Since 2012, European direct-lending loan volumes have surged 120 per cent year-on-year, with an estimated 86 funds raising more than GBP50 billion.1 As Preqin noted in its Q2 2017 private debt report2, Europe had a total of USD39.1 billion of targeted capital. This is encouraging news but there are reasons to
Progressio SGR has successfully added Ifap to the Garda Plast platform it acquired eight months ago. Garda Plast is a leading player in Italy for the production of preforms in PET for mineral water, soft drinks and detergents. Ifap was founded in 1959 by the Bruseschi family and is
Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners, is investing GBP250,000 in tech company GradTouch, a platform that connects graduates and employers, and aims to offer a cost-effective, unique solution for attracting, vetting and hiring graduates. The investment, made on behalf of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), will increase
Middle market investment bank Harris Williams & Co has provided strategic advice to gaming backend development platform GameSparks on its sale to Amazon.com. Advisory services were provided by Thierry Monjauze and Mathew Tsui of Harris Williams & Co.’s Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) Group. “Griff and the team have
Capitolis, a technology provider for the capital markets, has secured two rounds of financing, a Series A investment of USD20 million led by Index Ventures, and a prior USD9 million seed round led by Sequoia Capital. Capitolis was founded in 2017 by Gil Mandelzis (pictured), the former CEO of EBS
Private Equity firm OpenGate Capital has completed the acquisition of Jøtul Group, a manufacturer of residential stoves and fireplaces, from Swedish-listed investment company Ratos AB. “Historically, Jøtul suffered from the impact of high market volatility and underinvestment that made it more susceptible to fluctuating customer demand,” says Andrew Nikou, founder and
The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) has reported a sustained strong uptake in the Jersey Private Fund (JPF), with 100 structures being formed since its launch less than one year ago. The 100th JPF was registered by the JFSC last week (2 March), underlining the interest in the product since
Hercules Capital has entered the commercial finance space through a strategic acquisition of Gibraltar Business Capital (Gibraltar), a provider of working capital to small and mid-market businesses via asset-based loan and factoring solutions. Gibraltar will be held as a portfolio company of Hercules. Gibraltar will continue to operate as an
Tricida has entered into a USD100 million venture debt facility with Hercules Capital, a specialist in customising debt financing for companies in the life sciences and technology-related markets. “This financing provides Tricida with significant financial flexibility as we continue the development of TRC101 for the treatment of metabolic acidosis in
NorthEdge Capital (NorthEdge) has completed the sale of Jigsaw24, a leading provider of IT solutions to the corporate, creative and education sectors, to private equity firm Alcuin Capital Partners. Based in Nottingham, Jigsaw24 is a B2B reseller, integrator and managed service provider of Apple technology, Adobe and Avid software.
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