PineBridge Investments, the global multi-asset class investment manager, has successfully closed its latest collateralised loan obligation (CLO), Galaxy XII CLO, Ltd. The issuance was comprised of approximately USD412.5 million of notes and closed on 24 April, 2012. The notes are secured by broadly syndicated first-lien senior secured corporate loans and other corporate notes and bonds, and the entire offering was fully or over-subscribed. This is the fifteenth CLO that PineBridge has brought to market, taking the firm’s total leveraged finance assets under management to USD7.8 billion. “The closing of Galaxy XII marks another successful investment and asset raise for PineBridge,

Ingenious has successfully closed the fund raising for ten Ingenious Solar UK EIS companies. The fund raise exceeded its target and the majority of the aggregate funds raised have now been deployed. Each Ingenious Solar UK EIS company has acquired a portfolio of solar photovoltaic panels which are fitted on residential properties and are already generating electricity and eligible to receive Government backed Feed-in-Tariff payments. The cumulative investment across these ten companies has funded the purchase of more than 2,000 solar installations. Ingenious Solar UK EIS exceeded its target raise by a significant margin of 27 per cent, an excellent

Bangalore-based affordable medical technology and solutions company Forus Health Pvt Ltd (Forus) has successfully raised Series A funding of USD5 million from venture capital funds, Accel Partners and IDG Ventures India. Unitus Capital was the sole advisor to Forus for the transaction. Forus’ mission is to address the healthcare delivery issues in the developing world through innovative and inclusive product design, and service deployment. Its flagship product 3nethra: a portable, low cost, non-mydriatic, non-invasive pre-screening ophthalmology solution, can detect cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retina, refraction and cornea problems – diseases that contribute to 90% of avoidable blindness in India. 3nethra can

Ciklum, an innovative IT outsourcing company specialising in nearshore software development in Eastern Europe, in Ukraine and Belarus, has sold a minority stake to Horizon Capital, a regional private equity fund manager. The funding for this deal comes from Horizon Capital’s Emerging Europe Growth Fund II (EEGF II), which was raised in 2008. The financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. Ukraine’s IT outsourcing market has been demonstrating impressive cumulative average growth rates of 28% per annum during 2004-2011 and is forecasted to enjoy 20-25% growth rates per annum during 2012-2016 based on the continued cost advantage of

Private equity firm Superior Capital Partners has acquired KDM from CoActive Technologies as an add-on acquisition to its user-interface and product identification portfolio company, Nelson-Miller, Inc.  The transaction represents the eleventh acquisition from Superior’s 2008 inaugural fund and the seventh acquisition since the beginning of 2011.     Nelson-Miller, based in Los Angeles, designs, manufactures and sources customised membrane switches, graphic overlays, nameplates, rubber keypads, touchscreens and other user-interface and product identification solutions.  The Company’s products are highly customised and are used by original equipment manufacturers in a broad range of industries such as healthcare, industrial, aerospace and consumer.  Located in

Funds affiliated with CVC Capital Partners (CVC) are to purchase majority ownership of AlixPartners with the firm’s exisiting 125 managing directors maintaining a considerable equity stake in the enterprise. The transaction is subject to  closing conditions and is expected to close this summer. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Hellman & Friedman made a significant investment in AlixPartners in 2006; as part of that transaction, Jay Alix, who founded the firm in 1981, transferred a substantial portion of his interest. He will maintain a substantial minority stake in the firm. Fred Crawford, CEO of AlixPartners, says: “In recent

Ingenious’ Entertainment VCTs (www.ingeniousvcts.co.uk), which recently agreed terms for the successful exit of its stake in the Creamfields dance festival, has made an investment in Liverpool Sound City, a well-established three day international music, media and technology conference and live arts and music festival. The forthcoming (May 17 – 19) Liverpool-based event consists of a network of conferences, expos and live gigs featuring both new artists and established stars. It attracts the world’s top creative and digital leaders to the city, where they can chart the future course of the music, digital and creative industries. The 2011 event captured a

VTB Capital Venture Business and Fast Lane Ventures have former a joint-venture partnership to tap into opportunities in the Russian market. In accordance with the terms of the transaction, VTB Capital Venture Business led series C investment into Fast Lane Ventures with a total value of USD18 million. The funds will be used to develop the current portfolio of companies Fast Lane Ventures has, as well as provide finance for new investments. It will also be used to further strengthen Fast Lane Venture’s team and expertise. Aidar Kaliev (pictured), Global Head of Venture Business at VTB Capital, says: "The Russian

International law firm Akin Gump has advised AF Telecom in relation to a shareholder restructuring of Russian mobile phone operator OJSC Megafon with an aggregate deal value of approximately USD8.5 billion. The transaction closed on 24 April, 2012. The transaction involves AF Telecom increasing its interest in Megafon, Russia’s second largest mobile-phone operator, Altimo selling its 25.1 per cent interest in the company, and TeliaSonera reducing its 43.8 per cent interest to 35.6 per cent.   As part of the transaction, MegaFon is also paying TeliaSonera, AF Telecom and Altimo USE5.15 billion in dividends.   Artem Faekov, corporate partner leading