Harbert European Growth Capital (HEGCF) has held the final close of its second fund (Fund II) at EUR215 million, a substantial increase over Harbert European Growth Capital Fund I. HEGCF, which provides debt capital to fund growth opportunities across technology, life science and other innovative sectors, attracted significant institutional capital,
Optoscribe, a supplier of glass-based integrated photonics components, has closed an investment round of GBP2.8 million led by Scottish business angel investment syndicate, Archangels, and also supported by its other existing investors, Par Equity, Scottish Investment Bank and the Optoscribe management team. Previous investors were joined in this round by
NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, has invested GBP200,000 as part of a GBP700,000 funding round in Biorelate, a technology platform using artificial intelligence (AI) to efficiently curate data in biomedicine. Existing investors, Catapult Ventures via the
Nosto, a specialist in ecommerce personalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) tools for retail, has closed a new round of funding totalling USD7.4 million led by European investment companies Tesi, Open Ocean and Idinvest. The new funds will be used towards investments in Nosto’s machine learning core, omni-channel personalisation and continued
ThinCats, a fintech lender to SMEs has launched a new programme for up to GBP300 million with global asset manager Insight Investment to fund UK SMEs with commercial loans. On top of GBP300 million from existing investors, ThinCats now has a potential GBP600 million to fund UK SMEs across the
LBO France has widened its fund range, usually reserved for institutional investors, with the launch of the FCPR White Caps Sélection, a private equity fund for high net worth clients with a minimum investment amount of EUR25,000. The FCPR White Caps Sélection fund will invest directly or via funds managed
Mariana Enevoldsen (pictured), Director at Estera, explains how the recent IPO of music investment fund Hipgnosis demonstrates how Guernsey continues to be popular and trusted by advisers and investors, and highlights the attractiveness of the island for alternative asset classes… This summer Merck Mercuriadis, a former manager of Sir Elton
ForeVest Capital Partners (ForeVest), a private equity fund manager operating primarily in Central and Eastern Europe, has closed a general partner-led secondary transaction of a fund it advises, PineBridge New Europe Partners II (NEP II). In the transaction, a new investment fund advised by ForeVest acquired portfolio companies from NEP
EnTrustPermal, an affiliate of Legg Mason, is to launch a USD250m direct lending investment trust to capitalise on the shipping industry’s USD80 billion debt requirements. The Blue Ocean Maritime Income investment trust will target a yield of 7 per cent a year by providing debt finance to high quality shipping
Perpetual Corporate Trust, an independent provider of corporate trustee services to the managed funds industry and debt markets in Australia, has formed a strategic partnership with FundRock Management Company (FundRock). The collaboration will enable clients of both firms to leverage the expertise and services offered in their respective core markets.
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