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F2i’s Third Fund closes at EUR3.6bn

F2i has held the final close of its third fund with EUR3.6 billion in capital commitments, EUR600 million higher than the target set in December 2017 at the time of the launch of the Fund. This excellent result, and the short amount of time needed to complete the fund raise,

Carey Olsen advises Clarity on launch of Jersey ICO

Carey Olsen has worked with Clarity, the creator of a new blockchain platform for small businesses and investors, on the initial coin offering (ICO) of its Clarity Project utility token.   The Clarity platform is designed to be a one-stop shop for small business owners worldwide, giving them complete access

Jim Lewis, SEI

NLP deepening our interaction with machines

Natural language processing (NLP) is changing the way humans interact with machines in ways that were unthinkable a decade ago. Thanks to huge advances in machine learning, driven and supported by ever-faster computer processing, we are increasingly using NLP tools such as Amazon Alexa, Siri, Google assistant, Cortana, Bixby, and

Merian Chrysalis selects Maitland for fund services

Maitland has been appointed as the AIFM, Fund Administrator and Company Secretary for the new Merian Chrysalis Investment Company. Maitland will provide AIFM, fund administration and company secretarial services for the new Guernsey-domiciled closed-ended investment company, which raised GBP100 million on its initial issue and has a premium listing on

Aurelius subsidiary Calumet Wex acquires a majority interest in Foto-Video Sauter

The Calumet Wex Group, an omni-channel retail chain for photographic products and services in Europe and a subsidiary of Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE & Co, is to acquire a majority interest in Foto-Video Sauter from its managing partner Bernd Sauter. Foto-Video Sauter generates annual revenues of around EUR22 million, operates

IK invests in Infradata

Private equity firm IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK VIII Fund has acquired a majority stake in Infradata Group (Infradata) from Waterland Private Equity Fund V (Waterland). Infradata is a provider of cybersecurity and secure networking solutions across Europe. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Infradata was

Ironwood Capital exits investment in SAFE Security

Ironwood Capital has exited its investment in SAFE Security (SAFE). Ironwood served as lead investor in a subordinated debt investment made in October 2016. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in San Ramon, California, SAFE is one of the largest providers of security alarm systems in the United States.   SAFE

Raw Selection appoints head of healthcare sector team

Raw Selection – an executive search firm specialising in working with Private Equity, Venture Capital and their portfolio companies – has appointed Dominic Clawson as head of the firm’s healthcare sector team. “Dominic is a fantastic addition to the business, he has extensive knowledge and experience across the healthcare industry

San Francisco Equity Partners appoints CFO and CCO

San Francisco Equity Partners (SFEP), a private equity firm exclusively focussed on expansion-stage companies in the consumer industry, has appointed Mary Kayser as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). Kayser brings more than 20 years of finance, accounting, tax and operations experience to SFEP. She most recently

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