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Acuris acquires investigative research firm Blackpeak

Acuris, a BC Partners and GIC-backed provider of global data, intelligence, research and analysis, has acquired Blackpeak, an investigative research firm. Co-founded by Jack Clode and Chris Leahy in 2011, Blackpeak has grown to become a premier provider of complex due diligence, research and investigation services, particularly in relation to

Maven NPIF invests GBP150,000 in Collabor8Online

Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has invested GBP150,000 in cloud-based project management system, Collabor8Online (Collabor8) on behalf of NPIF – Maven Equity Finance (NPIF), part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.   The funding will support the expansion of the senior management, including the appointment of a Chief Technology Officer, strengthen the

Grayhawk Capital launches USD75m Grayhawk Venture Fund III

Venture capital firm Grayhawk Capital has launched Grayhawk Venture Fund III, a new USD75 million fund focused on high growth technology companies.  The fund was launched in January, 2019, and recently had its first close. For nearly 20 years, the firm’s investment philosophy has been to find serial entrepreneurs and

Carey Olsen and Oak advise on USD1.6bn Quinbrook clean energy fund launch

Carey Olsen’s investment funds team in Jersey has advised Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners on the Jersey legal and regulatory aspects of Quinbrook Low Carbon Power Fund’s final closing, which raised a total of USD1.6 billion in primary and co-investment fund commitments.  Oak Group (Jersey) Limited (Oak) acted as Jersey administrator to

Blue Cedar closes USD17m Series B financing anchored by C5 Capital

C5 Capital, a specialist venture capital firm focused on cyber security, data analytics and cloud computing, has anchored a USD17 million Series B financing round in Blue Cedar.  Daniel Freeman, Managing Partner at C5 Capital, will join Blue Cedar’s Board of Directors, bringing with him significant experience working with fast-growing

Webinar: Harvesting Alpha from PE Investments in a Highly Valued Marketplace

This Private Equity Wire panel discussion, moderated by eFront, looked at PE allocation, portfolio construction, manager selection, fee negotiation, position monitoring and performance benchmarking, both from an LP and GP perspective… PANELISTS:  David Arcauz: Managing Partner, Flexstone Partners Cyril Demaria: Head of Private Markets, Wellershoff & Partners Elias Korosis: Partner, Hermes GPE Eric Malley,

VCT funding shoots past GBP500m

Last week was the biggest week for VCT fundraising this tax year with investors pouring GBP44.6m into VCTs. Over half of that (GBP24.5 million) was channeled into Octopus Titan, analysis from Wealth Club reveals. The total for the tax year is now GBP527 million, just 9 per cent behind the

TDR Capital to acquire NKD Group from OpCapita

Investment funds managed by TDR Capital, a UK based private equity investor, are to acquire 100 percent of NKD Group. TDR Capital and NKD’s current shareholder, OpCapita, have signed a sale & transfer agreement to that effect. The transaction is subject to the customary antitrust approval. Established in 1962, NKD

PE-backed Standard merges with DH Pump & Supply

Standard Industrial Manufacturing Partners (Standard) has merged with DH Pump and Supply (DH Pump). A private equity fund managed by Hicks Equity Partners (HEP), the Dallas-based private equity arm of the Thomas O Hicks family office, initially invested in Standard alongside its former CEO, Jack Sitton, in July 2016.  Financial

British neuro-tech firm secures multi-million-pound fund raise

Belfast-based health tech company, Neurovalens, has secured one of the largest ever Series A investments generated by a Northern Irish technology company.  The company specialises in using neuroscience to solve everyday health issues. The GBP4.6 million raise was led by London-based Wharton Asset Management along with Cambridge based IQ Capital.

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