Convergence Partners, a private equity investor focused on the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, has held the first close of its third fund, the Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF) at USD120 million. The fund is targeting a final size of USD250 million. Now with more than USD400 million of
European PropTech VC, Pi Labs, has announced two new investors who join as limited partners (LPs) for its third institutional fund, Fund III.
Trilantic Europe, a private equity firm focused on mid-market transactions in Europe, has invested in the Smile Eyes Group, a specialist in the German ophthalmology market headquartered in Munich. The investment is structured as a partnership between Trilantic Europe, the two co-founders of Smile Eyes Dres. Wiltfang and Bechmann and
Tikehau Capital, the global alternative asset management group, has held the final close of Tikehau Special Opportunities Fund II (TSO II) with total commitments of EUR617 million. TSO II, which had an initial target of EUR500 million, is the second vintage of Tikehau Capital’s Special Opportunities strategy and is more
European mid-market private equity firm Equistone has acquired a majority stake in Vertbaudet, a European e-commerce platform dedicated to childhood. Following this transaction, Equistone now holds a majority stake in Vertbaudet, alongside the executive team. Through a robust omnichannel model – which has demonstrated resilience throughout the Covid-19 crisis –
HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) has launched a new venture capital investment strategy aimed at investing in companies that will participate in the transformation of financial services. The strategy will provide clients with exposure to B2B companies which offer either software or financial services to enterprises or institutions. It will
Healthcare Financial Resources (HFRI), a specialist in healthcare accounts receivable (AR) recovery and resolution management, has acquired California-based STAT Revenue, a leading provider of zero balance (closed) claims review and recovery services for hospitals and health systems. The acquisition rounds out HFRI’s AR management capabilities by adding the final stage
AXA IM Alts has raised EUR1.9 billion of equity to accelerate investments into the Life Sciences sector. The capital was raised over the last seven months, with commitments to a significantly oversubscribed fund raise from a range of clients from North America, Asia and Europe. AXA IM Alts’ investments into
Antin Infrastructure Partners has acquired Pulsant, a nationwide provider of data centre and cloud infrastructure in the UK. Pulsant owns and operates a portfolio of 10 data centres across seven cities in the UK. It provides essential data centre and cloud infrastructure, including colocation, private cloud, and network connectivity to
Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, has advised Literacy Capital on a first-of-its-kind dual listing on the Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange and on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX). The offering, which closed on 25 June 2021, took approximately two months to arrange with
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