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
Solar power specialist SunEdison has signed a joint venture agreement with JIC Capital to finance, develop, construct and own up to 1 GW of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in China over the next three years. The joint venture will focus on facilitating and structuring non-recourse financing for solar PV
Despite infrastructure fundraising showing signs of growth, achieving a successful fundraise is more difficult than ever in such a competitive market. Preqin examines which funds are more likely to achieve their target size and the key factors for fundraising success. As Q3 2014 draws to a close, the unlisted infrastructure
AnaCap Financial Partners has completed the acquisition of EUR1.9 billion non-performing loans (NPLs) from Italian lender UniCredit Group. Under the terms of the agreement, funds advised by AnaCap will acquire the portfolio. The portfolio primarily consists of secured and unsecured bankruptcy and other enforcement claims. A significant portion of
Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in software, data and technology-enabled companies, has completed fundraising for Vista Equity Partners Fund V. The fund closed at USD5.775 billion in limited partner commitments and was substantially oversubscribed. This brings Vista's total cumulative capital commitments to over
Following industry debates that the leveraged buyout market has all but dried up, Preqin examines whether or not buyouts and, in particular, public-to private transactions are still attractive to the investment community. In recent years, trillions of dollars have been spent on private equity-backed buyout deals and they remain the
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