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Launches & Fundraising

Infracapital closes latest fund with GBP1bn commitments

Infracapital, the infrastructure investment arm of M&G Investments and parent Prudential plc, has reached a final closing of its latest fund, Infracapital Partners II, with total commitments of GBP1.0 billion (USD1.6 billion). Co-investment pledges take the total investable funds to over GBP1.3 billion. As with its predecessor, Infracapital Partners LP,

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IMSPEX Diagnostics completes GBP1.4 million funding round

IMSPEX Diagnostics Limited has completed its GBP1.4 million funding round led by Finance Wales and the Angel CoFund. The funds will be invested in establishing a group administration and sales team who will be based in Abercynon.   IMSPEX acquired Dortmund based technology company G.A.S GmbH in January 2013. The subsidiary

Warburg Pincus completes USD4bn global private equity energy fundraise

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has closed Warburg Pincus Energy at USD4 billion, surpassing its fundraising target of USD3 billion and reaching the fund cap agreed with investors.  Warburg Pincus Energy will be a companion fund to Warburg Pincus Private Equity XI, a USD11.2 billion global private equity fund, which

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PHD Equity Partners to raise GBP25m for second PE fund

PHD Equity Partners has launched its second private equity fund, PHD Equity Partners Fund No2 LP. The firm is currently fundraising and expects to reach its target size of GBP25 million this year.   Fund 2 will build on the firm’s strategy of investing in smaller UK businesses, with valuations

Deutsche AWM closes Secondary Opportunities Fund III at USD1.65bn

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management’s DB Private Equity has held the first and final close of its Secondary Opportunities Fund III (SOF III) at the USD1.655 billion hard cap. SOF III is dedicated to acquiring a diversified set of private equity fund interests and assets in the secondary market globally.

Singapore’s Infocomm Investments extends USD200m fund to European tech start-ups

Singaporean venture capital firm Infocomm Investments has launched in London and is extending its USD200 million fund to European tech start-ups. At a launch event held at Central London’s Southbank Centre, the chairman of Infocomm Investments and executive deputy chairman of Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, Steve Leonard, announced the

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AMP Capital launches Global Infrastructure Fund

AMP Capital has launched its Global Infrastructure Fund and has attracted a significant commitment from global private equity and infrastructure investor Pantheon into its global infrastructure platform.  AMP Capital has created the platform by converting its Strategic Infrastructure Trust of Europe (SITE) from an open-ended to a closed-ended European fund

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Ares Management and GE Capital secure EUR1bn in total commitments through ESSLP JV

European Senior Secured Loan Programme (ESSLP), a joint venture between affiliates of Ares Management and GE Capital, has reached a total of EUR1 billion in commitments since inception in 2012 with the completion of its 10th transaction. ESSLP’s investments are made through the Ares European direct lending team, Ares Capital

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Mailcloud raises USD2.8m to build real time email & messaging for teams

Mailcloud has successfully completed a seed funding round led by enture capital investors Octopus Investments, with Bessemer Venture partners, that takes total funding to USD2.8m. The round also includes Xavier Niel’s Kima Ventures, an early backer of Square, Nest and other high profile startups. Seedcamp London have also invested from

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