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LeapFrog sells minority stake in Mahindra Insurance Brokers to XL Group

Private equity firm LeapFrog has sold its 20 per cent minority stake in Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd (MIBL), to XL Catlin, a subsidiary of XL Group. MIBL is a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.   Since inception in 2004, MIBL has serviced over eight million insurance cases,

GCA Altium advises Mobysoft on minority investment from Livingbridge

Global investment bank GCA Altium has acted as exclusive financial adviser to Mobysoft, a provider of predictive analytics software to the UK social housing market, on its minority investment from private equity house Livingbridge. The deal represents GCA Altium’s 36th global transaction in the technology sector within the last two

Cathay Innovation invests in autonomous driving startup Momenta

Cathay Innovation has invested in Beijing-based autonomous driving start-up Momenta, as part of a USD57 million Series B financing. GGV Capital also participated in this round. The financing was was led by Nio Capital with participation from Daimler AG, Shunwei Capital, Sinovation Ventures and Unity Ventures. Momenta is the first-ever

Castanea Partners invests in Tatcha

Castanea Partners has made a minority investment in Tatcha, a luxury skincare brand with a collection of products inspired by timeless Japanese beauty rituals. Founded by Victoria Tsai in 2009, Tatcha offers a line of serums, moisturizers, mists, exfoliants, and cleansers. The Tatcha name is derived from tachibana, the classical

Howard Kennedy recruits renewables expert into the Partnership

Law firm Howard Kennedy has strengthened its offering to clients following the recruitment of leading renewable energy expert and new partner Jonathan Cohen. Cohen joins the firm on 16 October from legal giant Eversheds Sutherland, where he led the distributed energy and energy storage groups.   Cohen is an industry

Illumina Ventures closes USD230m fund

Illumina Ventures, an independent, early-stage venture capital firm, has raised USD230 million for its first fund. Illumina Ventures was launched in the summer of 2016 with an initial USD100 million investment from Illumina. The balance of the funds has been raised from a mix of corporate, institutional, sovereign, and individual

M33 Growth launches USD180m debut fund

M33 Growth, a venture and growth stage investment manager that partners with founders and CEOs and seeks to rapidly scale and build companies, held its first and final closing today for its debut fund, M33 Growth I with USD180 million in limited partner commitments. The M33 Growth founders are excited

Redpoint Capital Group enters into credit services agreement with Elevate Credit

Redpoint Capital Group (Redpoint), an alternative investment company focused on providing financing across an array of asset-based strategies, has entered into two additional Credit Agreements with two separate wholly owned subsidiaries of Elevate Credit. Rise Credit Service of Ohio entered into a Credit Services Agreement with Redpoint Asset Funding Ohio

Avignon Capital eyes up prime Australian real estate market

Avignon Capital, a boutique London-based European property investment firm and asset manager, has received a new mandate to invest in Australia, where it will focus on office real estate and hotels.  Having previously invested exclusively and successfully in Europe, Avignon Capital will target Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, where it is

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Granite Shore Power submits winning bid for Eversource Energy assets

Granite Shore Power, a newly-formed joint venture between Atlas Holdings and Castleton Commodities International (CCI), has submitted the winning bid of USD175 million to acquire select generating assets of Eversource Energy. These assets total 1,130MW of capacity and include the Newington, Merrimack, Schiller, Lost Nation and White Lake power generation

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