A new private equity firm, created through a management buyout from Barclays, is looking to open up new growth investment opportunities in natural resources. Following the deal, Barclays Natural Resource Investments (BNRI) is now Global Natural Resource Investments (GNRI) an independent, private equity firm, which will build on the existing
Start-ups in ASEAN are drawing increasing attention from venture capital firms and several countries have put in place measures to encourage such activities. The appetite for venture capital investments has seen a growth in both the number of deals and aggregate value transacted between 2014 and 2015 YTD. On the
London based Real-time consumer engagement app OnePulse has closed a USD1.07m seed investment round, led by AngelLab, D5 Capital and the London Co-Investment Fund along with a number of senior brand and technology executives. With over 300 clients (including businesses like Aviva, CGA Strategy, Coca-Cola, Bartle Bogle Hegarty & LBi
Cato Networks has raised USD20 million in a series A funding round led by Steve Krausz, general partner at US Venture Partners (USVP), and Theresia Gouw, founder of Aspect Ventures. Cato Networks will use the funding to refine its new Network Security as a Service (NSaaS) platform, which the firm
Blockade Medical, a privately held company focused on the development of catheter based therapeutic devices for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms and ischemic stroke, has closed a round of equity financing. Existing investors participated along with new investment from TitanMed Capital and GP Healthcare Capital, venture capital and private equity
Stone-Goff Partners (SGP) has held the closing of Stone-Goff Partners Fund II, a private equity fund focused on investments in businesses within the consumer and services verticals. Fund II will continue its predecessor’s successful lower middle market private equity investment strategy, generally investing between $6 million and $20 million in
Rockaway Capital is to acquire 100 per cent of Central European online retail business Netretail Holding and Heureka, the No1 online price comparison website in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, from Naspers and other minority shareholders. The EUR200 million-plus acquisition puts revenue from Rockaway Capital's e-commerce holdingson track to exceed
MUFG Fund Services has selected Markit’s private equity services to provide valuations for illiquid debt and unlisted equity positions. MUFG Fund Services is part of MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing group of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and provides administration services for more than 1,100 alternative funds worldwide.
Baring Private Equity has secured regulatory approvals to complete its previously announced acquisition of a majority stake in Vistra Group from IK Investment Partners. Vistra Group’s management team continue to hold a significant shareholding in the company. Martin Crawford, CEO of Vistra Group, says: “Our partnership with Baring Asia
Audax Private Equity has formed a platform in the specialty coatings and adhesives markets through the acquisition of California Products Corporation (CPC), together with its existing investment in Nicoat, a formulator of specialty packaging and printing coatings. CPC expands the platform into the architectural, sports surfaces, and specialty construction coatings
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