IFC, LeapFrog Investments, and DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft – have invested USD165 million in convertible Tier 2 bonds issued by Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank), a Vietnamese private retail and SME bank. While strengthening the bank’s capital base, the funding will help increase lending
SwiftSkill, a digital platform that allows aspiring esports professionals to assess, track and improve their performance, has raised GBP150,000 in pre-seed funding from Jenson Funding Partners. The funding will allow the business to expand its team and provide its service to additional esports game titles, to help gamers build their
BCB Group, a European provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital asset economy, has closed a USD60 million Series A funding round co-led by Foundation Capital with participation from BACKED VC, PayU (the fintech and e-payments business of Prosus), Digital Currency Group, Nexo, Wintermute, Menai Financial Group,
Arrowpoint Advisory has advised Stewart Milne Group on the divestment of Stewart Milne Timber Systems, a UK-based timber frame manufacturer, to the Donaldson Group, a timber and building products specialist, operating throughout the UK. Stewart Milne Group (SMG) was founded in 1975 and is one of the UK’s largest independent
Circularity Capital has continued to build its portfolio of European growth stage businesses enabling the circular economy, by co-leading a EUR30 million Series A growth capital round in Lendis. Lendis has also raised EUR50 million in debt, contributing to a EUR80 million financing round in total. The German-based business
Prime Capital, an independent asset manager and financial services provider based in Frankfurt, has held the final close of its sustainable multi-investor infrastructure fund Prime Green Energy Infrastructure Fund (PGEIF) with total commitments of EUR586 million, significantly exceeding its target volume of EUR500 million.
CVC Credit has co-arranged the unitranche debt facilities, featuring an ESG margin ratchet, to support Partners Group’s acquisition (on behalf of its clients) of Pharmathen, a European pharmaceutical company, which closed on 20 January 2022. CVC Credit will support the continuing growth strategy of the business through its European Direct
ECI Partners’ KB Associates has reached an agreement to join the Waystone Group, a global provider of institutional governance, risk and compliance services, subject to regulatory approval.
Wellth Ventures has launched as a venture capital investment firm committed to building a healthier, more sustainable and more connected world. Through Wellth Ventures, Founding Partners Allie Hope and Suzie Baleson will focus on early-stage opportunities in the “Better-for-You and Your Planet” consumer product and hospitality-focused proptech sectors, and will
True Wind Capital (True Wind), a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investing in leading technology companies, and Elyan Partners (Elyan), a member of the Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity partnership, have made a growth investment in Envoy Global (Envoy), a provider of software and services solutions to the
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