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Foresight opens new AIFM office in Luxembourg

Foresight Group (Foresight), an independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has opened a new latest Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) office in Luxembourg. The new AIFM licence will enable Foresight to meet the needs of its EU investor base and strengthen its presence in continental Europe. Foresight currently manages

BV Investment Partners invests in PixelMEDIA

BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, has invested in PixelMEDIA (Pixel), a digital commerce services firm dedicated to helping brands launch, manage, and grow their ecommerce business on Salesforce. Co-founders Erik Dodier, Chief Executive Officer, and

Blue Point makes three senior investment professional promotions

Blue Point Capital Partners (Blue Point) has announced three promotions across its investment team: Jonathan Pressnell to Partner, Evan Cottington to Vice President and Bobby Grebenc to Senior Associate.  As members of Blue Point’s investment team, all three play an integral role in the Firm’s investment sourcing, diligence, monitoring and

Blue Horizon Ventures holds final close of flagship fund

Blue Horizon Ventures, a sustainable food system focused venture capital fund, has held the final close of its first flagship fund Blue Horizon Ventures I, well beyond its initial target size at EUR183 million. The fund has attracted Limited Partners (LPs) around the world, ranging from private investors (numerous large

Private equity secondaries firm BEX Capital opens New York office

BEX Capital, a private equity secondaries specialist, has opened a new office in New York headed by Stéphane Chevrier who joins the BEX team as Partner, Head of Origination and Member of the Investment Committee. BEX Capital, founded in France in 2010, is the first secondary firm dedicated to the

BDO appoints new partner

Accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO has strengthened its private equity and tax expertise with the appointment of a new partner. Jennifer Wall joins BDO’s partnerships team and will focus on working with private equity funds, providing specialist tax advice and reporting services. She joins BDO from KPMG.   Wall

Elizabeth Weymouth, Grafine Partners

Swinging the direct investment pendulum back to investors

New York-based Grafine Partners, established by former Riverstone Holdings’ executive Elizabeth Weymouth, is hoping to fill what it regards as a key gap in the market, by providing institutional investors with a dedicated direct investment platform; one that places emphasis on patient, creative and sophisticated capital and a way for

Claret Capital Partners launches Fund III

Claret Capital Partners Limited (Claret) (formerly Harbert European Growth Capital), has held the first closing of its third fund, Fund III, which will continue to invest in innovative growth stage tech and life science businesses throughout Europe primarily to support organic growth and M&A. Claret Capital Partners was formed through

British startup BlackCurve secures GBP1m of new funding in over-subscribed round

BlackCurve, a pricing optimisation company, has closed a GBP1 million funding round, led by Chairman, Martin Fincham, with participation from Nauta Capital, The Cambridge Angels Network and other prominent Angels, members of the ScaleUp Group and then bolstered by a matching contribution from the UK Government’s Future Fund.  Founded in

Saltgate appoints first Chief People Officer

Private equity fund administrator Saltgate has appointed Alison French as its first-ever Chief People Officer.  French joined Saltgate last year as a consultant to increase employee engagement, and embed Saltgate’s values. In the newly formed role, she will sit on the Group Strategic Committee to oversee recruitment, diversity, culture and communications.

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