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VC firm Lemnos launches third fund

Venture capital firm Lemnos has launched its third fund, a USD50 million fund focused on hardware and the growing ecosystem of software surrounding the hardware renaissance. Now in its sixth year Lemnos provides an advisory role to its portfolio companies to guide entrepreneurs along the complex path of hardware creation.

CMI launches film and TV investment fund

Creative Media Investments (CMI) has launched an EIS production fund, branded as the Silver Lining Screen Fund, designed to help support mid-range budget film and TV productions. Working with Portunus Investment Solutions, the fund aims to raise GBP10 million over the next year, and provides a high level of capital

L&G adds three senior hires to private credit team

Legal & General has made three senior appointments for LGIM Real Asset’s private credit business. Calum Macphail and Tom Sumpster join the London office as head of corporate private credit and head of infrastructure debt, respectively, and Ed Wood joins the Chicago office as head of US private placements.    Reporting

THL Credit appoints senior adviser

Alternative credit investment manager THL Credit Advisors has appointed Kevin Burke, a former senior managing director at Antares Capital, as a senior adviser to the firm.   Burke will work closely with THL Credit's senior management advising on investments, capital markets and strategic matters.   "Kevin's extensive experience across both

GCA Altium advises on sale of Wex Photographic

GCA Altium has acted as exclusive financial adviser to the shareholders of Wex Photographic on its sale to Aurelius. Following the deal, Wex will be merged with Calumet to create an omni-channel retailer serving the enthusiast and professional photographer.   The transaction represents GCA Altium’s 16th e-commerce transaction in the

Joyme Capital and Kee Ever Bright launch video game investment fund

Joyme Capital has teamed up with Kee Ever Bright Technology to establish an investment fund with an initial target fund size of USD140 million (RMB1 billion) which will focus on investment opportunities in game development, game distribution, e-sports and other businesses related to the creation and publishing of mobile and

The Carlyle Group to sell ITRS to TA Associates

Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group is to sell ITRS to funds managed by private equity firm TA Associates. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in April 2017, have not been disclosed.   ITRS is an international software vendor to the financial services sector, offering

QIC Global Infrastructure Fund holds final close at at AUD2.35bn

QIC has held the final close of the QIC Global Infrastructure Fund (QGIF), which achieved a total of AUD2.35 billion of capital commitments over an 18-month period. The AUD2.35 billion represents the hard-cap for the fundraise and also exceeds the fund's target of AUD1.75 billion.   QGIF is a pooled

Mark Coriaty, Eze Castle Integration

Cost, complexity & security drive hedge fund outsourcing

Outsourcing has not only become an accepted practice among hedge fund managers, it has become a necessity as funds large and small seek out ways to control their costs, manage their internal resources more effectively, and overcome the ever growing challenge of regulatory compliance.  Perhaps more than ever before, hedge

KKR closes USD13.9bn Americas PE fund

KKR has held the final closing of KKR Americas XII Fund, a USD13.9 billion fund focused on opportunistic investments in private equity-related transactions primarily in the US, Canada and Mexico. KKR will be investing nearly USD1.4 billion in capital alongside investors through the firm’s balance sheet and employee commitments.  

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