Dutchess Opportunity Cayman Fund, Ltd and First Columbus have provided a GBP10 million equity line facility (ELF) with Solo Oil. All companies, including energy companies like Solo, have found the benefits of the ELF over other structures because the efficiency and ease to raise capital. Dutchess continues to increase its presence
The private equity group HgCapital is in preliminary talks to re-purchase the main part of Iris Software Group, four years after selling it to Hellman & Friedman. The deal is valued at GBP425 million, although sources have stressed that a possible deal is still several weeks away, and is by
Phoenix Equity Partners, a UK mid-market private equity investor, has funded an additional GBP12 million to its portfolio company edif Group to complete the acquisition of NDE Global Technical Services GmbH and its subsidiaries (together NDE), from its private owners. NDE’s founder shareholders and management team will become shareholders in
Independent venture capital firm, Panoramic Growth Equity (PGE), has secured a GBP1m investment in Concorde Solutions Limited, a multi-award-winning software asset management company based in Reading. Funding from PGE’s Panoramic ECF1 will be used to help Concorde, which turned over GBP1.8m in 2010 – up 140% YOY, launch a new
Mootwin, editor of a platform for the creation of mobile applications in SaaS mode or under license, has completed its second round of fundraising to support its development projects in France and abroad. Naxicap Partners and Seventure joined existing investors Rhône-Alpes Création, Expansinvest, Crédit Agricole Développement, Héléa Financière and Teamgroup
Marketo, the fastest-growing provider of Revenue Performance Management (RPM) technology, has secured USD50 million in new venture financing. Battery Ventures led the round, with existing investors Institutional Venture Partners, InterWest Partners, Mayfield Fund and Storm Ventures also participating. In just five years since its founding, Marketo has delivered a proven
Fulcrum Equity Partners has funded the USD3.2 million acquisition of AAA Home Health, Inc by Partners Healthcare Group (PHG). Founded in 2011, PHG will serve as the platform upon which CEO Rob Radics and his experienced management team will build a home health and hospice company that will provide patients
According to the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA), which manages a global proprietary database of private equity activity across the emerging markets, 119 funds raised USD32.3 billion through 30 September, versus USD23.5 billion raised in all of 2010, returning emerging markets to pre-crisis fundraising levels. Emerging Asia—led by China—continues
Sanne Group has recently moved to new offices in London, which will now be led by corporate and institutional services director, Martin Schnaier (pictured). Schnaier has joined Sanne Group from Babson Capital where he was finance director with responsibility for the firm’s mezzanine and private equity business. He has over
BlueMountain Capital Management (BlueMountain), a private investment firm specialising in the global credit markets with USD7 billion in assets under management, has purchased a majority equity stake in Navitas Lease Corporation (Navitas). This investment was made with funds managed by BlueMountain and will provide Navitas with additional capital to support
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