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Unlisted infrastructure debt market gaining in prominence

Debt is becoming a more significant part of the unlisted infrastructure fund industry following strong fundraising activity in recent years, according to Preqin. 2012 marked the highest level of aggregate capital raised, as 21 funds secured USD12 billion in investor commitments, but the 14 funds closed in 2015 approached that

Inverness Graham sells Global ID

Private investment firm Inverness Graham has sold Global ID Group, a food safety and testing company that addresses the challenges and opportunities facing the food industry.   Headquartered in Fairfield, Iowa, with additional facilities in Europe and South America, Global ID provides a suite of food testing, supply chain compliance

Advent International to acquire Safran Identity & Security

Private equity investor Advent International has entered into exclusive negotiations with Safran to acquire Safran Identity & Security (Safran I&S), a specialist in identity and security solutions. Advent has made a firm and irrevocable offer of EUR2.425 billion for Safran I&S. Bpifrance will invest alongside Advent International.   Safran I&S

Pamlico sells T2 Systems to Thoma Bravo

Middle market private equity firm Pamlico Capital has sold T2 Systems to tech-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Headquartered in Indianapolis, T2 Systems is a provider of parking management technology, including SaaS-based software, services, and hardware to universities, municipalities, and private

Allied Minds and GE Ventures form alliance

Allied Minds and GE Ventures have formed an alliance to jointly identify and commercialise next-generation technologies.  Under the terms of the agreement, Allied Minds and GE Ventures agree to invest in new and existing technologies sourced from both Allied Minds and GE’s innovation pipelines.    The alliance expands Allied Minds’

Octopus Labs selects first five Fintech accelerator firms

Octopus Labs has selected five businesses to join its new Fintech accelerator, which kicks off in October. Over 80 applications were received to join the accelerator programme – with a shortlist invited to live pitch last week.   The panel of judges – which included ex-head of Google UK Dan

Mayfair holds final close of maiden fund at GBP400m

Mayfair Equity Partners has held the final close on its maiden fund, Mayfair Equity Partners Fund I, at GBP400 million, exceeding its target of GBP350 million.  The fund also has access to significant co-investment capital.   In an oversubscribed fundraise, the fund attracted commitments from a broad and diverse cross

Pemberton targets GBP500m to stimulate mid-sized UK business growth

Legal & General Capital (LGC) has backed a second fund by Pemberton which plans to lend GBP500 million to mid-sized UK businesses to support their growth. The commitment follows LGC’s investment in Pemberton’s first, pan-European fund which has currently raised around EUR1billion and has already invested over GBP180 million into

Modern Energy Management delivers 1.5GW of investment grade renewable energy

Modern Energy Management (MEM), which delivers project lifecycle certainty to renewable energy developers, financiers and investors, has delivered over 1.5GW of renewable energy in emerging markets, as a direct result of its Investment Grade Verification (IGV) service. Launched earlier this year, the IGV service has been developed by Modern Energy

Clearwater International advises design company on sale to HAY

Clearwater International has advised the shareholders of &tradition on its sale to HAY – a Danish designer and manufacturer of contemporary furniture, accessories and rugs – and Anders Holch Povlsen, CEO of fashion chain Bestseller. Established in 2010, &tradition is a Danish lighting, furniture and accessories design company. The business

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