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Idinvest closes fourth direct lending fund at EUR715m

Idinvest Partners has held the final closing of its fourth direct lending Fund (Idinvest Private Debt IV), at EUR715 million, surpassing its initial target of EUR600 million. More than 60 per cent of the investors are from outside France. Since its launch in 2016, the Idinvest Private Debt IV fund

simplesurance raises USD24m in Series C funding

simplesurance, the provider of a smart insurance services platform, has raised USD24 million in its Series-C funding round, which will be used to push the continuing international roll-out of the platform. The lead investor is global insurance group Allianz, who invested alongside Rheingau Founders, Rakuten Capital (the investment arm of

Investec launches early-stage growth companies fund

Investec Emerging Companies, part of Investec Corporate and Institutional Bank, is launching a fund, INVC, to invest in UK scale-up companies in the fintech and enterprise software sectors. The fund has a target size of up to USD100 million, and will fill a gap that currently exists between seed and

Swarm Fund lists SparkLabs to support Smart City and sustainability efforts

Swarm, the blockchain for private equity, has listed SparkLabs, the largest accelerator network in Asia. Founded in 2013, SparkLabs supports innovation sectors including IoT, smart cities, sustainability, and healthcare. Through its listing of the SPRK Token, Swarm Fund will support SparkLabs’ effort to raise up to USD30 million through a

Heartland Capital Partners launches private equity real estate fund

Heartland Capital Partners has launched a USD25 million private equity commercial real estate fund, Heartland Income Properties, which will focus on creating a value portfolio of income producing Class A and higher-end Class B commercial real estate primarily throughout the Midwest of the United States. Markets to be considered include

James Mulholland, Carey Olsen

Carey Olsen assists CoinShares on second ICO fund

Carey Olsen’s investment funds team in Jersey has advised CoinShares Group on the successful first close of CoinShares Fund II. The new investment vehicle follows the June 2017 launch of CoinShares Fund I, the first fund ever to be denominated in Ethereum. Like its predecessor, the closed-ended fund will invest

BGH Capital closes AUD2.6bn buyout fund

BGH Capital, a leading private equity firm focused on buyout opportunities in Australia and New Zealand, has successfully closed its first fund, BGH Capital Fund at around AUD2.6 billion after reaching its agreed hard cap. The fund launched in late 2017 with a target of AUD2.0 billion. This represents the

Zubr Capital Fund I reaches second close at USD90m

Zubr Capital, the first private equity firm based in Belarus, has completed the second closing of Zubr Capital Fund I (ZCFI fund) at USD90 million. The first closing of the fund completed in August 2016 with USD50 million of capital commitments. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is the

Entrée Capital Ventures launches USD80m Israel-focused early-stage fund

Venture capital firm Entrée Capital has closed its second Israeli-focused early stage fund with aggregate capital commitments of USD80 million. The fund follows on from the success of Entrée’s previous Israeli fund that invested at the early-stage in Israeli startups such as monday.com, Riskified, DragonPlay (exited to Bally/Scientific Games), HouseParty, Breezometer

Ivan Zinn, Atalaya

Atalaya Capital Management closes fourth Asset Income Fund at hard cap

Atalaya Capital Management, an alternative asset manager focused on opportunistic credit and special situations investments, has closed its fourth Asset Income Fund (AIF IV) at its USD900 million hard-cap, exceeding its USD750 million target.  AIF IV’s investors are primarily public and corporate pension plans, foundations, and endowments.   In the

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