Fidelity International (Fidelity), a global asset manager with total client assets of $767.6 billion, has significantly expanded its private credit team with 12 new hires, including senior appointments in direct lending.
Ergon Capital Partners (Ergon), a mid-market investor in Europe, has made the final closing of Ergon Capital Partners V, SCSp (ECP V) with capital commitments of €800 million, significantly exceeding its target and initial hard cap of €750 million.
Active asset manager J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) has appointed Nikolaos Dimakis as senior data scientist. Dimakis joins from Federated Hermes where he was a Quantitative Analyst and joins JOHCM to support Head of Investments Andrew Parry. Dimakis’ role will focus on managing and developing tools to utilise data
BVNK, the crypto-powered payments and banking platform for businesses, has secured $40 million in Series A funding to drive growth as it brings traditional finance and crypto together. The investment will fuel BVNK’s launch into new markets, including the USA, accelerate its acquisition of regulatory licences, and support the expansion
Orrick has appointed David Aaronson as a partner focused on advising on complex M&A transactions in the energy sector, with a particular focus in counseling private equity investors, sponsors and portfolio companies. He is the fifth partner to join Orrick’s Energy & Infrastructure practice since February, joining a team that
Lighthouse, the company building the open metaverse navigation engine, has raised a $7 million seed round co-led by Accel, BlockTower and Animoca Brands. The round includes participation from White Star Capital, Sparkle Ventures, Gemini Frontier Fund, The Graph core developers StreamingFast, Tiny VC and angels including Patricio Worthalter (founder, POAP),
LeapFrog Investments (LeapFrog) and Tana Africa Capital (Tana) have invested in Interswitch, one of Africa’s technology-driven companies focused on the digitisation of payments. The investment will assist in supporting the company’s drive to advance the payment ecosystem across the continent. A portion of the investment has been acquired from existing
La Banque Postale Asset Management (LBP AM) has made the first closing of its LBPAM Infrastructure Debt Climate Impact Fund at €270 million. With this new achievement, the Real and Private Assets platform totals €7 billion raised since its inception in 2012, and opens a new phase of diversification of
General Mills has acquired TNT Crust from Peak Rock Capital. TNT Crust is a manufacturer and distributor of pizza crusts for foodservice, quick service restaurant, and retail channels.
Ethos Capital LP (Ethos) has appointed Stephen Gold its newest Executive Partner. Gold previously led Honeywell’s $2.5 billion IoT and software services business and was a founding member and principal business architect for one of the fastest growing businesses in IBM’s history, the Watson Group. Gold holds a BS in
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