TRAFI, a public transport mobile app designed to accurately plan journeys using real-time data, has completed a successful Series A funding round totalling USD6.5m. The round was led by Octopus Investments with the EBRD Venture Capital Investment Programme and BaltCap, who all join existing investors Practica Capital. TRAFI, which was
The average time taken to exit private equity-backed buyout investments has increased year-on-year since 2008. In this extract from the Preqin Private Equity Spotlight: May 2015, Anna Strumillo and Ciantelle Lawrence conduct an in-depth analysis of buyout holding periods. Private equity investments are traditionally long-term investments with typical holding periods
Palatine Private Equity has completed the GBP13m management buyout of The Alchemist, as the Manchester bar and restaurant brand looks to roll out more sites across the UK. The deal marks Palatine’s second investment with Living Ventures Group following its buyout of Gusto last year. The Alchemist first opened
More than 500 people attended the Guernsey Funds Forum 2015 in London last week, which was hosted by ITV news anchor, Alastair Stewart, OBE. The keynote speech was delivered by Guernsey resident and private equity specialist Guy Hands, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited. Dominic
Waterland Private Equity Investments has closed Waterland Private Equity VI following a successful fund-raising after just three months in the market. Carey Olsen advised the sixth fund for the Dutch private equity firm which has raised EUR1.55 billion in the short time frame. EUR1.25 billion sits within the fund (a
Sterigenics International has closed a recapitalisation with an affiliate of Warburg Pincus and GTCR, which was announced in March 2015. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. GTCR purchased Sterigenics in March 2011. “We are incredibly energized to be partnering with Warburg Pincus and GTCR,” says Michael Mulhern,
Audax Group has partnered with management to acquire TPC Wire & Cable Corp (TPC) from Chicago based private equity group, Pfingsten Partners. Headquartered in Macedonia, Ohio, TPC is a producer of high performance, ruggedised wire, cable, and connectors used in harsh industrial applications. Founded in 1978, TPC’s products serve a
Abcodia has raised GBP5.25 million funding from existing and new investors to bring the world’s most sensitive and specific ovarian cancer screening test, ROCA to market. The financing was co-led by Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) and Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), who join existing investors Albion Ventures and UCL Business. Dr
Independent fund, corporate and private client service provider JTC has been granted an extension to its licence to offer an enhanced level of fund servicing capabilities in the UK. The amendment to JTC’s permissions by the FinancialJTC Will Cameron Conduct Authority (a ‘Variation of Part 4A Permission’) means that JTC
In an extract from the recently launched 2015 Preqin Sovereign Wealth Fund Review, Lauren Mason, Amy Bensted and Oliver Senchal provide an insight into this secretive and exclusive subset of the investor community. Sovereign wealth funds, despite being small in number and secretive in nature, continue to capture attention as
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