Vringo, a provider of software platforms for mobile social and video applications, has closed a private placement of convertible notes in the aggregate amount of USD2.5 million primarily to leading venture capital firms Benchmark Capital and DAG Ventures. The convertible notes bear interest at the rate of 1.25% per annum
Redkite Financial Markets, a specialist in real-time financial markets surveillance solutions, has raised a Series A investment from DFJ Esprit, a leading European venture firm with just under USD900 million under management. The investment will accelerate the growth of the firm whose next-generation solution enables the financial services sector to
LogMeIn, Inc, a provider of cloud-based connectivity solutions, has completed the acquisition of the Pachube service (www.pachube.com) and substantially all other assets of Connected Environments Ltd. Pachube (pronounced “Patch Bay”) is a web-based service for connecting people and devices to the Internet of Things – a network of sensor-enabled
Amor Group, a business technology company backed by Growth Capital Partners (GCP), has made a strategic acquisition of FS Walker Hughes, a Manchester based specialist software business focused on the airport sector. Amor provides products and services to the energy, transport and public sectors. This acquisition has increased employee numbers
Castle Private Equity, the SIX Swiss Exchange listed fund of private equity funds, has approved a new distribution policy. The policy will enable the company to share realised gains with shareholders and has been initiated due to the strong recovery of the portfolio in the past two years and the
HarbourVest Global Private Equity’s (HVPE) estimated economic NAV is USD902.3 million or USD10.91 per share, as at 30 June 2011. This is a 0.1% decrease from the 31 May 2011 estimated Economic NAV per share of USD10.92. This nominal change was driven by decreases in the value of publicly-traded holdings to
The Riverside Company has made another major investment in Germany, partnering with Transporeon GmbH and TICONTRACT GmbH (Transporeon). The transaction will close once merger approval has been obtained and will be the second German acquisition in 2011 for the international private equity firm. Transporeon, headquartered in Ulm, Germany, provides web-based
Maitland, the fast-growing multi-jurisdictional wealth and fund services firm, is now offering outsource fund administration to private equity and real estate investment funds. The development follows the rising growth of these funds, particularly private equity, in Africa. Maitland operates internationally with South Africa as an offshore fund servicing location. Assets
Responding to growing market demand for European domiciled investment fund products, and the emergence of Dublin as a centre for alternative investment products, DMS Management Ltd (DMS) has opened a new office in Dublin, Ireland. Led by Irish resident principals Derek Delaney and Don Ebanks, and leveraging DMS’ global fund
Actiwave AB, a Swedish start-up technology company has raised SEK15 million in a rights issue lead by SEB Venture Capital. SEB also acquired all shares held by the current seed financier, Innovationsbron. Founded in 2007 by Pär Gunnars Risberg, Actiwave AB is a Swedish start-up company that has developed a
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