Business Growth Fund (BGF), established to help the UK’s fast growing smaller and medium sized businesses, has invested GBP3m of growth capital in Shuropody, a UK footcare provider. Midlands-based Shuropody has local branches in Birmingham, Coventry, Leamington Spa and Stratford-Upon-Avon within its 63-strong national network. The investment was led by
Idinvest Partners has held the first closing for its new investment vehicle which is exclusively dedicated to secondary transactions – Idinvest Secondary Fund. The fund has already received EUR100m in commitments. The fund’s investors are European financial institutions, one third of which are new LPs. Christophe Bavière (pictured), chief
Global banks are in a phased retreat from the European equity brokerage business, and retrenchment on the part of brokers could result in some tough choices ahead for European institutional investors, according to Greenwich Associates. In this difficult environment for brokers, UBS has secured the top spot in European institutional
The total value of funds business in Guernsey grew by GBP711m (0.3 per cent) during the second quarter of the year. New figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that the second quarter increase has built on the GBP9bn growth during the first quarter of the year to
Tully & Holland has acted as financial adviser to Belize Aquaculture in conjunction with an investment in and recapitalisation by Thailand-based Seafresh Industry. This joint venture will provide Belize Aquaculture additional capital for growth. The company was founded in 1996 by Sir Barry Bowen. "Belize Aquaculture is one of
Innova Capital, a Central European private equity fund, has entered the market of specialist medical services in Poland through its investment in the Ujastek Gynaecological and Obstetrics Hospital. The fund will spend more than PLN150m on building a chain of hospitals and clinics providing advanced medical care in the area
Blackstone has held the final closing at just over USD2.5bn of Blackstone Energy Partners (BEP), its first dedicated energy focused private equity fund. BEP invests in control and control-oriented equity investments within the energy and natural resources sector on a global basis. Blackstone Capital Partners VI, Blackstone’s USD16bn diversified global
Sage Midstream has partnered with investment funds affiliated with Riverstone, an energy and power-focused private equity firm, and Kaiser Midstream, an oil and gas midstream services company owned by George B. Kaiser, to form a new company with up to USD500m of equity commitments. Sage will pursue natural gas liquids
The lines between institutional asset managers and alternative investors are becoming increasingly blurred due to investment strategies, priorities and goals becoming aligned, according to Martin Boyd, president of SunGard’s asset management business. “The relocation of assets to either alternative or traditional strategies puts greater pressure on funds to perform,” he
Medical device company NeuWave Medical has raised USD14m in Series B financing, led by new investor HIG BioVentures with participation from existing shareholders, including Venture Investors, WARF and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board. The financing will be used to further the commercial success of the company’s Certus 140 thermal
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