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Michael Falcone, MMA Capital Management

MMA Capital and TSSP form solar lending joint venture

MMA Capital Management has entered into an agreement with an affiliate of TSSP, a special situations investment platform, to form a solar lending joint venture.  The joint venture will operate under the name Renewable Energy Lending (REL) and will provide financing for the construction and ongoing operations of solar power

Chris Grandi, Abacus Group

AbacusFLEX Private Cloud conforms to UK cyber security guidelines

Abacus Group, a provider of hosted cloud IT solutions for alternative investment funds, has welcomed the launch of the UK’s new National CyberSecurity Strategy, which includes stepped up efforts to combat data breaches, identify theft, fraud and money laundering in the financial services sector. Abacus says its services already meet

Frazier Healthcare Partners expands growth buyout investment team

Frazier Healthcare Partners, a provider of growth capital to healthcare companies, has added Kent Berkley, Jeremy Janson, Neeraj Prathipati, and Shyamal Swami to its growth buyout team. “We are pleased to welcome these four professionals to the Frazier growth buyout team, as they will be valuable additions to the existing

Israeli private equity hits USD3.26bn in first nine months of 2016

In the third quarter of 2016, Israeli private equity deal-making rose to USD1.7 billion in 18 deals, the highest quarterly amount in the past two years. The amount was 32 per cent above the USD1.3 billion reached in the previous quarter and over four times the USD358 million achieved in

Equistone’s Apogee makes bolt-on acquisition

Equistone Partners Europe-backed Apogee Corporation has bolted on Hibernian Business Equipment, an Irish print management and managed print services provider. The deal marks the second acquisition since Equistone provided a significant investment in September 2016.   Apogee has completed acquisitions in Scotland, Wales and Germany this year and will continue

European PE-backed deals drop 15 per cent

The number of European private equity-backed deals declined during the summer holiday period, down 15.1 per cent to 309 transactions in Q3 2016 from the 364 transactions seen in the previous three months. This is according to preliminary figures from the Q3 2016 Private Equity Barometer, published by unquote” in

IK Investment Partners to acquire Schock

IK Investment Partners’ IK VIII Fund has reached an agreement to acquire Granite Holding (Schock), a granite kitchen sink manufacturer, from HQ Equita. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   The original inventor of the manufacturing technology commonly used in the production of granite sinks, more than

Albion Ventures acquires OLIM

UK venture capital investor Albion Ventures has completed the acquisition of OLIM from Close Brothers Group.  The acquisition was first announced on 27 September 2016, subject to regulatory approval.   OLIM is a fund manager specialising in UK quoted equities, with around GBP500 million of assets under management.   The

DocuSign founder Tom Gonser joins Seven Peaks Ventures

Seven Peaks Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund focused on sparking innovation in the Pacific Northwest, has added Tom Gonser, founder of DocuSign, to its roster of partners. Gonser most recently served as chief strategy officer at DocuSign, which provides eSignature and document workflow management solutions.   He previously worked

Sasha Jensen, Context Jensen Partners

Alts industry fundraising hires hit all-time high in Q3 2016

Recruitment of marketing and fundraising staff across the alternative funds sector, including hedge funds, private equity firms, real estate managers and third-party marketing firms, reached an all-time high in the third quarter of 2016, according to corporate advisory and search firm Contect Jensen Partners (CJP). “Hiring hit an all-time high

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