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Former Goldman Sachs MD Upacala Mapatuna to join Victory Park Capital as CIO

16 February 2016

Victory Park Capital (VPC), an investment firm focused on private middle market debt and equity investments, has appointed Upacala Mapatuna as chief investment officer. Upacala will bring more than 20 years of financial industry experience and over 15 years of investing experience to VPC. “We have known Upacala for many years and are thrilled that she has chosen to join VPC’s leadership team. She is well-respected in our industry

Gide advises Canglong Optoelectronicon on acquisition of French high-tech company

16 February 2016

Gide has advised Dalian Canglong Optoelectronic Technology Co on its acquisition of 70 per cent of the equity interests in French high-tech company Almae Technologies SAS. Canglong Optoelectronic is part of the FiberHome Technologies Group, a major Chinese state-owned enterprise specialising in the manufacturing of optical fibre and cable products

Achim Berg to join General Atlantic as operating partner

16 February 2016

Grpwth private equity firm General Atlantic has appointed Achim Berg, former Chief Executive Officer of arvato AG, as an Operating Partner effective 1 April, 2016. Berg. who will work closely with the firm’s portfolio companies both in Germany and globally, will be based in General Atlantic’s Munich office. “We are

EnTouch Controls raises USD8m

16 February 2016

EnTouch Controls has raised USD8 million in Series C financing led by Egis Capital Partners. Also participating were new investors Traverse Venture Partners, Aster Capital and Calvert Investments along with existing investors SJF Ventures and Trailblazer Capital. Richardson, Texas-based EnTouch provides facility asset and energy management intelligence and the financing

AAIP refinances SERS Ltd

16 February 2016

African Alpha Investment Partners (AIIP) has invested an undisclosed amount into SERS Ltd, an Africa focused equipment financing company based in Mauritius. The transaction was a refinancing of a facility raised and arranged by AAIP in October 2014, extending maturities and reducing the company's cost of borrowing. The new facility

Augentius grows client revenue by more than 30 per cent in 2015

16 February 2016

Augentius, a specialist service provider to private equity and real estate funds, has expanded its client revenue by more than 30 per cent in 2015. This has enabled the firm to maintain its track record of achieving at least 20 per cent growth every year. Augentius now has USD90.5bn assets

Noerr advises foodpanda on sale of delivery services

16 February 2016

Noerr has advised the foodpanda Group on the sale to JustEat of food delivery service companies which do not belong to foodpanda’s core business. The transaction affects the markets in Brazil and Mexico as well as the Rocket internet services in Italy (Pizzabo) and Spain (La Nevera Roja). The total

Movebubble investment reaches GBP2.36m after funding boost

16 February 2016

Movebubble, the start-up finding renters a home through real-time help and insight from other renters, has received a funding boost of GBP1.1 million from private investors taking total investment to GBP2.36 million. The new capital will be key to helping Movebubble achieve its aggressive growth targets and continue to revolutionise

Mid Europa sells Bite to Providence

16 February 2016

Private equity firm Mid Europa Partners has completed the sale of Bité Finance International BV (Bite) to funds affiliated with Providence Equity Partners. The transaction was first announced on the 23 December 2015.   Bite controls a mobile operator in the Baltic countries (No2 in Lithuania and No3 in Latvia)

Insight Venture Partners leads USD36m Series B LiveAction financing

16 February 2016

LiveAction, an enterprise IT network visibility software platform, has secured USD36 million in a Series B financing round led by venture capital and private equity firm Insight Venture Partners led the investment round with participation from prior investors Accelerate-IT Ventures and Cisco Investments. The funding will be used to expand

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