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BerchWood Partners and JTC Capital form JV

Private equity placement agent BerchWood Partners has formed a joint venture with JTP Capital, an investment advisory firm which provides capital advisory solutions for a small number of well selected real estate investment platforms.  Mitchell B. Sikora, JTP Capital’s founding member, and Henry J Delicata, a senior advisor, will be

TIAA-CREF Launches Churchill Asset Management

TIAA-CREF has launched Churchill Asset Management, a new majority-owned subsidiary focused on originating, underwriting and managing senior loan investments, primarily in US middle-market companies. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Churchill adds to TIAA-CREF’s existing fixed income capabilities by expanding its private credit platform. It also supports the

Lion Capital to acquire Spence Diamonds

Lion Capital is to acquire Spence Diamonds, a direct seller of custom-made engagement rings in Canada.  Lion Capital is partnering with IVEST Consumer Partners, a Vancouver-based retail investor and operator, who will bring seasoned operating executives George Jones and Jim Schneider to lead the business. IVEST will make a minority

EnCap raises USD6.5bn PE fund

Oil and gas private equity firm EnCap Investment has closed EnCap Energy Capital Fund X with USD6.5 billion of limited partner capital commitments.  Fund X, which reached its USD6.5 billion hard cap and was significantly oversubscribed, provides growth capital to proven management teams focused primarily on the upstream sector of the

ALPS to acquire listed PE specialist Red Rocks Capital

ALPS, a DST Company that provides products and services to the financial services industry, is to acquire asset manager Red Rocks Capital, a leader in listed private equity and other private asset investments. The purchase price of up to USD65 million will consist of a combination of up-front cash consideration

Announcement

Tech investor Pearson launches e-commerce-focused VC fund Fuel.Ventures

Technology investor Mark Pearson is launching Fuel.Ventures EIS Fund 1, an open-ended venture capital fund investing in the e-commerce sector. The fund will target super-early seed, seed and A-stage investments in the rapidly growing European e-commerce sector. European mobile commerce sales are expected to grow from EUR17.3bn to EUR113.3bn between

Spire Capital raises USD333m for third PE fund

Spire Capital Partners has held the final closing of Spire Capital Partners III, a private equity fund with approximately USD333 million in capital commitments.  Spire III's committed capital surpasses its previous fund, Spire Capital Partners II, which was a USD319 million 2007 vintage fund.  Spire III's limited partners consist of

Mansa Capital acquires controlling interest in Accreon

Private equity firm Mansa Capital Management has completed an acquisition of Accreon, a Boston-based healthcare technology and services company that integrates and manages health information. Mansa Capital invested USD5.5 million in Accreon along with the company’s new management team and original founders to finance the acquisition. The deal also facilitates

Permira Funds and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to acquire Informatica

The Permira Funds Partner with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to acquire world's number one independent enterprise data integration provider. Informatica Corporation, an independent provider of enterprise data integration software and services, is to be acquired by a company controlled by the Permira funds and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Beringea leads GBP13m funding round for D3O

Venture capital investor Beringea, manager of the ProVenVCTs, has led a GBP13 million funding round for D3O, the UK-based developer of smart materials. Beringea will invest a total of GBP9 million from its UK and US offices, along with other current D3O shareholders, to support the further expansion of the

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