German technology venture capital investor Target Partners saw record portfolio fundraising results in 2017 with the startups financed by the firm raising more than EUR110 million in 25 financing rounds. The total market cap of the Target Partners portfolio increased by EUR450 million and now exceeds EUR1 billion for the
Tera Ventures is to raise a second seed fund, the Tera Ventures Fund II, which has a target size of EUR55 million. The majority of the capital has been committed by some of the most prolific Estonian, pan-European, and global investors. The fund will invest in about 30 seed stage
Pemberton, a diversified asset manager backed by Legal & General Group, has provided senior term facilities to Cinesite Studios, an independent digital entertainment company. Cinesite Studios, headquartered in London, produces award-winning feature animation and visual effects for the film and television industries. Productions it has worked on include Game of
Mekong Capital’s Mekong Enterprise Fund II (MEF II) has completed the divestment of 100 per cent of its investment in Mobile World Investment Joint Stock Company (MobileWorld), the biggest mobile device and home appliance retailer in Vietnam. This was the culmination of an exit process that began with a pre-listing
NTR has closed three project debt facilities in recent weeks with AIB, Nord/LB and MUFG totalling a Euro equivalent of EUR66.5 million. Two of the debt facilities will be utilised to finance the construction of new wind farms, while the third is for the refinancing of a wind farm already
Duco, a data engineering technology company, has closed a USD28m investment round led by Insight Venture Partners, NEX Opportunities and Eight Roads Ventures. The round also includes an investment by lifetime entrepreneur and former CEO of SunGard, Cristóbal Conde. Duco provides technology that enables banks, brokers, asset managers and exchanges
COPE Private Equity (COPE) has fully exited Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad (Serba), capping a successful four-year investment in the integrated and specialised engineering services company. COPE invested in a subsidiary of Serba for MYR35 mil (USD9 mil) in June 2013 via two of its private equity funds – COPE-KPF Opportunities
Calculus Capital, an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Venture Capital Trust (VCT) specialist, has reported a record year with GBP30 million invested and over 500 companies reviewed over the 12 months to 31 October 2017. Calculus believes this is evidence of the strong appetite for EIS and VCT investments and
Specialist engineering business, Northern Escalator Installations, has secured a GBP6.4 million investment from BGF to support its expansion in the UK and Europe. Founded by MD Kevin Johnson in 1999, the Halifax-headquartered company installs, refurbishes and repairs escalators. Employing a team of 85 precision engineers and technical staff, recent
Payvision, a global merchant acquirer and omnichannel payment provider, has sold 75 per cent of its business, announced today, in a strategic partnership with ING. Payvision says the deal will help it accelerate its ambitious growth plans, extend its global network and broaden its payment product portfolio. Payvision is valued at
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