Invest in Africa (IIA) has signed a USD1 million African Development Bank (AfDB) grant that will enable it to support a unique business skills training programme for Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. IIA will use the grant provided by the AfDB's Fund for Private Sector Assistance (FAPA)
The Carlyle Group and Old Mutual Private Equity are to acquire 100% of South African tyre retailer and wholesaler Tiger Automotive (TiAuto) from Ethos Private Equity and the founders. Funding for this investment will come from the Carlyle Sub-Saharan Africa Fund and Old Mutual Private Equity Fund IV, and TiAuto
Appear Here, the UK’s largest online marketplace for retail space, has raised USD7.5 million of new funding, in a round led by venture capital firm Balderton Capital. This significant new investment follows 18 months of dynamic growth from Appear Here, which has facilitated over 500 short-terms lets in the last
Silicon Valley Bank has appointed Wibke Pendse as Managing Director of Private Equity Finance and Banking for the UK. Pendse joins the UK branch from Silicon Valley Bank’s headquarters in California where she was responsible for managing an extensive portfolio of private equity client relationships In this new role, Pendse
Creo Medical has closed a GBP3.5m funding round, led by Finance Wales, angel investors and the Angel CoFund. The Government-backed Angel CoFund joins existing investors Finance Wales, the Arete Angel syndicate and individual business angels, including lead angel Mark Farmer, bringing the total Creo investment received to date to GBP7.9m.
The introduction of the AIFMD has fuelled strong growth in European fund domiciles, with the number of alternative investment funds increasing by 10% since 2010, and assets under management increasing by 13%. That’s according to a report published by the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, carried out by Oliver
London-listed private equity fund JZ Capital Partners Limited has expanded its US vertical portfolio by making two acquisitions alongside Edgewater Funds LP (Edgewater). JZCP and Edgewater invested USD1.6 million each to acquire Action Products Marketing Corporation and ConShield Technologies Incorporated ("APMCS"), an infrastructure rehabilitation company headquartered in Johnston, Iowa. The
International mid-market advisory firm Clearwater International has advised height safety services provider Total Access (UK) Limited on its sale to Arco Limited. Staffordshire-based Total Access is one of the UK’s largest independent suppliers of height safety and confined space training and equipment, with over 20 years experience. The company was
Osborne Clarke, has advised a group of investors consisting of Imperial Innovations, Invesco Perpetual and Woodford Investment Management on the GBP50m Venture Capital funding of Cell Medica Limited. Partner Rob Wood, who led the Osborne Clarke team assisted by Senior Associate Caroline Drummond, says: “This is a significant deal in
Private equity investment firm HIG Capital has appointed Simon Laker as Principal and Head of European Asset Management of HIG’s real estate portfolio. Laker will be based in HIG ‘s London office and joins the firm from Evans Randall, where he actively managed real estate investments across several European jurisdictions.
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