InMotion Ventures (InMotion), the corporate venture capital arm of Jaguar Land Rover, has appointed Mike Smeed as Managing Director, with the fund playing a key part in the company’s recently launched Open Innovation strategy. Smeed joins from Chery Jaguar Land Rover, a Shanghai-based joint venture between Jaguar Land Rover and
TOP STORY: Toshiba Corp could be taken private by a consortium led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) in a deal that vales the business at about $16.1 billion (JPY2.4 trillion), according to a report by Bloomberg.
Nordic Capital has completed its largest ever fund raise, and one of the largest in Europe so far this year, with the closing of Nordic Capital Fund XI at its hard cap of €9 billion, exceeding its €8 billion target.
BlackRock Alternatives (BlackRock), through its Infrastructure business, has raised $4.5 billion in initial investor commitments for BlackRock Global Infrastructure Fund IV (Infra IV), achieving over half of its targeted size at first closing. The fund, which invests in essential infrastructure assets globally, secured initial commitments from a diverse group of
SilverEdge Government Solutions (SilverEdge), a provider of cybersecurity, software, and intelligence solutions for the defence and intelligence communities and a portfolio company of Godspeed Capital, has acquired Counter Threat Solutions (CTS), a provider of all source and counterintelligence analysis, identity intelligence, and enterprise IT and data management solutions. Founded in
Madrona has appointed a deep bench of operational and investor team members who will work with portfolio companies on strategy and execution. Wei Gao joins as venture partner, Anna Baird as operating partner and Vivek Ramaswami as partner. As venture partner, Wei will help identify new investments and provide strategic
Ultimus LeverPoint Private Fund Solutions, a tech-driven private fund administrator, has appointed Scott Trimble as Senior Vice President of Business Development.
Warburg Pincus is making its largest investment to date in the Asian insurance sector with the commitment of $350 million to set up Oona Insurance, a Southeast Asian digital general insurance platform, according to a report by Reuters. The report cites a statement by Warburg Pincus as confirming that the
CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII is to acquire 50% of Gridspertise, a smart grid OEM serving electricity infrastructure operators owned by the Enel Group through Enel Grids. Gridspertise is an energy transition enabler, providing essential hardware, software and services to electricity infrastructure operators. Its products help customers transform traditional electricity
The Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System, has allocated an additional $445 million in commitments to private equity and real estate, according to a report by Pensions & Investments.
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