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True hits GBP275m hard cap for Fund III

Europe’s leading retail & consumer investment and innovation firm True has held the close of its latest fund – Fund III – dedicated to backing the retail and consumer businesses, at the forefront of consumer behavioural change.   Following a virtual fundraising process True has exceeded its target of GBP250

KKR acquires seven highways assets from Global Infrastructure Partners

Global investment firm KKR is to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners’ (GIP) entire interest in Highway Concessions One (HC1) and seven highway assets with a total length of 487 kilometres.  HC1 is a platform in India that manages GIP’s road portfolio which spans across seven states including Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh,

Balderton Capital appoints Operating Partner

Balderton Capital has appointed Adrian Rainey as its new Operating Partner. Rainey will work closely with Balderton’s Limited Partners and oversee the firm’s internal operations.  He will also provide support to Balderton’s portfolio founders through the initial investment process, subsequent fundraisings and key milestones on their journey to growth.  Rainey

Physiotherapy company Fysios to merge with Mehiläinen

Fysios, the largest private physiotherapy company in Finland, will become part of Mehiläinen through a share transaction signed on 1 July 2021.  The strong development of Fysios’s operations will continue in the future. The aim of the acquisition is to develop operating models that renew the industry and emphasise the

American Securities’ Credit Business and Birch Grove Capital merge

Private equity firm American Securities’ opportunistic credit business, Ascribe Capital, has merged with Birch Grove Capital (BGC), a credit asset management business. The combined entity, which will be named AS Birch Grove, manages approximately USD5 billion in assets across an opportunistic hedge fund, private credit vehicles, and par credit and

Sudrania opens Toronto office

Sudrania Fund Services (Sudrania), one of the world’s fastest-growing fund administrators, has opened its newest office in Toronto, Canada to introduce its end-to-end cloud-based fund administration platform to institutional investors.  Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…

WestBridge appoints new director

Private equity house WestBridge has promoted Peter Barkley to director. Barkley joined WestBridge in August 2019 to head the firm’s newly opened Manchester office and establish the firm in the north west, north east and Yorkshire markets.   After qualifying at BDO, he joined Dow Schofield Watts where he came

Pipeline strong for Unigestion Direct II after closing at over EUR600m

Unigestion, an independent, specialist asset manager, has already deployed over 40 per cent of its second direct private equity fund after closing at over EUR600 million. Unigestion Direct II (UDII), which provides investors with access to a portfolio of direct investments in high quality small and mid-market companies, has invested

RFL and EAVCA partner to enable private investment in Africa

Rwanda Finance Limited (RFL) and the East Africa Venture Capital Association (EAVCA) have formed a new partnership to enable private investment in Africa through their respective mandates. The partnership between RFL and EAVCA will provide a platform for Rwanda to increase its attractiveness and competitiveness as a business and financial

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