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Capital Springboard launches alt finance fund in Singapore

Capital Springboard, a peer-to-peer invoice financing platform, has launched the Pentad Capital Springboard Class for accredited investors in Singapore, through its partnership with Centurion Portfolio Managers. The fund provides exposure to Capital Springboard’s platform, which has transacted over SGD110 million on its platform since its pilot testing phase, via a

LGC-backed Pemberton closes EUR1.2bn inaugural fund

Pemberton, which is 40 per cent owned by Legal & General Capital (LGC), has completed the final close of its inaugural European Mid-Market Debt Fund with EUR1.2 billion of commitments. Paul Stanworth (pictured), managing director of Legal & General Capital, says: “Reaching well over EUR1 billion of commitments from institutions

Gemspring Capital closes debut fund at USD350m

Gemspring Capital, a Connecticut-based private equity firm specialising in lower middle market companies, has held the final closing of its debut fund, Gemspring Capital Fund I, with USD350 million of capital commitments. The fund was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap in less than three months after the official

GSO closes third mezzanine fund at USD6.5bn hard cap

GSO Capital Partners, the credit division of Blackstone, has held the final closing of its third mezzanine fund, GSO Capital Opportunities Fund III, at its hard cap of USD6.5 billion. GSO will seek to invest the fund across a broad range of sectors and geographies, with a particular focus on

Kuang-Chi GCI Fund to invest USD250m in global start-ups

Kuang-Chi Group has launched its second Global Community of Innovation (GCI) fund, which will invest up to USD250 million in companies developing technology in industries including robotics, internet-of-things, telecommunications, and digital health. The fund has a focus on global start-ups and follows a previous investment of USD50 million in similar

Perceptive Advisors raises USD323m Credit Opportunities Fund

Perceptive Advisors, an investment management firm focused on the healthcare sector, has closed the Perceptive Credit Opportunities Fund, which provides private credit to healthcare companies.  The fund and related entities have USD323 million in investor commitments, exceeding the USD300 million target.   The fund's global investor base includes endowments, family

Francisco Partners closes USD600m Agility Fund

Francisco Partners Management, a technology-focused private equity investment firm, has closed the Agility Fund, a USD600 million fund targeting smaller tech deals. “Our natural process of meeting companies has consistently produced very interesting opportunities that may be too small for our main funds. With the addition of Agility, we now

Neuberger Berman closes USD750m NB Private Debt Fund II

Neuberger Berman has closed the NB Private Debt Fund II with USD750 million of limited partner commitments. The fund seeks to invest in the junior debt of private equity-backed companies, including unitranche loans, second lien loans, and mezzanine debt securities.   Including the fund, Neuberger Berman manages approximately USD2.3 billion

Portag3 Ventures closes FinTech fund

Adam Felesky and Paul Desmarais III have closed the Portag3 Ventures fund, which is focused on the financial technology sector. Felesky, a co-founder and former CEO of Horizons ETFs, has been named president and will run day-to-day operations at the fund.   Desmarais III, a vice president of Power Corporation

GCI secures GBP50m acquisition fund

GCI has secured a GBP50 million acquisition growth fund to support its strategic objectives. The fund was facilitated via the Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC in a deal led by GCI’s chief financial officer Mark Allen and brokered with the support of KPMG.   Allen says: “GCI has come

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