UK-based fund manager Downing has committed a seven-figure investment to consumer technology company Tactus Group (Tactus). Founded in 1986, Downing is an FCA authorised and regulated investment manager with over 30 years’ experience. It currently has over GBP1.4 billion of funds under management. The investment from Downing was made
Accelex, a data acquisition, analytics, and reporting solution for private markets investors and asset servicers, has closed a USD5 million seed round of venture financing co-led by Illuminate Financial and AlbionVC, with participation from Expon Capital and SixThirty Ventures. This financing will accelerate the company’s global growth ambitions through further
GAPAVE, the association which owns Apave Group (Apave), a specialist in the field of technical, environmental, human and digital risk management, is in exclusive negotiations with PAI Partners, a European private equity firm, whereby PAI would become a shareholder of Apave alongside GAPAVE. Following the transaction, GAPAVE would remain the
Knox Capital, a private equity firm with significant assets in the legal and financial technology space, has made an investment in, and relaunched, bundle, a provider of legal real estate documents formerly known as ANADeeds. Knox Capital completed its equity investment in bundle in late 2020, and since closing has
Printful, an industry-leading print-on-demand drop shipping and fulfilment company has secured a USD130 million non-control investment from private equity firm Bregal Sagemount. The financing establishes Printful as the first privately owned company with Latvian roots to achieve unicorn status with a valuation of above USD1 billion. The new partnership will
Beacons, a business platform for social media creators, has secured USD6 million in a seed funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Li Jin’s Atelier Ventures, The Chainsmokers’ Mantis Fund, Night Ventures, Brazilian esports organisation LOUD and Crush Music. The new capital will fuel the company’s rapid growth
EY’s 2021 Global Private Equity Divestment Study, which was released last week, found that the pandemic has accelerated changes in attitudes to factors that are now affecting the valuation of businesses – in particular digitalisation and ESG metrics. The report looked at how private equity is refining exit strategies for stronger
Despite a challenging fundraising environment, the new Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance regulation (LPF) has the potential to make Hong Kong the preferred domicile for investment funds in Asia, especially once travel restrictions are lifted. As investors seek to broaden their portfolios, Asian funds can be a valuable source of diversification. “We
Hong Kong recently introduced regulatory reforms, policies and incentives to drive growth and increase Hong Kong’s attractiveness as a fund domicile. The newly adopted Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance (LPF) bill allows Hong Kong’s private equity firms to launch limited partnership funds. Already, there are signs that firms are taking advantage
As Asian investors demonstrate a growing appetite to allocate to alternative investment funds, Hong Kong is becoming more attractive to managers looking to make the most of the opportunity.
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