A fund managed by BlackRock Real Assets has completed the refinancing of five operational wind projects in England with ING, which provided a GBP55 million long term debt facility. The 46MW wind portfolio is located throughout England and the projects have been operational for three years on average. The
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), established by the Government of India with the support of RDIF, have agreed to set up a USD1 billion Russia-India Investment Fund. The partners will work together to identify attractive investment opportunities that promote economic, trade and
Funds advised by Cinven, Permira and Mid Europa are to acquire Polish online marketplace Allegro Group from Naspers for USD3.253 billion. Established in 1999, Allegro has more than 20 million registered users who carry out 14 million transactions monthly. In addition, the group operates Ceneo, a price comparison platform
European jewellery retailer Thom Europe has acquired Stroili in Italy and is in the process of acquiring another jewellery chain in Germany. Stroili, which has over 370 stores and sales of EUR213 million, was acquired from a shareholder consortium led by Investindustrial and L Catterton (formerly L Capital) and including
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors has held the final close of its latest energy-focused private equity fund, Kayne Anderson Energy Fund VII, at its hard cap of approximately USD2 billion in limited partner commitments. The fund will continue Kayne Anderson’s strategy of partnering with management teams focused on the upstream oil
Arsenal Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm that invests in lower middle market specialty industrial and healthcare companies, has completed fundraising for Arsenal Capital Fund IV at its USD1.3 billion hard cap. The firm's previous fund, Arsenal Capital Partners III, was raised in 2012 with USD875 million
Detroit-based private equity firm Rockbridge Growth Equity has sold Triad Retail Media, a digital retail media advertising firm, to programmatic audience company Xaxis. Xaxis is a wholly owned operating company of WPP, the world's largest communications services group with offices in 113 countries. Triad manages and delivers full-service creative,
Man Group plc has acquired Aalto Invest Holding AG and launched a new ‘private markets offering’, Man Global Private Markets, designed to offer longer term investments and complement their existing products. Man defines private markets as real estate, credit and infrastructure. Founded in 2010 by Mikko Syrjänen and Petteri Barman,
Prairie Crest Capital, a venture capital firm focused on early to mid-stage investments in breakthrough agriculture and technology firms, has launched in Des Moines, Iowa. Principals Barry Adams and Mark White formed Prairie Crest Capital to address the underserved investment opportunities in the agriculture and technology sectors, particularly in the
New York-based IQ Financial Marketing has issued an updated version of its marketing guide, which it is offering free of charge to hedge funds and private equity firms. The new guide features additional tips for creating better presentations and pitch books. It is designed to help fund managers tap into
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