Pioneer Point Partners (Pioneer), a specialist infrastructure investment firm, has held the EUR150 million first close target of its maiden institutional fund, Pioneer Infrastructure Partners SCSp. The first close has been supported by five European and North American institutions. The Fund is seeking to raise total capital commitments of EUR500
Moonfare is bringing a full-service liquidity offering to individual investors in private equity, one of the most illiquid asset classes. Lexington, one of the largest secondaries fund managers in the world, will participate in the Moonfare Secondary Market alongside interested Moonfare clients as a buyer of stakes in Moonfare funds.
Given the economic instability generated by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, European private equity deal activity showed remarkable resilience last year, according to Pitchbook’s 2020 European PE Breakdown. The report found that private equity deal volume rose to a new quarterly peak in Q4 last year, closing more than 1,200
Quaero Capital completed fundraising for Quaero European Infrastructure Fund II (QEIF II) at its EUR600 million hard cap, exceeding the initial target of EUR500 million set at its launch in July 2019. The management company is also expecting additional investment capacity given the strong interest from investors for co-investment opportunities.
British low-alcohol spirits startup CleanCo has raised GBP7 million from existing and new investors including Ursula Burns, board member of Uber and former board member of Diageo, and Stonebridge, a digital-first consumer brand investment firm set up by DTC entrepreneur James Cox.
Weezy, a UK-based on-demand supermarket that delivers groceries in 15 minutes on average, has raised USD20 million in Series A funding to expand its grocery delivery service across London and the UK. The investment round was led by New York-based VC Left Lane Capital, with participation from UK-based DN Capital,
Funding secured by cybersecurity start-ups since the start of lockdown in March increased by more than half compared to the same period in 2019, according to new research released today by Plexal and Beauhurst.
Proteus, a registered investment advisor, alternative investments and private funds platform, has added new model portfolios and pooled funds to its platform for RIAs, multi-family offices, independent broker-dealers and private banks. Read the full story at Wealth Adviser…
The UK Treasury’s Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund (CIIF), which is managed by Zouk Capital, has now reached a total of GBP380 million in signed commitments (against a target of GBP400 million) following a third close. The close was anchored from the private sector by Willis Towers Watson’s clients and investment funds
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund, a UK operational utility-scale battery storage fund, has completed the acquisition of the 25MW Tynemouth battery project located in North Shields, Tyne and Wear. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
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