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ERES closes fund III at EUR300m hard cap

The Edmond de Rothschild Equity Strategies (ERES) franchise has held the final closing of ERES III at its hard cap of EUR300 million. This is the highest amount ever raised by the ERES franchise.   Its 2011 vintage, ERES II, raised EUR217 million.   Limited partners include high net worth

Nordic Capital-backed Lindorff to combine with Intrum Justitia

Nordic Capital Fund VIII-owned Lindorff and Intrum Justitia are to combine to create a leading provider of credit management services (CMS). The combination is expected to provide material benefits for all stakeholders and create significant shareholder value through annual cost synergies estimated at SEK0.8 billion (EUR80 million) and significant further

Matthew Hudson, MJ Hudson

MJ Hudson acquires Allenbridge and Tower Gate Capital

MJ Hudson has expanded it's alternative investments offering with the acquisition of investment advisory firm Allenbridge and outsourced fund management provider Tower Gate Capital. Established as an alternative investments law firm in 2010, MJ Hudson has grown rapidly and expanded its service offering within alternatives. Including the new acquisitions, MJ

LeapFrog completes partial exit from IFMR Capital

LeapFrog Investments, a private equity investor in emerging markets, has made a partial exit from IFMR Capital, a provider of capital market access to financial institutions that serve low-income consumers. The exit is part of a wider deal in which Eight Roads Ventures, the proprietary investment arm of Fidelity International,

George Muzinich

Muzinich to launch two funds

Corporate debt specialist Muzinich is launching two funds to be managed by the loans team who recently joined from ECM Asset Management (ECM), a Wells Fargo Asset Management company. Muzinich announced in the summer that it had hired Torben Ronberg, Stuart Fuller, Sam McGairl and Alex Woolrich, who managed the

YFM Equity Partners backs GBP5m Ferrabyrne MBO

Private equity fund manager YFM Equity Partners, alongside private co-investors, has backed the management buyout (MBO) of Ferrabyrne. YFM's funding includes the second investment from its new YFMEP 2016 Fund, which held a first close in June.    Ferrabyrne designs, develops, manufactures and services systems and components, including rubber and

Morgenthaler closes MPE Partners II at USD250 million hard cap

Lower middle-market private equity firm MPE Partners has closed its oversubscribed second fund, MPE Partners II, at the hard cap of USD250 million. The firm launched fundraising in April 2016 and did not use a placement agent.    "More than 30 investors committed to Fund II, including global asset management

Inflexion’s Kynetec secures first acquisition

Inflexion’s portfolio company Kynetec, a specialist in agricultural and animal health market research, has acquired the agriculture and animal health business of Ipsos North America. Ipsos agriculture and animal health in North America comprises two locations: St. Louis in the US and Guelph in Canada.   The acquisition brings additional

IMAX completes first phase of USD50m virtual reality fund

IMAX Corporation and IMAX China Holding have completed the first phase of a USD50 million virtual reality fund to help finance the creation of at least 25 interactive VR content experiences over the next three years. IMAX and its partners, which include leaders from the media, entertainment and technology sectors,

Assetz Capital investors earn GBP15m total gross interest

Assetz Capital says investors have earned a total of GBP15 million in gross interest since the company launched in 2013.  Assetz Capital has been at the forefront of the P2P sector by providing British small and medium sized businesses with their funding requirements.   Individuals can invest in these businesses

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