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Mayfair Equity Partners hooks Investec support for fishing deal

Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided GBP21 million in funding in the form of senior term loans and working capital facilities, for Mayfair Equity Partners’ second deal, the acquisition of Europe’s biggest supplier of fishing equipment, Fox International. Stephen White (pictured), who led the funding team at Investec, says

British Business Bank to provide Hitachi with GBP100m ENABLE funding

The British Business Bank is to provide a GBP100m facility to Hitachi Capital UK to fund a portfolio of newly originated small business asset finance receivables. The transaction is the first of the British Business Bank’s innovative new ENABLE Funding programme, which aims to increase significantly the supply of leasing

Sixth AIP fund closes at USD1.8bn

Middle market private equity firm American Industrial Partners (AIP) has held the first and final close of its sixth fund (Fund VI) at the hard cap with USD1.8 billion in LP commitments.  AIP secured commitments from a globally-diversified investor base comprised of leading endowments, insurance companies, funds of funds, gatekeepers,

ACE launches bespoke insurance solution for PE/VC firms

ACE Group has launched a bespoke liability insurance solution for private equity and venture capital firms in Hong Kong and Singapore designed with new regulatory requirements, the volatile economic environment and increasingly complex deal structures in mind. The life cycles of private equity/venture capital companies can stretch from a firm

Mid Europa portfolio company Walmark acquires WValosun

Walmark, a Consumer Healthcare player in Central and Eastern Europe and a portfolio company of Mid Europa Partners, has further expanded its portfolio in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia by acquiring Valosun. Valosun is a Probiotic specialist in the Czech Republic and Slovakia with the brand Biopron and holds

ShopFully receives EUR10m in funding from Highland Europe

ShopFully Group, headquartered in Italy where it operates under the national brand DoveConviene, has received EUR10 million funding from Highland Capital Partners Europe. The round takes the company’s total funding to over EUR20 million in three years – previous investment was received from Principia SGR, 360 Capital Partners and Merifin.  

Dating App happn raises USD14m in Series B Round

Happn, a dating app that connects people the moment their paths cross, has closed a USD14 million Series B funding round led by Idinvest with participation from Alven Capital, DN Capital, Raine Ventures and private individuals Fabrice Grinda, David Wolfson and Gil Penchina. To date, the company has raised a total

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Wells Fargo Global Fund Services launches Fund View

Wells Fargo’s Global Fund Services has launched Fund View, an operational system for managing and analysing the middle- and back-office operations, fund accounting, and regulatory and investor servicing functions of hedge funds and private equity funds. "Fund View provides managers with operational information on a real-time basis enabling them to

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