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Weatherford Capital invests in CloudFactory

Weatherford Capital, a family-owned private investment firm, has completed an investment in CloudFactory, a global leader in managed workforce solutions for artificial intelligence (AI) companies. Growth equity investment firm, FTV Capital, led the funding round. CloudFactory’s WorkStreams combine people and technology to deliver high-quality data to meet the needs of AI

GHO Capital raises EUR975m for European healthcare fund

Global Healthcare Opportunities, or GHO Capital Partners, a European specialist investor in healthcare, has held the final close of its second fund, GHO Capital Fund II, at its hard cap of EUR975 million. GHO Capital says the fund is the largest specialist private equity fund dedicated to European healthcare. Approximately

Standish Management to acquire Luxembourg-based Halsey Group

Standish Management, a provider of fund administration services to private equity, venture capital, and real estate managers, is to acquire Halsey Group, a Luxembourg-based fund and corporate services provider dedicated to international private equity and real estate investment firms. Terms of the deal have not been announced. The acquisition extends

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to acquire Cynosure

Funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) are to cquire Cynosure, a specialist in medical aesthetics systems and technologies, from Hologic. Cynosure develops, manufactures, and markets medical aesthetic treatment systems for dermatologists, plastic surgeons, medical spas, and other healthcare practitioners.The company’s broad portfolio of products spans several major categories,

NovaQuest Capital closes USD275m in dedicated private equity fund

NovaQuest Capital Management, a healthcare and life sciences focused private investment firm, has held the final close of NovaQuest Private Equity Fund I (Fund I) with USD275 million in total capital commitments. Fund I will continue NovaQuest’s focus on investing in and building leading services and technologies in the healthcare and

Aruwa Capital Management launches USD20m co-investment vehicle for Africa

Aruwa Capital Management (Aruwa), a female founded and led private equity firm focussed on Nigeria and Ghana, has launched a USD20 million co-investment vehicle. Aruwa‘s mission is to provide patient growth capital to established and rapidly growing companies in the small to lower middle market and it expects to execute

New qualification in ESG Investing to launch in December

CFA UK’s Certificate in ESG Investing, the first qualification of its kind in the UK, will be available to investment professionals from December. The Certificate has been introduced to meet the increased demand for ESG knowledge and skills in the investment sector and is already seeing high uptake.   In

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