Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) and LeapFrog Investments have launched a USD350 million investment partnership to access high-growth markets in Africa. Managed by LeapFrog, the new investment vehicle will target investments in life insurance companies in leading economies on the continent, including Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria, to be made over a
VentureFounders, the UK-based equity investment platform for sophisticated investors, has appointed former CEO of Dyson, Martin McCourt, as Chairman of its Board. The appointment follows the completion of a GBP1.8 million fundraise, which will be used to fuel further growth for the investment platform that aims to make venture capital
Palatine Private Equity has sold IT services business Selection for GBP34.8 million to AIM listed Castle Street Investment (CSI). Selection provides fully outsourced IT solutions to over 500 organisations across the public and private sector. Clients include David Lloyd Leisure, Day Lewis Pharmacy, KPMG, Nuffield Health and Bibby Financial Services.
Botify, the search marketing analytics platform, has secured a USD7.2 million series A investment by Idinvest and Ventech. The funding will be used for product development, international expansion and hiring to accelerate the company's already impressive growth. With its strong product differentiation, Botify is a SaaS platform providing search marketers
Raynaud is joining Idinvest Partners as an Investment Director. He will source, analyse, and structure investments within the Private Debt and Strategy & Solutions departments, with a specific focus on asset-based financing. Before joining Idinvest Partners, Raynaud spent four years in Qatar within the Capital Markets department of the sovereign
DP World and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) have launched a new joint venture company targeting ports, transportation and logistics infrastructure in Russia. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, DP World Chairman and Kirill Dmitriev, Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO, have signed a document determining the key terms and principles of
Maslow Capital (Maslow), a provider of development finance in the UK, and TPG Special Situations Partners (TSSP), the dedicated credit and special situations platform of TPG , have formed a joint venture to leverage their collective expertise in the real estate lending sector. The relationship will bring together the regional
Baltic region private equity and venture capital investor BaltCap has exited its investment in a the 18MW Tuuleenergia wind farm in Estonia and the 24MW Eurakras wind farm in Lithuania. These wind farms were acquired by Lietuvos energija, the Lithuanian state-owned energy group. “BaltCap has always believed in the future
For the third year in a row, Baird has posted record results for its Global Investment Banking business. During 2015 Baird generated record revenues following previous record revenue years of 2013 and 2014, set new firm records in virtually every M&A advisory category – total revenue, number of closed deals,
By Daren Glenister (pictured), Field CTO for Intralinks – Will 2016 be the year that businesses finally stop being their own worst enemies when it comes to data security? In 2015, incident after incident demonstrated that management and IT staff are largely oblivious to bad employee practices, such as the
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