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PineBridge Structured Capital Partners Fund III closes at USD600m

PineBridge Investments has held the final close for PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III with USD600 million of aggregate capital commitments, surpassing its planned target amount of USD500 million.  The Fund will invest in junior capital securities including mezzanine debt and structured equity issued by privately-owned middlemarket companies across all sectors

Palamon completes GBP20 million funding round for Feelunique.com

Palamon Capital Partners has completed a GBP20 million funding round alongside two co-investors for portfolio company Feelunique.com, a UK-based online retailer of premium beauty products.  Founded in 2005, Feelunique is a leading online retailer of premium products in haircare, skincare, cosmetics and fragrances, selling full-permissioned stock from all of the

Origami Energy raises GBP13.7m in series A funding

Origami Energy has raised a further GBP13.7 million from its existing shareholders, Cambridge Innovation Capital, Octopus Ventures and two private individuals, together with a new investment from Fred Olsen-related companies. Origami Energy has developed technology to monitor, communicate with and control a large distributed network of energy generating, energy using

Ogier advises All-Stars’ investment in Xiaomi Corporation

Ogier partner Nicholas Plowman, with senior associate Richard Bennett in the firm’s Hong Kong office, has acted as British Virgin Islands counsel to All-Stars Investment Cayman Limited in relation to the establishment and offering of All-Stars XMI Limited as a private equity fund raising vehicle investing in a USD1.1 billion

Hamilton Lane closes first SBIC Fund investment in LeverPoint Management

Hamilton Lane’s New York Credit SBIC Fund has successfully completed its first investment. In partnership with company management, the fund is providing debt and equity to invest in LeverPoint Management a Clifton Park, NY based fund administration business that offers full service accounting, tax and back office support within the

Goodwin Procter extends international PE and and M&A platform into France

A team of French private equity and M&A lawyers is to extend law firm Goodwin Procter’s international practice into Paris, France.  Partners Maxence Bloch, Christophe Digoy, Jérôme Jouhanneaud and Thomas Maitrejean will open Goodwin Paris following completion of their notice periods.   “Goodwin’s clients are increasingly globally focused as capital

Gibson Dunn advises William Hill on GBP270m acquisition of OpenBet

Gibson Dunn has advised William Hill on the acquisition of OpenBet for GBP270 million and its commercial agreement with NYX Gaming Group.  The Gibson Dunn team comprised of: corporate partner Jonathan Earle; associates Tony Downes, Hollie Cope Jones and Andre Van Zyl Gow; finance partner Philip Crump and associate Nisha

Jack Young Joins DTCP as Partner and Head of Venture Capital

Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP), a provider early- and late-stage venture capital, private equity and strategic advisory services to the technology, media and telecommunication sectors, has appointed Jack Young as the firm's Partner in charge of global venture operations.  DTCP has also opened a new US office on Sand Hill

Business Growth Hub appoints Growth Start-Up Manager

Business Growth Hub, part of Manchester Growth Company (MGC), has appointed Tanya Hemphill as Growth Start-Up Manager. Hemphill will manage the Hub’s established team of business start-up advisors, who give entrepreneurs in the region the tools they need to set up and grow their own businesses through one-to-one support and

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