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Huron Capital closes inaugural non-control private equity fund at USD142m

Sixpoint Partners, a global investment bank serving the middle market, has closed the Huron Flex Equity Fund with USD142 million of total capital commitments. The Huron Flex Fund, which is the sixth investment vehicle for Huron Capital Partners (Huron Capital) since 1999, easily surpassed its initial target of USD100 million

Cybersecurity company Expel secures USD20m in Series B funding

Expel, a company that replaces what organisations spend on managed security service providers (MSSPs), announced it has secured USD20 million in Series B funding led by Scale Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm investing in the future of work. Ariel Tseitlin, a partner at Scale Venture Partners, will

EQT completes purchase of majority stake in Spirit Communications

The EQT Infrastructure III fund (EQT Infrastructure) has completed its majority stake investment in Spirit Communications. With the transaction complete, Spirit will be combined with Lumos, which was acquired in November 2017. The combination of Spirit and Lumos creates a super-regional fibre network stretching from Pittsburgh to Atlanta, with the

AXA Strategic Ventures rebrands as AXA Venture Partners

Global venture capital firm AXA Strategic Ventures is rebranding and will now be known as AXA Venture Partners. AXA Venture Partners, a USD450million venture capital firm backed by AXA, has participated in 32 deals since 2016, making it the most active venture capital firm backed by an insurance company, according

Audax Private Equity sells Wheel Pros

Audax Private Equity (Audax) has completed the sale of Wheel Pros to Clearlake Capital, a private equity firm based in Santa Monica, California. Wheel Pros, headquartered in Denver, CO, is a leading designer, marketer, and distributor of branded aftermarket wheels, performance tires and accessories.   Geoffrey S Rehnert, Co-Chief Executive

VCT fundraising for 2017/18 closes on all-time high

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has published the fundraising figure for the Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) sector, which raised GBP728 million for the 2017/18 tax year, the second highest amount since the inception of VCTs and an increase of 34 per cent on last year’s figure (GBP542 million). It

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Barclays, Bpifrance and CLSA Invest in Symphony

Symphony Communication Services has raised USD67 million in new capital from new investors Barclays, Bpifrance, the French investment bank, and CLSA, along with a group of existing investors. This brings Symphony’s total capital raise to date to over USD300 million from the world’s leading financial services firms, global venture capital

YFM Equity Partners supports investment in EIKON

Funds advised and managed by private equity fund manager YFM Equity Partners (YFM) have backed an investment into Eikon Group Limited, a cutting edge, end-to-end, digital post-production services for the motion picture and broadcast industry. YFM’s investment comes from its two advised VCTs, British Smaller Companies VCT plc and British

Quilvest Private Equity acquires global recruitment firm Phaidon International

Quilvest Private Equity, the private equity arm of the Quilvest group, has acquired global micro-specialist recruitment firm, Phaidon International. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Phaidon International, parent company of five award-winning micro-specialist recruitment brands, operates globally across offices in 10 locations including London, Zurich, New York,

Maven VCTs invest GBP1.1m in WaterBear Education

Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has completed a GBP1.1 million VCT investment in WaterBear Education Ltd (WaterBear), a private higher education college which provides a range of Master of Arts (MA) and Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree courses across the creative industries in partnership with the University of Chichester. The funds

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