Private equity group ACE & Company has held the final closing of ACE Angel Partners with total equity commitments close to USD15 million. The fund seeks to generate active returns by investing at an early stage in promising technology companies, targeting high growth markets. ACE Angel Partners invests in companies
Actis has launched a pan-African renewable energy generation platform, Lekela Power in partnership with wind and solar developer Mainstream Renewable Power which will own 40% of the platform. Lekela Power is the eighth such energy platform Actis has created, following a proven replicable strategy of aggregating energy assets into scalable
Rcapital, the owner of global travel retailer Rolling Luggage, has completed the sale of the business to Samsonite, the world’s largest luggage manufacturer and retailer. Rcapital, the London-based private investor that specialises in the turnaround of distressed businesses, rescued the Rolling Luggage chain out of the global restructuring of the
Kirkland & Ellis has advised EMR Capital, a specialist mining private equity manager, on the recent close of the EMR Capital Resources Fund 1. The fund was oversubscribed and closed with aggregate capital commitments of USUSD450 million. The fund, which will make investments in global metals and mining companies and
Recent research by the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) has highlighted growing discontent with the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) within the European Union (EU). Though the legislation set out to enhance oversight and standardise regulation across the EU, a significant majority of Europe-based investors feel
Private equity and infrastructure firm First Reserve has appointed Alex T Krueger as Co-Chief Executive Officer and President. The move is part of the firm's long-term succession plan. William E Macaulay, Chairman and now Co-CEO of First Reserve, remains fully dedicated to First Reserve's activities as he has since its
Crescent Capital Group’s European Specialty Lending strategy has completed a unitranche financing to support the refinancing and recapitalisation of Interfloor Group Ltd. Interfloor, majority-owned by Milestone Capital Partners LLP, also refinanced the mezzanine facility provided by Hutton Collins Partners LLP, which remains a minority shareholder. This financing is consistent with
Rainbow Medical has raised USD25 million from investors in China and opened a China office to promote strategic collaborations. “We opened the office in Shanghai to capitalise on China’s fast-growing market for our products and to foster collaborations with Chinese medical device companies,” says Efi Cohen-Arazi, Co-founder and CEO of
Commercial and regulatory pressures mean that now is the right time for private equity investors to expand their involvement in the shipping services and technology sector, according to Moore Stephens. Dr Adam Kent of London-based consultant Maritime Strategies International (MSI) told the recent Moore Stephens Opportunities in Shipping Services seminar
AlixPartners is to acquire the business and assets of Zolfo Cooper Europe, a provider of business advisory solutions spanning the entire corporate lifecycle including restructuring services, pensions advisory, forensic and litigation support, debt advisory and corporate finance to both companies and their stakeholders. Fred Crawford, CEO of AlixPartners, says: “Combining
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