Returns from venture funds globally reached a record level in Q2 2020, despite the Covid-19 crisis, and remained high as the year progressed, according to eFront’s latest Quarterly Private Equity Performance report. Up to the end of Q3, 2020 has been an exceptional year for venture capital performance, with funds
BGF backed 61 new companies in 2020 whilst continuing to actively support its portfolio. Total investment totals GBP384 million, which includes GBP262 million into new portfolio companies and GBP122 million into existing portfolio companies. Notwithstanding the global pandemic and associated recession in the UK causing unprecedented uncertainty for business, BGF
The Riverside Company has invested in Great Lakes Fire & Safety Equipment (Great Lakes), a family-owned business in Alpena, Michigan. The investment is an add-on to Riverside’s CertaSite platform, a fire and life safety company that is committed to the highest levels of customer service, responsiveness, building safety and code
HIPPEAS Chickpea Snacks, has raised USD50 million from investment house The Craftory. HIPPEAS, a healthy snacking brand, intends to use the funds to boost innovation, expand production, increase distribution and amplify its positive impact. The Craftory is a USD375 million global investment house focused exclusively on ‘championing the world’s boldest,
TCV has closed TCV XI, its largest fund to date at USD4 billion. TCV turned 25 in 2020. Over our first quarter-century, the firm has invested more than USD14 billion, guided 65 companies through IPOs and executed 64 strategic sales. “Over a quarter century, Netflix has gone from an outrageous
SparkPost, an email sending and optimisation platform delivering nearly 40 per cent of the world’s commercial email, has secured USD180 million from LLR Partners, NewSpring Capital and PNC Bank. The investment will help fuel SparkPost’s next stage of growth and product innovation as organisations continue to look at email as
Shore Capital Partners (Shore), a private equity firm focused on investments in the healthcare and food and beverage industries, has invested in the Tandem Family of Companies (Tandem). Tandem is a nationwide, full-service HR technology and solutions leader servicing small, mid-size, and enterprise companies. Tandem is currently comprised of four
Purlos an admissions platform designed to help educational institutions increase their revenue by reducing student drop-outs during the admissions process, has raised GBP300k from multiple investors in the education space from the UK, US and Germany.
Palatine Private Equity has completed the seventh investment from its Impact Fund, with the acquisition of a significant minority stake in tranScrip, a fast-growing global business playing a key role in the innovation and commercialisation of new medicines, including treatments for Covid-19. Headquartered in the Thames Valley, tranScrip provides a
Luminate Capital Partners, a private equity firm investing in growth software companies, has sold AMTdirect, a provider of lease accounting, lease administration, and facilities management software, to MRI Software. Jeff Ralyea, Chief Executive Officer of AMTdirect, says: “Over the last few years, the Luminate team has partnered with AMTdirect to
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