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LeapFrog invests in Sri Lankan insurer Softlogic Life

LeapFrog Investments has made a USD12 million investment in Softlogic Life Insurance, purchasing the shares of FMO, the Dutch development Bank. The company is one of Sri Lanka’s fastest growing life insurers, providing locals with individual life and health, group life, and other policies. The main shareholders of the Company

Fundraising environment is healthy but disconnected

Through the first six months of 2017, five private equity megafunds with USD5 billion or more in AUM did a final close, accumulating USD68 billion according to Pitchbook. Looking at the year in full, a report by McKinsey & Co found that of the USD750 billion in private market assets

Using asset-based financing to optimise the capital structure

Through June 2018, the total amount of dry powder within global private equity stood at USD1.09 trillion; a vast sum, up from USD1.03 trillion at the end of 2017 according to Preqin. This makes for compelling headlines and has fuelled interest in private equity, to the extent that it has

James Williams, Hedgeweek

Europe’s mid-market: UK and France stand out from the crowd

The UK and France have proven strong markets for mid-market private equity managers through September/October, but as we reach the end of the year, and as Brexit uncertainty lingers three months out from the deadline, some believe the UK deal market, in particular, will soften in early 2019.  The Q4

YFM generates 3.4x return from GTK exit

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has exited its investment in GTK Limited for GBP14.3 million, to Volex Plc, generating a return of 3.4x original cost to its funds and a 36 per cent IRR. YFM supported the incumbent management team in the primary buyout of GTK from its founder in October

ClearLight Partners exits investment in Pure Water Technology-PHSI

Private equity firm ClearLight Partners has sold Pure Water Technology-PHSI (PHSI) to Quench USA, Inc (Quench), an operating segment of AquaVenture Holdings Limited (WAAS). Headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois, Pure Water Technology-PHSI is one of the nation’s leading manufacturers and marketers of point-of-use water purification coolers. The company’s products are distributed

Burford Capital secures funding for USD1.6bn in new litigation investment

Burford Capital Limited, a global finance and investment management firm focussed on law, has announced new funding arrangements to facilitate its next USD1.6 billion in litigation finance investments. The new capital will come from three sources: a sovereign wealth fund with which Burford has entered a strategic capital relationship; a

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NTR acquires two French wind power projects

NTR has entered the French renewables market with the acquisition of two wind power projects together comprising just under 20MW and with a total capital investment of over EUR35 million. NTR’s second sustainable infrastructure fund, NTR Renewable Energy Income Fund II, has acquired Bricqueville, an 8.8 MW project from RES,

Bregal Milestone invests in e-mobility specialist Greenstorm from EUR400 million fund

Bregal Milestone, a European private capital firm, has completed an investment into Greenstorm, an innovative e-mobility and e-commerce company based in Kufstein, Austria. The investment is made from a EUR400 million fund dedicated to investing in European growth companies. Bregal Milestone’s commitments typically range from EUR20 million to EUR60 million.

Dillon Eustace advises Superior Storage on its sale to Iron Mountain

Dillon Eustace has acted as adviser to the shareholders of Superior Storage, an Irish company based in Dunshaughlin specialising in file and document storage, on its sale to Iron Mountain, the US specialist in storing, protecting and managing information and assets.   The deal was for an undisclosed amount.  

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