Ten fund managers active in Africa’s tech space have been selected from across the continent for the LAUNCH Capital Provider Fellowship Program, facilitated by the Collaborative for Frontier Finance (CFF), with the main objective of further advancing the capacity of these local capital providers (LCPs) to raise institutional capital. LCPs

Greenstone Equity Partners, a capital raising firm in the Middle East, has launched an Investor Advisory Board of prominent GCC business leaders to provide strategic guidance and support. The Investor Advisory Board has been established with the goal to enable and accelerate positive impact across the GCC and deliver unparalleled

Global investment firm KKR has launched Aster Renewable Energy (Aster), a newly created renewables platform, to develop, build, and operate solar, wind and energy storage projects in Taiwan and Vietnam, with a view to expand to other markets in Asia. Headquartered in Singapore, Aster looks to invest behind high-quality renewable

Venture capital investment manager, Deepbridge Capital has deployed a record £31.5 million into early-stage technology and life sciences companies during the 2021/22 tax year, up from £29.4 million in 2020/21. Providing private investors with access to portfolios of innovative and growth focused companies, Deepbridge manages the Deepbridge Technology Growth EIS

Tikehau Capital reached €35.5 billion in Group AUM as of 31 March 2022, up 21% year-over-year. The Group exceeded its target of reaching, by the end of 2022, more than €35 billion in Group AuM. Private Debt funds were the main contributor to Q1 deployment, accounting for 63% of the

Global investor services group IQ-EQ, an Astorg portfolio company, has completed the rebrand of its US-based group companies – Blue River Partners LLC, Constellation Advisers LLC, Concord Trust Company, and Greyline Partners – as IQ-EQ. Bringing each of these individually successful firms together under the IQ-EQ brand means IQ-EQ’s service

Newly-formed Meriwether Group Capital (MWGC) has launched this month to make commercial loans available to businesses that fall outside the criteria required by traditional lenders. The MWGC Hero Fund focuses on small to mid-sized companies that meet the fund’s revenue qualifications and financial needs. The new lender operates in partnership

Global alternative investment firm Investcorp has launched a private infrastructure investment business in North America. The new platform will apply the firm’s global expertise and track record in real estate and private equity to make investments in critical infrastructure companies and projects across North America. Michael Ryder has joined Investcorp

Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, has committed to help drive actionable change on greenhouse gas emissions by signing the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative and joining the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF). The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, a consortium of 236 asset managers, supports