StepStone Group, a global private markets investment firm, has held the final closing of StepStone Senior Corporate Lending II (SCL II), raising $1.3 billion of commitments, surpassing its target of $1 billion. Through SCL II, StepStone seeks to invest in post-Covid-19 vintage, senior secured, first-lien performing corporate loans. The portfolio
Godspeed Capital Management (Godspeed Capital), a lower middle-market Defense & Government services, solutions, and technology focused private equity firm, has acquired Rachlin Partners (Rachlin), a fully integrated architecture, planning, program management and construction management (PM/CM) company focused on education and government facilities in California. The financial terms of the transaction
First American Financial Corporation has launched the official brand and website for the company’s venture capital arm – Parker89. Since 2019, First American’s venture capital arm has invested over $350 million in more than 20 high-growth proptech companies, many of which have become strategic partners and customers. Parker89’s investment strategy
O2 Investment Partners has appointed Travis Aho as the firm’s newest Senior Associate. Aho will be responsible for evaluating new transactions, due diligence, underwriting, and working with O2’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining O2, Aho worked on the M&A and Corporate Development team at Tenneco, a global manufacturer of automotive
Aquiline Capital Partners (Aquiline), a private investment firm based in New York and London with $8.7 billion in assets under management, has held the final closing of Aquiline Technology Growth Fund II (ATG II). The Fund closed with more than $365 million in total commitments, exceeding its target of $300
Secondary markets are known for opaque pricing and close networks. Is the advance of data and technology about to change all that in private equity’s growing GP-led space? Recently established fintech platforms are broadening access to illiquid private equity funds and in some cases building digital secondary markets where high-net-worth
SLAMcore, a pioneer in vision-based location and mapping for robots, autonomous machines and consumer electronics products, has raised $16 million in a Series A funding round led by ROBO Global Ventures and Presidio Ventures. Amadeus Capital Partners, Global Brain, IP Group, MMC and Octopus, plus strategic investors Samsung Ventures, Toyota
EFA has been named as the central administrator providing fund accounting as well as registrar & transfer agency services to Sherpa Asset Management’s Diversified Opportunities Fund. The private equity strategy of the fund is focused on longer than conventional value creation periods and more hands-on management of funds and companies
Pelican Capital has sold portfolio company Wheelhouse Advisors to Centralis, an international corporate and funds service provider. Centralis is backed by CBPE Capital, a UK-based mid-market private equity firm. Pelican Capital supported the management buyout of Wheelhouse from ACA Compliance in March 2020. A strategic partner to the investment management
Gresham House, a specialist alternative asset manager committed to sustainable investing, has completed a new international and forestry-related carbon credits investment. The Gresham House Forest Carbon (NZ) LP, backed by a group of UK-based institutional investors, has acquired a 25% stake in a New Zealand forest carbon portfolio whose focus
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