Actis, a global sustainable infrastructure investor, has extended its footprint in Asia with the opening of a new office in Japan and two senior hires. Jun Ohashi and Tareq Sirhan join the firm as Partner and Head of Actis Japan, and Head of Energy for North Asia respectively and will
Deutsche Börse Group is expanding its offering in the data services space by acquiring European fund data specialist Kneip Communication SA. The companies have reached an agreement through which Deutsche Börse will acquire 100 per cent of the Luxembourg-based fund data manager. Further terms of the transaction, which is expected
Vista Equity has secured a commitment of USD260 million for its next flagship fund from the Oregon Investment Council, according to a report by BuyoutInsider. The private equity firm, which has been under the spotlight since boss Robert Smith, admitted to tax fraud in 2020, is said to targeting USD18-20
Bulgarian euShipments.com, leader in providing comprehensive courier, logistic, and fulfilment solutions for e-commerce players from Bulgaria and CEE, has closed its first round of external financing with private equity firm BlackPeak Capital, investing up to EUR7.5 million into the company via BlackPeak Southeast Europe Growth Equity Fund, its second fund.
LPW Group, a Wynnchurch Capital (Wynnchurch) portfolio company and the parent company of Penn Machine and Western Flange, has acquired El Mar Ventures, (and its subsidiaries) and Advanced Industrial Technologies. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company provides specialty valves, pneumatic actuators and gears used in chemical, petrochemical, LNG, refining, renewable,
Markd, a new insurtech VC firm, has closed its USD100 million debut fund which will fund early- and growth-stage startups with the potential to propel the digital transformation of the insurance industry. Anchor investors in Fund 1 include Markd founder and managing partner Parker Beauchamp and an undisclosed industry partner.
Causal, a collaborative platform for financial modelling, has raised a USD20 million Series A funding round led by Coatue and Accel. The investment round — which follows a USD4.2 million seed round in March — also included a number of high-profile angel investors including Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, FTX CEO
Unleash, the largest open source feature management platform, has raised USD14 million in a Series A round led by Spark Capital. Frontline Ventures, firstminute capital, Alliance Venture, and Arkwright X also participated in the round. The new capital will be used to expand in the United States and Europe and
Red Arts Capital, a middle-market, sector-focused private equity investment firm and preferred investment partner for family-owned supply chain-related businesses, has expanded its team with the addition of Michael Henkels as Vice President and Danielle Gerbie as the firm’s new Chief of Staff.
Pamplona Capital Management (Pamplona) has now defined the path for terminating LetterOne’s participation as a limited partner investor in funds managed by Pamplona. Pamplona has taken the decision to liquidate every fund where LetterOne – its only Russia-linked investor – has any interest. The formal wind down process on three
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