BlackRock is to acquire Tennenbaum Capital Partners, an investment manager focused on middle market performing credit and special situation credit opportunities. The acquisition augments BlackRock’s position as a leading global credit asset manager and advances its goal of providing clients with a diverse range of alternative investment products and solutions
Pioneer Square Labs (PSL) has launched PSL Ventures, a Seattle-based venture capital fund that invests in early-stage technology companies. The USD80 million venture fund will invest in companies all over the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The fund also will participate in financings of spinouts from PSL’s affiliated
GreenCom Networks has secured a funding round led by London and Sydney-based the Macdoch Group, with a participation from existing shareholders Munich Venture Partners and SET Ventures. The funds will be used to further strengthen GreenCom’s position as an Energy Internet of Things (IoT) provider in the European energy market
British companies are enjoying an unprecedented period of investment from US West Coast-based firms, with 74 deals contributing to a total value of GBP1.08 billion in 2017 – the first time Silicon Valley investment into the UK has broken the billion-pound mark. That’s according to a new report from Penningtons Manches,
RM Capital, a specialist alternative advisor and asset management business, has advised Gilkes Hydro Investments (GHI), a leading UK hydro asset owner on its 19 year, GBP43.8 million secured loan. Provided by Aberdeen Standard Investments’ Infrastructure Debt team, the loan will support the refinancing of six operational hydro power assets
Ropes & Gray has advised Ares Management on the sale of its portfolio company Cordium – a leading provider of governance, risk and compliance services – to ACA Compliance Group, a US-headquartered leading provider of risk management and technology solutions that focus on regulatory compliance, performance, financial crime, and cybersecurity.
Barclays UK has today established a new unit that will focus on developing new business lines, promoting innovation and driving returns within Barclays UK. The new unit, Barclays UK Ventures (BUKV), will be led by Ben Davey, formerly Barclays’ Group Head of Strategy, who will also join Barclays UK’s Executive
ArchOver, a P2P business lending platform, is now helping businesses to bridge the funding gap that prevents them continuing to grow their operation whilst waiting for their R&D tax claim to be repaid. ArchOver’s Research & Development Advance (RDA) service is the first provided by a P2P lender funding advances
Unigestion has launched Unigestion Global Choice VII, a global small and mid-market investment programme and a continuation of the ‘Unicapital Global’ and ‘Euro Choice’ series of funds. Unigestion Global Choice VII is seeking EUR300 million to build a portfolio of around 30 specialist buyout, growth capital and selectively special situations
Onex Corporation (Onex) is to acquire a stake in PowerSchool Group (PowerSchool) from Vista, which will also invest new capital in the business. PowerSchool is an education technology platform for K-12 schools. Concurrent with the Onex/Vista transaction, PowerSchool will acquire PeopleAdmin, an industry-leading provider of cloud-based talent management solutions for the
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