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Oakley Capital Peter Dubens

Oakley Capital acquires 51 per cent of Verivox

Oakley Capital Private Equity’s subsidiary VVX (Bermuda) has acquired 51 per cent of Verivox Holdings, one of Europe’s largest independent online consumer price comparison businesses for energy and telecom services. VVX acquired 49 per cent of Verivox from Independent News and Media for EUR16m plus EUR1m additional consideration payable in

Navigation Capital acquires Prepaid Solutions USA

Navigation Capital Partners, an Atlanta-based middle market private equity firm, has acquired the assets and associated liabilities of Prepaid Solutions USA via newly-formed entity Prepaid Solutions. Prepaid Solutions USA was a division of West Suburban Bank, a Chicago area-based community bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of West Suburban Bancorp. WSB’s Prepaid

New Earth Solutions closes on two funding deals

New Earth Solutions Group has achieved financial close on two projects with approaching GBP20m of investment, including circa GBP13.5m of senior debt provided by Norddeutsche Landesbank. New Earth has achieved financial close on its latest mechanical and biological treatment facility at Lutterworth in Leicestershire, which will become the company’s fourth

Investment fund formed to develop global entertainment projects

Infiniti Capital will be working with Chengdu-based Green Leaf Film Studios and five-time Oscar winner Richard Taylor to raise USD200m to USD400m in a new fund called Panda Screen Productions. The fund will invest in a diversified portfolio of film, television and related special projects with strong merchandising and ancillary

CAIA Craig Asche

CAIA Association to launch chapter in Germany

Financial professionals in Germany who have earned the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst credential will celebrate the launch of the CAIA Germany Chapter on 8 December in Frankfurt.  Financial experts, including Armin Sandhövel, chief executive of Allianz Climate Solutions, and Francois L’Habitant, chief investment officer of Kedge Capital Fund Management, will

CDC invests EUR10m in Asian renewable energy fund

The UK’s development finance institution, CDC Group, has committed EUR10m to an investment fund that will back renewable energy projects in India and other developing countries in Asia.  CDC’s financial commitment to Berkeley Energy’s Renewable Energy Asia Fund will support the fund’s investments in private sector companies aiming to tap

Aquiline leads EUR50m investment round in Clear2Pay

New York-based private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners has led an investment round in Clear2Pay, a financial services technology company that delivers global solutions for secure and timely electronic payments. The investment, which also includes funds from current Clear2Pay investors, will provide the company with EUR50m to fund its next

Polar Capital AUM rises by 27 per cent

Polar Capital has reported a recovery in its assets under management, which increased by 27 per cent from USD1.5bn at 30 March 2009 to USD1.9bn at 30 September 2009. The company says equity markets have recovered over the past six months, which has benefited its long only funds and enhanced

Pentagon Chemicals secures GBP2m from Capital for Enterprise Fund

Maven Capital Partners, as joint manager of the Capital for Enterprise Fund, has made a GBP2m investment in Pentagon Chemicals, a UK-based chemical manufacturer. The GBP75m fund is a government backed initiative launched earlier this year to help small and medium size enterprises in the UK gain access to the

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