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Independent Growth Finance constructs GBP200k funding line for Rubico

IGF, a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has delivered a GBP200k invoice finance facility for Lincolnshire-based construction and maintenance firm Rubico. Rubico sought a new finance partner to provide an injection of working capital into the business, and began working with IGF in July 2017. The facility will allow Rubico

Going over waterfalls in a better barrel

The waterfalls debate among private equity players has always been presented as a choice between two opposing styles. It doesn’t have to be that way, say Gaurav Marwah and Hugh Stacey of Augentius… At Niagara Falls, a tradition among intrepid daredevils developed in the early 1900s to go over the

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HLB adds top-ranked accounting firm in Shandong, China

Global accountancy network HLB International has added Shandong Hexin CPAs LLP (Hexin) to its network in China.  Based in Jinan, the capital city of Shandong province, Shandong Hexin CPAs LLP was established in 1987, as the first, and currently only indigenous firm in the province, holding the license to audit

YFM achieves significant return on exit of Harvey Jones Kitchens

YFM has sold its funds’ investments in Harvey Jones Kitchens in a secondary buyout backed by Allied Irish Bank (GB), achieving a return over two-time on the original investment in the process.  Funds advised and managed by YFM backed the buyout of the premium kitchen manufacturer and retailer from the

Fitz Gate Ventures raises USD10m for Princeton-focused VC fund

Fitz Gate Ventures has raised USD10 million for its first fund. Founded in July 2016, Fitz Gate Ventures invests in startups in which a Princeton alum, faculty member or student is either a founder or member of the senior management team, and to date it has invested in five early

Invenio appoints Senior Partner

Boutique investment bank Invenio Corporate Finance has appointed Chartered Accountant and M&A specialist Paul Arora as a Senior Partner. Arora has considerable UK and overseas experience, and has held senior positions within Ladbrokes, Rio Tinto, Lombard Bank and Trace Group. He also spent ten years running the family office for

Mountaingate Capital closes debut fund at hard cap with USD395m in commitments

Mountaingate Capital (Mountaingate), a Denver-based private equity firm, has closed its first fund (Fund I) at its hard cap with USD395 million in capital commitments. Fund I closed above its target of USD300 million, was significantly oversubscribed and attracted a diverse investor base of leading institutional investors.   “We are

SecureLink secures strategic investment from Vista Equity Partners

SecureLink has secured a strategic investment from Vista Equity Partners (Vista) to accelerate its growth in the enterprise remote support software market. Vista is the leading technology investment firm focusing exclusively on software, data and technology-enabled companies. The investment in SecureLink comes from Vista’s Endeavor Fund, focused on small cap,

Blackstone to acquire Harvest Fund Advisors

Blackstone is to acquire Harvest Fund Advisors (Harvest), an independent investment management firm with over USD10 billion in assets under management. Harvest primarily invests capital raised from institutional investors in separately managed accounts and pooled vehicles, investing in public master limited partnerships (MLPs) holding US midstream energy assets. Terms of

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