BluPine Energy, a renewable wind and solar power generation and storage business and a portfolio company of Actis, has completed the acquisition of a 404MWp operating pan-India solar portfolio from the Atha Group. The acquisition will enable BluPine to support India’s energy transition by targeting 4GWs of portfolio capacity over
With US VC firms hotfoot in pursuit of new opportunities in sectors as diverse as tech and fintech or energy and life sciences, billion-dollar start-ups are blossoming in overseas hubs that offer a springboard into targeted geographic markets.Â
A group of private equity firms led by Hellman & Friedman and Permira have completed their $10.2 billion deal to take software company Zendesk private following a long campaign from activist investor Jana Partners, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice is in negotiations over making an approximately $1 billion investment in enterprise software provider Pegasystems Inc, according to a report by BNN Bloomberg. The report cites unnamed sources as saying that the CD&R’s investment would be strategic and is not a prelude to
Eurazeo, via its Small-Mid Buyout team is to investing up to €100 million in NeoXam, alongside its founder Serge Delpla and the company’s management team led by Florent Fabre. Under the agreement, Eurazeo would become the group’s majority shareholder with historical investors, led by Cathay Capital and BPI – shareholders
ECI Partners, a growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, has expanded the capabilities of its Commercial Team with a new independent growth specialist, focusing on people and culture. Davies is an experienced Board Level HR Director, with previous roles at Marks & Spencer UK, Three, and Tusker. Lesley has been working
Tresmares Capital, a Spanish independent private capital fund manager, has launched a new evergreen fund with £725 million in committed capital, and a new office in London, which will be headed up by Philippe Arbour, as CEO and Managing Partner. Expansion into the UK offers a large target market comprising
Culture Partners, a portfolio company of middle-market private equity firm HKW, has has acquired Paradigm Learning. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Paradigm Learning creates and delivers customisable, instructor-led, game-based leadership development products. These business solutions cover a variety of industries and are available in twelve languages.
An increase in allocations to alternative investments by US public pensions over the the past two decades may have helped reduce volatility, but may not have boosted overall returns, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online.
AXA IM Alts, a specialist in alternative investments with c€184 billion of assets under management, has appointed Lu Gao as head of client group alts Asia. This appointment forms part of the recently announced evolution of AXA IM Alts’ organisation structure into five dedicated business lines to prepare the business for
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