Social Impact Ventures NL (Social IV), the management company for Social Impact Venture Fund I (Fund I), has successfully closed on EUR19 million in new commitments from the European Investment Fund and non-institutional investors. Social IV previously had a first closing of Fund I in July 2015 at EUR11 million
Semios, a provider of real-time agricultural information and precision pest management tools, has closed an USD8 million financing with private equity individuals from the Agtech community, with assistance from Haywood Securities. Founded in 2010, Semios has grown to be the largest worldwide network of sensors and control devices in specialty
The attraction for private equity as an alternative asset class is as strong as perhaps it has ever been. As the results of a recent E&Y survey reveal (Positioning to win: 2015 global private equity survey), 19 per cent of investors said they currently allocate up to 5 per cent
State Street research reveals that nearly two thirds (59 per cent) of institutional investors globally are set to increase their allocation to private equity over the next five years. However, a further 15 per cent of institutional investors said their exposure to private equity is likely to decline over the
Private Equity is to recapitalise Gastro Health PL (Gastro Health), a gastroenterology physician practice management company with 21 centres across South Florida. Gastro Health was founded in 2006 with the merger of GI Care Center, Gastroenterology Associates, and Gastroenterology Group. The company has acquired 16 new centres and on-boarded over
eVestment has expanded its private equity performance analytics capabilities to meet the needs of institutional investors with the addition of new functionality to TopQ – eVestment's solution for the private equity market. eVestment is continuing to work towards its commitment of providing institutional quality data and analytics across all major asset classes.
Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity firm focused on Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey, has increased its stake in Walmark to 100 per cent, buying out the founding Walach family. Walmark is a major Consumer Healthcare player in Central and Eastern Europe with a leading position in
In response to increased demand for outsourced alternative asset administration, Northern Trust has enhanced its private equity support with the launch of its capital call execution service. The service allows clients to gain operational efficiencies by outsourcing the processing of capital calls. Capital calls are periodically issued by general partners
The latest study by the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) shows that private equity (PE) backed Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) have outperformed non-PE backed IPOs over the three year period between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2015. The study is the third annual report prepared
Canadian private capital continued its climb in 2015: venture capital (VC) activity saw amounts invested and fundraising increase substantially, with exit values reaching historical highs. Private equity (PE) saw solid fundraising numbers and large increases in volume. These are some of the main findings from the Canadian Venture Capital &
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