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LGT Capital Partners closes debut impact fund at USD550m

LGT Capital Partners has held the final close of Crown Impact, its first impact-focused private equity investment fund, at USD550 million, significantly above its initial target size of USD 350 million due to strong investor demand and a growing investment opportunity set. Crown Impact invests in highly impactful companies across

3i invests in Digital Barriers

3i Group (3i) is to invest in Digital Barriers, a provider of IoVT (Internet of Video Things) surveillance and security products. 3i is investing alongside existing investor, Volpi Capital LLP, who will maintain a minority stake in the business.   Headquartered in the UK with offices across the US and

True Global Ventures closes new $146m Follow on Fund

True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV4 Plus) Fund has held the first close of its new $146m Follow on Fund. The TGV4 Plus Follow on Fund has a group of 15 General Partners (GP), who lead the fund and its Investment Committee, having put more than $62 million of their

Palatine-backed Back2Work acquires Just IT

Back2Work Group, a UK-based adult learning and pre-employment training provider backed by private equity investor Palatine, has acquired Just IT Training, a provider of IT and digital apprenticeships and skills ‘boot camps’, based in London. Manchester-based Back2Work secured significant investment from Palatine’s Impact fund in late 2020 and Just IT

LDC appoints ESG director

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has appointed Alex Bexon as ESG director to continue its support of portfolio management teams as they pursue their ESG ambitions. Bexon joins from Deloitte, having spent 10 years in the company’s ESG Advisory practice, where he helped businesses to develop ESG strategies and understand,

Eurazeo to invest more than €70m in WiiSmile

Eurazeo’s Small-Mid Buyout team has signed an agreement to invest in WiiSmile alongside the company’s management team, led by Sylvain Bianchini, Brice Bonnaigue and Jérôme Bourdon.

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