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Idinvest closes fourth direct lending fund at EUR715m

Idinvest Partners has held the final closing of its fourth direct lending Fund (Idinvest Private Debt IV), at EUR715 million, surpassing its initial target of EUR600 million. More than 60 per cent of the investors are from outside France. Since its launch in 2016, the Idinvest Private Debt IV fund

Noerr coordinates sale of South Asian Daraz Group to Alibaba

The European law firm Noerr has provided comprehensive advice on the sale of the eCommerce platform Daraz, a market leader in countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Nepal, to Alibaba. The investors selling Daraz include Asia Pacific Internet Group (APACIG), a joint venture between the listed company Rocket

Palladium Equity Partners sells Jordan Health Services

Affiliates of Palladium Equity Partners have completed the sale of the parent of home care provider Jordan Health Services (Jordan), to Kelso & Company and Blue Wolf Capital Partners. Jordan is being combined with Great Lakes Caring and National Home Health Care to create one of the largest US home-based

simplesurance raises USD24m in Series C funding

simplesurance, the provider of a smart insurance services platform, has raised USD24 million in its Series-C funding round, which will be used to push the continuing international roll-out of the platform. The lead investor is global insurance group Allianz, who invested alongside Rheingau Founders, Rakuten Capital (the investment arm of

The Disruption House closes significant funding round

The Disruption House (TDH), a financial technology benchmarking and data analytics business, has closed a significant funding round and created an executive advisory board.   The funding was raised from a small group of private investors and will enable the firm to complete production of their unique benchmarking and performance

AnaCap-owned Barclays France rebranded as Milleis

AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a European financial services private equity firm, is rebranding its Barclays France business as Milleis Banque (Milleis) with immediate effect. This follows the successful completion of the acquisition of Barclays’ French retail, wealth and investment management operations (including subsequent regulatory approval) in September 2017.   The

Archangels makes board changes

Ian Macleod, has joined the board of business angel investment syndicate Archangels, succeeding Geoff Ball, who has retired after seven years. Archangels’ members invest in, and mentor, promising start-up and early stage companies from Scotland’s vibrant technology and life sciences sectors.   Ian Macleod had a long career as a

Isher Capital’s portfolio of contact centres passes GBP30 million in turnover

Growth for outsourcing specialists alldayPA and The Call Centre Group, contact centres for the SME industry, has put the Isher Capital portfolio of contact centre businesses on track to reach its ambitious growth plans, as its turnover swells beyond the GBP30 million milestone. The Call Centre Group has reported 20 per cent growth

Progressio sells Industrie Chimiche Forestali to EPS Equita

Progressio has completed the sale of Industrie Chimiche Forestali SpA (ICF) to EPS Equita PEP SPAC (EPS).  ICF is a prominent player in adhesives for the footwear, automotive and flexible packaging sectors, with approximately EUR80 million in turnover and a commercial presence in over 70 countries. Founded in 1918, the company turns 100 this

Dave van Duynhoven, JP Integra

JP Integra passes USD6bn AUA

Hedge fund and private equity administrator, JP Fund Administration (Cayman) Ltd, has grown its Assets Under Administration (AUA) to more than USD5 billion, bringing the JP Integra group total AUA to more than USD6 billion.  Dave van Duynhoven (pictured), head of fund services at JP Integra, says: “2017 was a

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