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Moonfare doubles AUM to over €2bn

After less than five years, Moonfare has become one of the world’s leading digital private equity investing platforms, its AUM now totalling over €2 billion. The Berlin-based FinTech is disrupting private market investing by opening access to leading private equity funds for qualified investors and their advisors at low minimums

Investcorp’s European Real Estate business acquires Luso Invest SA

Alternative investment firm Investcorp’s European Real Estate business has completed the acquisition of Luso Invest SA, the owner of Avenue de la Porte de Hal 27, an office occupied by the Flemish government, and Avenue Herrmann-Debroux 2, the Belgium headquarters of Marsh SA. Investcorp acquired the company from Monument Immo

Capital Pilot confirms first five UK investments by £5m Boost Fund

Following the recent launch of £5 million Boost Fund 1, Capital Pilot has announced the first five startup businesses backed by the fund on the basis of an Investability Rating. Boost Fund 1 is the UK’s first automated high-volume investment fund targeting UK-based startups. Its approach brings efficiency and transparency

BII raises $500m to back Indian startups

The India-based venture capital division of Bertelsmann SE & CO, Bertelsmann India Investments (BII), is looking to invest $500 million in local start-ups, according to a report by DealsStreetAsia. Since its launch in 2013, BII has invested in more than 17 companies in the country, some of which are already

Stellus Capital Management signs UN PRI

Stellus Capital Management (Stellus), a middle market direct lending specialist, has become a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). The PRI is recognised as the leading global network for investors who are committed to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into both their firm governance

Foresight partners with the Eden Project to boost biodiversity across its sites

Foresight Group (Foresight), a sustainable infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has selected the Eden Project (Eden) as its new sustainability partner. Eden will advise Foresight on enhancing biodiversity across its portfolio with an initial focus on its infrastructure and forestry assets.   The partnership will provide Foresight with a

BGF’s North West team leads on deals with an EV of £450m

BGF has led on deals with a total enterprise value (EV) of £450 million in the North West in six months. In the same period, BGF’s North West team has delivered a stand-out run of exits which has seen £150 million of capital returned from £72 million invested. Highlights include:

Fintech platform Helicap raises USD5m in strategic funding from Tikehau and PhillipCapital

Helicap, a fintech private investment platforms specialising in the alternative lending space in Southeast Asia (SEA), has raised USD5 million in a strategic funding round led by Temasek-backed international alternative asset management group Tikehau Capital, and integrated Asian financial house PhillipCapital, each with over USD35 billion in Assets Under Management

BGF appoints Apex Group for portfolio ESG rating & advisory

Growth capital investor BGF has appointed Apex Group to provide ESG Ratings & Advisory Services to over 230 high-growth companies in its portfolio. BGF is an established, independent investment company, supporting private businesses and smaller listed companies. It joins over 350 GPs in over 45 countries already using Apex’s ESG

Huobi launches new $1bn DeFi and Web3 investment arm

Digital asset exchange Huobi Global has launched Ivy Blocks, a new investment arm which will focus on decentralised finance (DeFi) and Web3 projects, according to a report by Cointelegraph. The report quotes a Huobi spokesperson as saying that the new division has over $1 billion in crypto assets under management

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