The Brexit vote is already leading to actions that are “silently killing” the UK’s technology sector, according to M&A advisory firm Magister Advisors. A poll of the fastest-growing UK technology companies suggests that half the key talent on average is British, 30 per cent from other EU countries and
IK Investment Partners and Five Arrows Principal Investments (FAPI) have acquired I@D Holding, a services platform dedicated to the first network of independent real estate agents in France. The founders Malik Benrejdal, Jade Benrejdal and Jerome Chabin as well as NAXICAP Partners, shareholder since 2012, are reinvesting 37 per cent
The Riverside Company has completed fundraising for Riverside Micro-Cap Fund IV (RMCF IV). The international investment firm’s latest buyout fund closed at its hard cap with USD650 million in capital commitments. RMCF IV invests in fast-growing North American companies with up to USD7 million of EBITDA. RMCF fund
One year on from the launch of its first venture debt fund for UK technology firms and innovative companies, Barclays is extending its High Growth fund to GBP200 million as part of its commitment to fund innovative scale-ups. Barclays has seen huge take up from businesses and since launching in
King & Wood Mallesons has advised Inflexion Private Equity on the management buyout of Bedell Trust, a corporate, fund and fiduciary administration company. Inflexion is an independent mid-market private equity house, investing in established high growth businesses. The MBO, backed by Inflexion, will help to accelerate organic growth and target
Five Arrows Secondary Opportunities (FASO), the European small and mid-cap secondary business of Rothschild Merchant Banking, has completed the fundraising of Five Arrows Secondary Opportunities IV (FASO IV) at EUR451 million after only a few months of fundraising. A significant majority of limited partner commitments originated from existing investors in
Capshare, an equity management platform, has closed an investment from Standish Management, a provider of private equity fund administration services in the US. The investment formalises a strategic partnership with Standish. “Standish is one of the most respected names in the investment fund business and we are thrilled to
Dundee Venture Capital, an Omaha-based seed-stage investment firm, has raised USD20 million for its Fund III, which will back start-ups in the broader Midwest US. The capital will be deployed into seed and early-stage investments targeting e-commerce, B2B SaaS and consumer-network focused start-ups. Dundee Venture Capital has made over 30
Inflexion Private Equity has acquired a majority shareholding in Group IMD from funds managed by Vitruvian Partners. Headquartered in London, Group IMD is a global technology business automating the distribution workflow of video advertisements from advertising agencies and production companies to broadcasters and the online video industry. The company connects
UBS Asset Management’s infrastructure and private equity business has held the final close of its inaugural infrastructure debt fund, Archmore Infrastructure Debt Platform (Archmore IDP), which has raised EUR570 million (USD640 million). The capital has been raised from 17 institutional investors comprising a mix of insurance companies, pension funds
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