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Honeywell has launched an investment fund that will invest in early-stage, high-growth technology companies that are strategically aligned to the company’s portfolio and software capabilities.
The initial fund size is expected to be approximately USD100 million and investments will be made through Honeywell Venture Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell.
“Investments in early-stage high-growth companies are a great way to supplement Honeywell’s track record as an innovation leader, leverage our research and development capabilities, and provide access to new solutions for our customers,” says Honeywell president and CEO Darius Adamczyk.
“We will invest in companies from
Addepar has acquired AltX, an intelligence platform for the alternative investments market.
The acquisition deepens Addepar’s capabilities in alternative investments – which comprise USD120 billion of the USD600-plus billion of assets on Addepar’s platform.
With AltX, Addepar advances its mission to empower wealth advisers and asset owners to make more informed, data-driven investment decisions.
Alternative investments, including hedge funds, private equity, venture capital and real estate, have exploded in popularity, growing from USD2.5 trillion in 2004 to a projected USD13.6 trillion by 2020. Despite this growth, wealth advisers have struggled to provide an adequate level of information
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The CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities Fund offers a unique proposition, aimed at a wide range of investors who are seeking an income as well as the opportunity to generate capital gains; a twin-engine source of returns.
With yields having collapsed close to zero in the lower risk areas of the market, CVC Credit Partners provides an alternative source of income by buying up senior secured loans across
Chequers Partenaires, a Paris-based private equity firm investing principally in control buyouts of European mid-market companies, has held the single and final closing of Chequers Capital XVII above its EUR1 billion target.
Established in 1972, Chequers Capital has been investing in unquoted companies in Continental Europe with a primary focus on France, DACH and Italy.
Over the last 45 years, Chequers has been instrumental in promoting the growth of its portfolio companies through selected acquisitions and a focus on international development, enabling the emergence of global industry leaders such as Accelya and TCR.
Chequers Capital XVII was
Henkel is to acquire Sonderhoff Holding, a provider of high-impact sealing solutions for industrial assembly based in Cologne, Germany.
With the acquisition of the privately owned company, Henkel will further enhance its sealants competence.
Foam-based sealing solutions are used in a variety of industrial applications, protecting lighting systems, filtration solutions or appliances against humidity and dust.
Sonderhoff is a manufacturer of foamed-in-place gasketing solutions for sealing and has broad expertise in developing and manufacturing customised dosing equipment.
“Targeted investments in complementary leading technologies are an integral part of our global strategy. With this acquisition, we will
Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has delivered a GBP650,000 facility to European Packaging Distributors (EPD), made up of a GBP500,000 invoice finance and a GBP150,000 revolving cashflow facility.
EPD sought a new finance partner as the incumbent financier was unable to offer the facilities to maintain its cashflow and allow the firm to purchase increased levels of stock from overseas suppliers.
Longer term, the funding has allowed the business to support its growth and free up additional funds for its expansion, starting with the hire of two new recruits since the facility was
SEAF has been appointed, through wholly-owned affiliates, as the general partner and investment manager of the Southeast Europe Equity Fund II and affiliated vehicle (SEEF II).
SEEF II is a USD320 million, 2006 vintage private equity fund that made control and significant-minority equity investments in companies operating in Southeast Europe and Turkey.
The current portfolio of six majority-owned investments are located in Turkey, Romania, Albania, and Kosovo, and reflect SEEF II’s activity in the healthcare, financial services, and telecommunications and media sectors.
SEAF and its team in the region will oversee the continued development of the portfolio
ACON Investments has held the final closing of ACON Equity Partners IV (AEP IV) with commitments of approximately USD1.07 billion, the fund’s hard cap.
The fund represents ACON’s fourth US investment fund targeting mid-market control investments primarily in US businesses.
AEP IV was significantly oversubscribed in relation to its target commitments of USD850 million with substantial re-commitments from existing ACON investors as well as several new limited partners.
The fund’s investors include public and private pensions, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors from North America, Asia, and Europe.
The fund has already closed
DoFinance has become the first European-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform to open a customer centre in Indonesia.
Coming a month after the launch of its platform for investors in Europe, DoFinance is now available to investors in Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea and India.
“The financial market in Asia is rapidly growing, and becoming increasingly stable. As a result, there is a continuous demand for new FinTech solutions. Due to the large population and conservative banking industry, Asia is an attractive destination for financial technologies. People in Asia are looking for safe investment opportunities, and they
Carlton James Group, a private investment group specialising in diversified portfolios, has launched the Carlton James Diversified Alpha Fund, a regulated mutual fund listed on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX).
The fund is led by chairman Anthony “Tony” Moore who has more than 40 years’ experience in the global financial services industry and has transacted business in 20-plus countries; CEO Simon Calton, who has led The Carlton James Group for several years; Ryan Whitefield, who possesses over two decades’ experience working in real estate development and construction; and Dr Umair Mehmood, a renowned precognition strategist who has advised
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