Good Growth Capital has closed its oversubscribed third fund at over $100 million in capital commitments. The majority women- and minority-owned firm is known for investing early in complex technologies that are yielding top returns. Good Growth Capital’s first fund, a 2017 vintage, is tracking to earn top-decile returns. The
BGF has added Daria Polunina to its team in London as a portfolio manager. Polunina joins BGF from Saphir Capital Partners, where she spent almost ten years as Director of the firm’s London office. Polunina also brings experience of managing and sitting on boards of UK-based portfolio companies as well
Atlantic Street Capital (ASC), a private equity firm that invests in lower middle market companies, is to increase its investment in portfolio company, Zips Car Wash (Zips). The transaction allows ASC to acquire equity from founding shareholders and build upon an operating strategy that has already driven considerable growth. The
Metatheory, a technology-driven entertainment company founded by Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, has secured $24 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Cryptocurrency firms Pantera Capital and FTX Ventures also participated in the round, among with Breyer Capital, Merit Circle, Recharge Thematic Ventures, Dragonfly Capital Partners, Daedalus, Sfermion,
Private equity firm AI Partners (PAI) is to sell Perstorp Holding AB, a sustainability-driven global specialty chemicals company, to Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), for EUR 2.3bn on a cash and debt free basis. Established in Sweden more than 141 years ago, Perstorp is a specialty chemicals player that develops
HSBC Asset Management’s (HSBC AM’s) UK-focused direct lending capability has attracted USD1bn in commitments from institutional investors in its first year. The direct lending strategy was launched in early 2021 as part of the firm’s ambition to grow its alternatives capabilities, which now fall under a single business unit HSBC
Kirkland & Ellis has appointed Nicole Runyan, William Tuttle, Brad Green, Erin Lett, David Marcinkus and Lisa Goldstein as partners in the firm’s Investment Funds Group. The team focuses on advising registered funds and business development companies (BDCs) — as well as their investment advisers and independent board members —
Werk, a platform that enables companies to hire skilled and vetted migrant construction workers, handling everything from recruitment, verification, and relocation, has raised a $1.3million in a pre-seed funding round led by Change Ventures, one of the leading early-stage funds in the Baltics. Participants in the round, which is among
Optibus, an end-to-end software platform for public transportation planning and operations, has closed a $100 million Series D funding, with investments from new and existing investors Insight Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Verizon Ventures, Pitango First & Pitango Growth, Tencent, SOMV Momentum, and others.
O’Melveny has represented Eridan Communications, a 5G radio manufacturer that specialises in wireless connectivity infrastructure development, in a US$46 million Series B funding round. The round was led by Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund and Monta Vista Capital, along with Social Capital, Diamond Edge Ventures, and Pilot Grove Management. Based in
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