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Octopus Investments has reached its half-way milestone (GBP60 million) in under two months for its Octopus Titan VCT. This is the fastest that Titan has raised this sum, with rising numbers of online applications helping to drive this trend.
This year Octopus is targeting another GBP120 million fundraise for its flagship VCT. This follows last year’s record breaking fundraise when Titan raised a total of GBP200 million.
Titan offers investors, comfortable with the risks of smaller company investing, attractive tax incentives that accompany a VCT and access to a well-established and diverse portfolio of more than 65 potential game-changing
ADM Capital, a Hong Kong and London-based private credit investment manager, has held the final close for its Asia Secured Lending Facility II, (ASLF II) with proceeds raised of USD178 million.
ASLF II received USD50 million and USD10 million in commitments, respectively, from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US Government’s development finance institution, and Calvert Impact Capital.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, alongside another investor, provided initial seed capital in 2016 and the Facility – also known as the Somei Lending Platform – has already made seven investments since its first close in
Monroe Capital (Monroe) has held the final close of its 2018 Monroe Capital Private Credit Fund III at USD1.33 billion of limited partner commitments with over 100 investors in eight countries, eclipsing the target of USD800 million.
When combined with target Fund leverage, the Fund will have more than USD2.5 billion of buying power or capital available for investment.
The fund will invest in private credit transactions originated and underwritten by Monroe. The investment strategy is focused primarily on senior secured loans and unitranche loans to private equity sponsored, independent sponsored, and non-sponsored middle market companies located throughout
Integral, a forex market technology partner for banks, brokers, and asset managers, has secured a USD15m investment from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital.
“The market opportunity for Integral has never been better,” says Harpal Sandhu, Integral founder and CEO. “Our focus on building the best FX solutions coupled with our unparalleled customer service has given us the largest installed base in the business – more than 200 leading institutions run on the Integral platform. We look forward to partnering with Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and leveraging their deep experience and global resources.”
Integral combines the innovation of Silicon Valley with deep
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US Government’s development finance institution, has committed USD6 million in debt financing to CrossBoundary Energy, Sub-Saharan Africa’s first investment fund for commercial and industrial solar.
CrossBoundary Energy provides solar power to African enterprises. Clients sign long term power purchase agreements to purchase solar electricity without contributing upfront investment or taking technical risk on construction and maintenance. CrossBoundary Energy finances, builds, owns and operates the captive solar system for the client. The client receives cheaper and cleaner electricity.
OPIC’s commitment will contribute to the funding of six captive solar PV projects currently under
UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP1.035 million investment in Manchester-headquartered water treatment technology business, G2O Water Technologies Limited (G2O).
A total of GBP600,000 has been provided by Maven funds, which includes a GBP400,000 investment from NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, which is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and a GBP200,000 investment from the Finance Durham Fund, both managed by Maven. The additional GBP435,000 is from a number of private individual investors.
The funding will enable the business to carry out the next stage of its technical development and forge more
Harbour Point Capital (Harbour Point) has led a growth recapitalisation of InSight Telepsychiatry (InSight), a national telepsychiatry services provider organisation.
The Company’s founders, including Chief Medical Officer Dr Jim Varrell, and InSight CEO Geoffrey Boyce, have reinvested the majority of their holdings and will remain significant shareholders in InSight.
“The InSight team has done a fantastic job of building a clinically-focussed organisation that is highly regarded by both the mental health provider community and InSight’s facility partners We are excited to partner with Geoffrey and the management team for this next phase of growth and to help InSight continue
Evoke Creative, a design-led manufacturer of interactive digital solutions, has received a GBP6 million investment from BGF to support further growth in the UK and overseas.
Based in the Wirral, Evoke Creative supplies interactive digital solutions, including self-service kiosks, video walls, digital signage and payment terminals for blue-chip customers in the retail and leisure sectors. Its systems allow brands to connect and engage with their customers in dynamic and rewarding ways, helping to maximise transaction conversion rates, improve customer journeys and reduce costs.
Led by founders Neil Clark and Dean Ward, Evoke prides itself on creating bespoke solutions and
Eko, a mobile-first collaboration and communications platform for businesses, has raised USD20 million in a Series B financing round led by SMDV, with participation from AirAsia’s digital investment arm, RedBeat Ventures, Gobi Partners, East Ventures and existing shareholders.
The Bangkok, and now London-based, company has seen revenues more than triple in the past year with over half a million recurring paid users across sectors including retail, hospitality, banking, and other service-based industries. This round will provide Eko with funds to further accelerate its expansion in Europe and North America.
It also today announces a significant European expansion, with new
Golden Gate Capital has completed has completed the acquisition of Vector Solutions, a specialist in eLearning and SaaS performance support solutions, from Providence Equity Partners.
CEO Jeff Gordon and the current management team will continue to lead Vector, which will remain headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
Founded in 1999, Vector Solutions offers SaaS-based, compliance-driven enterprise eLearning, workforce management and performance improvement solutions to targeted industries in three primary sectors: commercial, public sector, and education. Their innovative products help organisations improve outcomes, optimise performance, and reduce risk in many industries, including engineering and construction, industrial manufacturing, K12 and higher education, and
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