Singaporean venture capital firm Infocomm Investments has launched in London and is extending its USD200 million fund to European tech start-ups. At a launch event held at Central London’s Southbank Centre, the chairman of Infocomm Investments and executive deputy chairman of Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, Steve Leonard, announced the
AMP Capital has launched its Global Infrastructure Fund and has attracted a significant commitment from global private equity and infrastructure investor Pantheon into its global infrastructure platform. AMP Capital has created the platform by converting its Strategic Infrastructure Trust of Europe (SITE) from an open-ended to a closed-ended European fund
The value of global private equity deals targeting Africa has more than doubled (137 per cent) in the first half of 2014 compared to the same period last year, according to research by global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Global PE funds completed 15 deals collectively worth USD1.5bn in the
HIG Capital’s portfolio company Onyx Payments has acquired Norway-based Net Trans Services and Spain-based Worldwide Payment Systems (WPS). Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Onyx acts as a global clearinghouse for hotel commissions, processing transactions in over 200 countries and 29 currencies. As a result of the acquisitions, the company will seek
More insurance companies across the EMEA region see themselves as sellers of business units rather than buyers over the next three years, according to a survey by Towers Watson and Mergermarket. More than 60 per cent of respondents said they expected to divest operations before 2017, up from just 20
European Senior Secured Loan Programme (ESSLP), a joint venture between affiliates of Ares Management and GE Capital, has reached a total of EUR1 billion in commitments since inception in 2012 with the completion of its 10th transaction. ESSLP’s investments are made through the Ares European direct lending team, Ares Capital
Glennmont Partners has bought a portfolio of wind farms from developer and operator Sorgenia France, part of Sorgenia Green Group. The acquisition comprises two wind farm sites of 16 MW and 6 MW located in the Haute Normandie and Nord Pas de Calais regions in France respectively. The sites are
Mailcloud has successfully completed a seed funding round led by enture capital investors Octopus Investments, with Bessemer Venture partners, that takes total funding to USD2.8m. The round also includes Xavier Niel’s Kima Ventures, an early backer of Square, Nest and other high profile startups. Seedcamp London have also invested from
CTPartners Executive Search has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Austrian-based Neumann, a leading executive search and leadership consulting firm. The transaction includes offices in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as across Eastern Europe. Neumann focuses on several key industries that complement CTPartners’ targeted practice areas
Ogier recently advised English entrepreneur and businessman Richard Caring on his GBP135m sale of the world famous Wentworth Club to China-based Reignwood Group. Wentworth Club provides the headquarters for golf's PGA European Tour and hosts the annual BMW PGA Championship, making it one of the most desirable golfing locations in
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