Macfarlanes has advised long-standing client Alcentra on the successful fundraising of its second European strategic credit fund which has closed at EUR557 millio.This capital will be used to continue Alcentra’s strategic credit strategy investing in stressed and distressed debt opportunities, with assets under management for its European strategic credit platform
Foresight Group (Foresight), an independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has celebrated the three-year anniversary of its FP Foresight UK Infrastructure Income Fund (FIIF).Total return on the three years to 4 December 2020 was 28.14 per cent, outperforming the FTSE All Share by 26.51 per cent (1.63 per cent
Valloop, which aims to empower employees and management to buy the companies they work for, has emerged from stealth ready to back small business founders wishing to exit. The proposition has so far attracted unsolicited demand from over 250 SME owners totalling GBP1.2 billion in value, with an average individual value
Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (UBP) has held the first close of UBP Private Debt Fund III, at over EUR110 million. The strategy seeks to earn attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing in privately sourced debt obligations, expanding UBP’s existing diversified range of private debt solutions. The Private Debt team originates its
Hedge fund veterans Chris James and Charles Penner are part of the founding team behind new impact investor Engine No 1, which will look to create long-term value by driving positive impact through active ownership and investment in public and private companies through multiple strategies.
Mirabaud Asset Management – the investment arm of the Mirabaud Group – has held the first close of its Mirabaud Lifestyle Impact & Innovation private equity vehicle.The successful first close exceeded targeted amount of EUR 50 M by achieving in excess of EUR56 million attracted from investors across Europe, Latin
Longship, a Norway-based, lower mid-market buyout specialist, has closed its second buyout fund at its hard cap of NOK1.7 billion (cEUR160 million). The announcement of Fund II comes less than five years after Fund I closed. Longship now manages NOK3.1 billion (cEUR 300 million) in aggregated capital commitments across its
CVC Credit Partners (CVC Credit) has priced Cordatus XIX, a Collateralised Loan Obligation (CLO) fund totalling EUR379 million arranged by Barclays. This will be the fifth CLO fund raised by CVC Credit in 2020 and increases our aggregate global issuance for the year to cUSD2.0 billion (cEUR1.7 billion). It is
ADM Capital, a Hong Kong headquartered investment manager with specialist experience in Asia Pacific credit and sustainable investment, has received a USD100 million seed commitment from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to launch a new USD-denominated Asia-focused debt fund dedicated to renewable energy called the ADM Capital Elkhorn Emerging
Vala Capital, an entrepreneur-led venture capital firm, has launched the Vala Sustainable Growth EIS (enterprise investment scheme) targeting small companies focused on sustainable solutions. The launch comes on the back of ever-increasing demand from investors wanting funds focused on sustainable strategies. A recent survey of high-net-worth investors by Vala and
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