Private equity firm Norwest Equity Partners (NEP) has made an investment in Old Hickory Smokehouse, a producer of branded and private label food and beverage products. NEP’s investment was made in partnership with Wayne Wolf, Old Hickory CEO. The transaction closed on 20 February, 2015. Financial terms have not been
Online investment platform MicroVentures has created a "500 Startups Fund" open to accredited investors. The Fund provides investors access to startups fostered by the well-known, Mountain View based, accelerator by way of a unique position in three 500 Startups' Funds for as little as USD10,000. Investors not utilising the MicroVentures'
LeapFrog Investments has invested USD25 million in fintech company AFB Mauritius Ltd (afb). Partnering with major mobile operators and over 400 retailers including Woolworths and Naivas, afb has extended its reach to over a million people in sub-Saharan Africa. afb currently has operations in four countries, including Kenya, Zambia and
Albion Ventures is investing up to GBP9.5 million in Radnor House School (RHS) to fund the acquisition of Combe Bank School, a co-educational independent school for students aged three to 18, in Kent. In 2010 Albion invested GBP8.7 million in Radnor House School, a new co-educational independent day school for
llluminate Financial Management, the capital markets-focused financial technology venture capital firm, has invested in CloudMargin. CloudMargin’s cloud-based solution, which launched in 2013, is a cross product cloud-based collateral and margin management technology solution that costs a fraction of competing products. It was developed to cater specifically to buy-side and non-bank
Blackstone’s second energy-focused private equity fund Blackstone Energy Partners II has commenced its investment period with total commitments of USD4.5 billion. BEP II received significant interest from both existing and new investors, with demand well surpassing the fund’s USD4.5 billion hard cap. Investors in the fund include a diverse group
Private equity firm The Aclaime Group has announced the direct investment of over USD100 million in invested capital through its Aclaime Credit Strategies Fund (ACSF). The Fund has achieved audited net returns of 12.73%, 12.21%, 13.88%, and 14.01% over the past four calendar years. ACSF focuses its attention on well
3i Group (3i) has agreed to invest in Aspen Pumps in a GBP105 million transaction with Inflexion Private Equity Partners. Aspen designs, manufactures and distributes specialised mini pumps which remove condensate water from air conditioning and refrigeration systems. In addition to pumps, the Company sells a range of products for
The Riverside Company has invested in Advanced InfoData Systems GmbH (AIS) of Ulm, Germany to boost the growth of its Transporeon Group investment. Transporeon specialises in web-based centralised transport-management software while AIS offers mobile and telematics services in the logistics industry. “Transporeon continues to grow in both scope and capabilities
Audax Group has made a significant investment in Corepoint Health. Headquartered in Frisco, Texas, Corepoint delivers a simplified approach to internal and external health data integration and exchange for hospitals, radiology centres, laboratories, and clinics. Corepoint’s software solutions help health care providers achieve interoperability goals that create operational leverage within
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