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Unigestion launches new Secondary Private Equity fund

Unigestion has launched Unigestion Secondary V, its latest secondary private equity fund, with a strategy to target small, non-auctioned secondary deals below EUR50 million, focusing on portfolios of high quality companies at attractive valuations.With over two decades of experience in secondaries, Unigestion is one of the pioneers in the global

BGF-backed Kids Planet acquires Kids allowed

BGF-backed Kids Planet has acquired North West-based Kids Allowed in a deal which makes it the UK’s third biggest nursery group. Kids Planet now has 52 nurseries across the North West and Midlands and provides care to nearly 6,000 children. The business was founded in 2008 by CEO Clare Roberts and

Livingstone in the UK rebrands as Arrowpoint Advisory

Following Rothschild & Co’s acquisition of Livingstone in the UK, which was completed in December 2019, the team has become Arrowpoint Advisory and is the dedicated UK lower mid-market team within Rothschild & Co’s Global Advisory business.

Foresight invests GBP16.8 million in specialist property lender Signature

Foresight Group LLP (“Foresight”), a leading infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has supported the MBO of Signature Private Finance Holdings Limited (Signature), from private equity firm, Cabot Square Capital, with an investment of GBP16.8 million to secure a majority stake in the Company.  Foresight will also provide an initial GBP5

Edmond de Rothschild’s Bridge IV exceeds target

Since the launch of Edmond De Rothschild’s Bridge IV in April 2018, which comprises a combination of subfunds, the Bridge platform has raised EUR1.25 billion, well above its initial EUR750 million target. This latest fund raising brings total Bridge platform assets raised since its initial launch in August 2014 to EUR2.6

Kelvin Capital reports record year

Glasgow based investment syndicate Kelvin Capital has seen a 19 per cent increase in its total investments in 2019, compared to 2018 levels.  The record figure saw GBP12.5 million being invested, up from GBP10.5 million in 2018, with new syndicate members joining from Europe and the Far East.   In the

Omnes invests in Better Energy

Paris-based private equity investor Omnes has acquired a minority shareholding interest in Danish solar PV provider Better Energy for EUR30 million. This deal marks the first investment of Omnes’s fourth-generation fund dedicated to renewable energy, Capenergie 4, currently being raised. Omnes has announced on this occasion the first closing of Capenergie

Teleo Capital acquires Industrial Defender from Capgemini America

TELEO Capital Management (TELEO) has acquired the Automated System Management (ASM) product platform and related products (Industrial Defender) from Capgemini America, Inc.  Industrial Defender provides cybersecurity and compliance software solutions for critical infrastructure providers globally. The software offers a management platform purpose-built to address the overlapping requirements of cybersecurity, compliance and

Kempen Global Impact Pool passes EUR100m mark

The Kempen Global Impact Pool has broken the EUR100 million barrier in assets under management. Launched in January 2018, the pool invests exclusively in funds that make a positive contribution to society and climate and in doing so aims to earn a financial return in line with the market. Kempen launched

Bloc Ventures attracts over GBP20M

Bloc Ventures Limited (Bloc), a venture capital company focussed on early stage European deep technology investment, has raised over GBP20 million in equity funding from UK industry leaders. The latest funding round was led by Michael Spencer’s investment company IPGL Limited and supported by a number of other industry leaders including

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