Castik Capital, the European private equity investment firm, has held the final close of its European Private Investment Club fund (EPIC I) at EUR1 billion. The fund had a first close in June 2014 at EUR 625 million. EPIC’s investors are all large institutional investors. “We are very proud to
iwoca, one of the fastest growing SME lending platforms in Europe, has finalised a USD20m Series B equity financing rounded by Acton Capital Partners, the specialist German venture capital firm, and CommerzVentures, the corporate venture capital subsidiary of Commerzbank. Redline Capital and other existing investors also participated. iwoca achieved over
The Scottish Loan Fund (SLF) has supported its existing portfolio company Merson Group (Merson) in its acquisition of ASG Essex Ltd (ASG), a long established signage business servicing the UK’s largest brands. The acquisition creates a UK and European sign business with an unrivalled range of skills, capabilities and resources
The Channel Islands Securities Exchange Limited (CISE) has ceased discussions regarding the acquisition of the European marketplace for SMEs, the Danish-based GXG Markets A/S (GXG). It was announced on 22 July that an in-principle agreement for the transaction had been agreed between the CISE’s wholly owned subsidiary, The Channel Islands
Puma Investments has completed two deals within the residential care home sector totalling GBP11 million. The monies invested will fund the development and initial operation of two purpose built, modern care homes in partnership with established operator Abbey Healthcare. Abbey Healthcare is owned by Prabhdyal Sodhi and currently operates a
Prudential Capital Group, a global source of private capital for public and private companies, provided more than USD5.3 billion to companies and projects worldwide through the first half of 2015. This represents an increase of more than USD1 billion compared to the first half of 2014, while adding 40 new
APC Technology Group has completed the acquisition of Energy Efficiency Verification Specialists, EEVS Insight Ltd, a provider of performance analysis and verification services for any sustainability project, product, service or investment in the Energy efficiency space. The Acquisition is in line with APC’s stated strategy of investing in technologies, products,
This extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Real Estate, Q2 2015 focuses on institutional investors in private real estate and their plans for the next 12 months regarding strategy, regional preferences and the size and number of planned capital commitments. The majority of investors seeking new commitments will target value
21 Partners is to acquire Poligof, a manufacturer of backsheet film for hygienic disposable products (baby diapers, feminine hygiene and adult hygiene products), through the second investment of the recently raised 21 Investimenti III fund. Thanks to its technical know-how, Poligof is the Italian leader and one of the top
EY has signed a membership deal with Innovate Finance, the global FinTech association based in the UK, as part of its commitment to build its FinTech practice and champion the UK as the world’s global hub for FinTech innovation. Innovate Finance already has a community of over 120 FinTech companies,
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