund IV (SSOF IV), raising USD2.1 billion of commitments. The fund surpassed its original target of USD1.25 billion. Together with capital from separately managed accounts, StepStone has raised over USD2.4 billion for its differentiated secondary
Milltrust International Group has launched The Climate Impact Asia Fund in collaboration with Environmental Investment Services Asia Limited and WWF Hong Kong. The fund, targeting a size of USD 500 million, will invest in Asian-listed companies making a positive impact with regards to climate change. The target companies are focused
Qiming Venture Partners has closed Qiming Venture Partners Fund VII, a new USD1.1 billion fund focused on early stage Healthcare and TMT investments.Qiming has again secured support from its long-term LP base in Fund VII as well as attracting several new LPs. As in prior funds, the vast majority of
Crescent Capital Group, an alternative credit investment firm, has held the final closing of its second European specialty lending fund, Crescent European Specialty Lending Fund II (CESL II), with total limited partner equity commitments of approximately EUR1.6 billion. The fund has both levered and unlevered sleeves. CESL II was meaningfully oversubscribed,
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