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Marshall Wace leads $25m 21.co fundraise

21.co, the parent company of 21Shares, a global issuer of cryptocurrency exchange traded products (ETPs), has raised $25 million in a funding round led by hedge fund Marshall Wace.  The round values the business up to $2 billion, making 21.co Switzerland’s largest crypto unicorn.  With this round of financing, 21.co will

Thoma Bravo to open new London office

Thoma Bravo is expanding its presence internationally with the opening of an office in London. The new office will complement the firm’s existing offices in San Francisco, Chicago and Miami, each of which have recently experienced significant growth. As part of this expansion, Irina Hemmers will join Thoma Bravo as

Pantheon spearheads Initiative Climat International Asia-Pacific chapter launch

Pantheon, a global private markets investor, has led the launch of the new Asia-Pacific chapter of Initiative Climat International (iCI), a global initiative that seeks to harness the collective efforts of private market participants to address climate change and accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon global economy. Pantheon was the

Arcmont strengthens fundraising capabilities in Italy

Arcmont Asset Management (Arcmont), a European private debt asset management firm, has strengthened its capabilities in Italy having received regulatory approval for its Milan branch from Consob and the Bank of Italy. This will serve to strengthen Arcmont’s presence in Italy.

COPE Private Equity planning fifth fund in 2023

COPE Private Equity is planning to launch its fifth fund next year following the full deployment of the current COPE IV Fund which is expected by Q1 2023, according to a report by Deal Street Asia. The report cites the firm’s founder and managing director Azam Azman as revealing that

Vista Equity Partners expands internship programme

Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has expanded its internship programme to provide new opportunities for rising college sophomores. The new program, built in partnership with the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP), a network of college-preparatory public charter schools,

KKR launches Highways Infrastructure Trust in India

KKR has launched the Highways Infrastructure Trust (HIT), a roads infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) in India. The new vehicle is KKR’s third InvIT in India, following the launch of the Virescent Renewable Energy Trust, India’s first renewable energy InvIT, and India Grid Trust, a transmissions InvIT. Together, these platforms operate

Arcano makes top 10 in HEC-Dow Jones ranking of PE global secondary funds

Arcano Partners, an international alternative asset manager with offices in Europe and the US, has been ranked in the top 10 globally in the HEC Paris-Dow Jones ranking of private equity secondary funds. This list ranks the top PE secondary fund managers globally, in terms of cumulative performance and consistency

Global Switch attracts bids from EQT, KKR et al

Several big-name private equity firms, including EQT AB and KKR & Co, have been shortlisted to strike a deal to acquire data centre company Global Switch according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites unnamed sources as saying that the list of firms selected to take part in the

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