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Frontier Capital invests in GovQA

Growth equity firm Frontier Capital (Frontier) has made a significant equity investment in Chicago-based GovQA, a leading provider of government enterprise workflow software.  The investment from Frontier is intended to support GovQA’s rollout of its Exchange Workflow Platform to government agencies across the country.   For the last seven years,

Alcentra closes EUR5.5bn capital raise for European direct lending strategy

Alcentra, part of BNY Mellon Investment Management, has closed a EUR5,5 billion capital raise for  its latest European direct lending strategy, nearly double its minimum target size of EUR3 billion, with strong demand from a broad range of institutional investors from Europe, Middle East, US and Asia. This round of

Duff & Phelps appoints interim managers of Northern Powerhouse Developments

Philip Duffy and Sarah Bell, both of Duff & Phelps, have been appointed Interim Managers of Northern Powerhouse Developments Limited effective Sunday 7 July 2019. The court order followed the appointment of both Duffy and Bell as Interim Managers of MBI Hawthorn Care Limited, MBI Clifton Moor Limited and Afan Valley

Stableton launches startup & venture investment program focused on Switzerland

Stableton Financial (Stableton) has launched a startup & venture programme as a part of the firm’s alternative investments platform which was announced earlier this year.  The startup & venture program caters to qualified investors, and financial intermediaries in particular, who wish to provide their clients with efficient access to Swiss

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SANNE opens new office in Mumbai, India

SANNE, a global provider of alternative asset and corporate services, has further extended its global reach with the opening of a new office in Mumbai, India.  With existing offices in 18 leading international finance centres, SANNE now has a local presence in one of the world’s fastest growing alternative markets

MEIF Maven Debt Finance funds Stiltz with GBP1m debt solution

Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has funded manufacturer and supplier of homelifts, Stiltz Limited (Stiltz), with a GBP1 million loan facility from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF).  The debt package will allow the business to execute its growth plan; upgrade its internal system and IT infrastructure, invest in stock to

Private equity drives marketing M&A in H1 2019

New research has revealed that M&A activity in the marketing sector in the first half of 2019 was largely driven by private equity (PE) investment, with many of the traditional network acquirers absent from the list of most active buyers. There were 91 private equity deals in Q2, bringing the

LGB Corporate Finance raises GBP7 million Series A equity capital for Rheon Labs

LGB Corporate Finance (LGB), which provides M&A advisory and capital raising services to companies, entrepreneurs and financial sponsors, has raised GBP7 million for Rheon Labs in an over-subscribed Series A equity capital raise.  Rheon Labs is a London-based international advanced materials technology business focusing on energy control and impact resistance. The

Permira to acquire Quotient Sciences

A company backed by the Permira Funds is to acquire a majority stake in Quotient from companies controlled by GHO Capital and other investors for an undisclosed sum.  The investment provides substantial new funding to fuel the next stage of Quotient’s growth. Chief Executive Mark Egerton and the management team

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