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Mediterrania Capital Partners exits Groupe Cofina

Mediterrania Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on growth investments for SMEs and mid-cap companies in North Africa and Sub-Saharan countries, has sold its stake in Groupe Cofina, a mesofinance and transactional financial services institution in West and Central Africa, to the Private Equity group Development Partners International (DPI).

KKR closes inaugural Asia Credit Fund at $1.1bn

Global investment firm KKR has held the final close of KKR Asia Credit Opportunities Fund (ACOF), a $1.1 billion fund focused on performing privately originated credit investments in Asia Pacific. KKR’s Asia Credit platform seeks to provide bespoke private credit solutions to companies and sponsors which harness the strength of

ICG invests £3.75m in new educational opportunity and social mobility programme

ICG, a global alternative asset manager, has committed £3.75 million over three years to support innovative partnerships with three leading charities committed to improving educational opportunity and driving social mobility. These new partnerships, with The Access Project, upReach and Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO), support important socio-economic themes which are

Growth Catalyst Partners’ Journey acquires three companies

Journey, a specialist in the design, build and operation of ‘immersive experiences’ has acquired three companies: ICRAVE, Futures Intelligence Group, and Skilled Creative, creating an award-winning team with capabilities across physical, digital, and virtual innovation. Backed by private equity firm Growth Catalyst Partners, Journey is led by CEO Andrew Zimmerman,

Flexa raises £2.3m in seed funding round led by Ada Ventures

Flexa Careers, a platform bringing transparency to the hiring market, has raised £2.3 million ($2.9m/€2.7m) in a seed round led by Ada Ventures. Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund, angel syndicate HERmesa, and a wide group of angel investors also participated in the fund.  Flexa enables companies to showcase what their working

FinTech Clear Street closes $165m Series B round led by Prism Capital

Fintech Clear Street has raised $165 million in a Series B funding round led by Prysm Capital, a growth equity firm that partners with disruptive, category-leading companies in the technology, consumer, and healthcare sector. Additional investors included NextGen Venture Partners, Walleye Capital, Belvedere, NEAR Foundation, McLaren Strategic Ventures, and Validus

Bansk Group earns Plastic Negative and Carbon Neutral Certifications

Bansk Group (Bansk), a consumer-focused private investment firm dedicated to building distinctive consumer brands, has received Plastic Negative Workplace and Carbon Neutral certifications from third-party accreditors. As part of its Plastic Negative Workplace certification, received from rePurpose Global, a leading Plastic Action Platform, Bansk is committed to offsetting twice as

Arsenal Capital Partners forms strategic partnership with Autism Impact Fund

The Autism Impact Fund (AIF), whose mission is to revolutionise the status quo for diagnosing, treating, and living with autism through a venture capital model, has formed a strategic partnership with Arsenal Capital Partners (Arsenal), a private equity firm specialising in building transformational businesses across healthcare, have entered into a

India’s AIF industry doubles in size in less than five years

India’s alternative investment fund (AIF) industry doubled from $36 billion at the end of 2016 to $72 billion by September 2021 – an increase of more than 100% in assets under management (AUM) for Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) registered funds alone, according to the inaugural Benchmark Report

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