Funds advised by private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe have agreed to sell a majority stake in Caseking, a European supplier of PC gaming, eSports and tech products, to funds advised by Gilde Buy Out Partners. Equistone acquired Caseking in March 2014 and has subsequently supported the company’s growth strategy.
Crosslink Capital has closed its eighth venture capital fund, Crosslink Ventures VIII. The new fund, which includes support from both new and existing investors, was over-subscribed, and closed with USD275 million of capital commitments. Over more than twenty five years, the Crosslink partners have backed hundreds of emerging growth companies,
Aurelius Equity Opportunities, a pan-European mid-market investor, has made changes to its Executive Board. From 1 August 2018, Donatus Albrecht will look after the group-wide M&A strategy of all business areas of the Aurelius Group and will step down from the Executive Board of the listed Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE
AP Ventures has launched as an independent venture capital fund to invest in applications for Platinum Group Metals (PGMs). Anglo American Platinum and South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation (PIC), as cornerstone investors, have each committed USD100 million to the fund. The newly created AP Ventures is the first fund of
Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs is incorporating automation into its offering with the launch of a new product, AutoInvest. Until now, investments on equity crowdfunding platforms have been entirely on a self-directed basis, with investors hand picking every campaign to invest in individually. With AutoInvest, investors select the amount they would
Northern Trust has launched North America Alternative Fund Services, a new group which combines established private equity and hedge fund services businesses to address the operational and strategic needs of the evolving alternative asset management industry. North America Alternative Fund Services provides fund administration, accounting and data solutions to some
Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm focused on investing in founder-led middle market businesses, has closed its fifth committed capital investment fund, Thompson Street Capital Partners V (TSCP V), at the hard cap with total commitments of USD1.15 billion. The fund was oversubscribed and exceeded the original
The industrial gases specialist Messer and CVC Capital Partners Fund VII (CVC) are to acquire the majority of Linde AG’s gases business in North America, and certain business activities in South America. With approximately 5,100 employees, the acquired North and South American companies generated 2017 revenues of USD1.7 billion (EUR1.4 billion)
Allied Universal is to acquire US Security Associates (USSA) for approximately USD1.0 billion. Based in Roswell, Georgia, USSA is one of the leading providers of security and related services in the United States, employing more than 50,000 security professionals serving several thousand clients across a wide range of industries. USSA
BlackRock’s results for the second quarter of 2018 reveal USD20 billion of total net inflows, positive across active, index and cash management. The figures represent an 11 per cent revenue growth year-over-year driven by base fees, performance fees and technology services revenue and the firm writes that the 16 per
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