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Excelsior Growth Fund (EGF), a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution formed by New York Business Development Corporation (NYBDC), has created an online lending platform for small business owners.
Designed by EGF partner Mirador, the platform is customised to Excelsior credit criteria and the entire application process is completed online. Applicants can pre-qualify within minutes, and if eligible, can complete the entire loan application online. Completed applications can be approved in one business day and loans can be closed within one week. The new online loan application will be of particular interest to small businesses that prefer fast access to capital,
Century Park Capital Partners-backed Moss Inc has acquired Marx & Moschner. Headquartered in Lennestadt, Germany, Marx & Moschner is a provider of environmental branding solutions to the retail and exhibit markets.
The acquisition gives Moss a global footprint and provides the ability to cross-sell to international customers.
With quality recognised across Europe, Marx & Moschner provides a wide range of standard and custom branding solutions for interior and exterior use, including a versatile line of silicone edge graphic (SEG) frames and custom printed large format fabric panels, custom trade show exhibit components, lightboxes and bannerstands. The organisation has been committed
AMP Capital and Infrastructure Capital Group (ICG) have secured approval from Town of Port Hedland Council to take over the 50-year lease of its international airport for AUD205 million.
The consortium of AMP Capital and ICG was awarded the lease of Port Hedland International Airport in Western Australia during a special council meeting in Port Hedland last night.
The consortium will pay the Town of Port Hedland Council AUD165 million upfront and will invest a further AUD40 million to redevelop the airport during the next five years.
AMP Capital’s Infrastructure Equity Fund will take a 44 per cent
Victory Park Capital (VPC) has provided a credit facility to help refinance existing debt and finance working capital for Beacon Bay Holdings’ portfolio company Dental Lab Holdings.
VPC has also committed additional funding in support of future acquisitions for DLH’s expansion in the dental lab industry.
“As a recognised player in the dental lab sector with a strong reputation of delivering quality products, DLH is well positioned to execute on its acquisition strategy to acquire new labs and elevate its relationships with customers,” says Jason Brown (pictured), partner at VPC. “Our partnership combined with Beacon Bay’s expertise in leading
Alternative methods of accessing the private real estate market, including separate accounts, joint ventures and co-investments, are under the spotlight in this extract from the Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H2 2015.
Recent years have seen an increase in institutional investor appetite for alternative structures, which offer the investor a variety of benefits over the traditional commingled fund model, including greater control over their real estate portfolio, lower fees and a greater level of exposure to attractive assets. Fig 1 illustrates that the proportion of investors that will invest through separate accounts has steadily increased since 2011, with 39
Digital health innovator DynoSense has closed a USD9.4 million Series A funding round, with participation from WI Harper Group; JKOM Cloud Health Technology Co; Plug and Play Tech Center; Jinmao Capital; and Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati.
The company will use the proceeds to support US regulatory clearance and commercialisation of its patented Dyno, the world’s first fully integrated multi-function health scanner technology that can capture more than 33 critical health metrics in less than 60 seconds with a single user action. The captured health data is securely and wirelessly uploaded to the company’s cloud computing platform for further analytics
NB Private Equity Partners has reported a 2.6 per cent increase in Net Asset Value (NAV) during the first six months of 2015 to USD713.0 million (31 December 2014: USD694.8 million).
The increase has been driven by unrealised gains on public and private equity holdings as well as cash and payment-in-kind (PIK) interest on the firm’s income investment portfolio.
NBPE’s NAV increase of USD45.1 million during the six months included:
• USD42.9 million of realised gains, or USD0.88 per Share, net of tax expense
• USD14.6 million of unrealised losses, or (USD0.30) per Share, net of tax expense
Energy-focused private equity firm Denham Capital and Nexif, a Singapore-based independent power management company, are teaming up to develop, finance, construct and acquire conventional and renewable power generation assets across Southeast Asia.
The platform marks a return to the region for Denham and builds upon Nexif’s strong experience and relationship base.
“We are excited to team with Denham in chartering the next phase of Nexif’s growth. Southeast Asia has a tremendous need for new power generation and we look forward to working with governments, our partners and the region’s communities to provide electricity solutions that are both economical and reliable,”
This extract from the Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H2 2015 analyses the responses gathered in Preqin’s latest round of investor interviews to find out what investors in private equity believe are the biggest issues they face at present.
Preqin’s recent survey exposed valuations, deal flow and fee pressure as some of the biggest challenges investors face while seeking to operate an effective private equity portfolio. While regulation has been cited as a key issue by over a third of LPs surveyed, it seems a large proportion of investors are yet to adjust their private equity investment plans in light
Franklin Square Capital Partners its senior secured investment in Blueprint Sub (doing business as iSqFt), a provider of software and bid information to the commercial construction industry.
The increased commitment finances the merger of iSqFt and CMD Group, a Norcross, GA headquartered provider of construction information.
The financing was provided by FS Investment Corporation (NYSE: FSIC), FS Investment Corporation II (FSIC II) and FS Investment Corporation III (FSIC III), BDCs managed by affiliates of Franklin Square and sub-advised by GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC (GDFM), an affiliate of GSO Capital Partners LP (GSO).
The combination of iSqFt and
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