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Ten Alps has completed a major recapitalisation, brought in new Board members and is acquiring Reef Television, a UK production business.
Mark Wood, Chief Executive Officer of Ten Alps, says: “This is a significant moment in the turnaround of Ten Alps. The proposed acquisition of Reef Television is an important first step in a strategy to achieve greater scale and momentum in our TV and digital content businesses. The new capital structure will enable us to invest in faster growth, with the guidance of our experienced Board members appointed today. Together, as an enlarged Group, we intend to bring in
Belgian-Dutch investment company Waterland Private Equity Investments (Waterland) is to provide growth capital to the Intelligent Group, the Belgian market leader in developing and providing hosting services.
Intelligent was founded in 1999 by Jonas Dhaenens under the Combell brand and has grown to become the most important provider of hosting services in Belgium in recent years, with a strong presence in the Netherlands. The company is primarily known for its strong hosting brands Combell and Unitt. Combell focuses on a diverse offering of hosting services ranging from domain names, e-mail and webhosting to managed hosting server applications and related products,
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the Government of the Republic of Karelia, Nord Hydro, the China Railway 24th Bureau Group and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, subsidiaries of the China Railway Construction Corporation, are to invest in constructing small
hydropower plants in Karelia.
The agreement was signed today during the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Under the agreement two small hydropower plants, Byeloporozhskaya HPP-1 and HPP-2, will be constructed, each with a capacity of 24.9 megawatts (MW). The project aims to create new, renewable and environmentally friendly energy sources to efficiently develop the Republic of Karelia’s power system.
Ares Capital Corporation and Varagon Capital Partners are establishing a new joint venture that will make senior secured loans to middle-market companies.
The new joint venture will be called the Senior Direct Lending Program (SDLP). The SDLP will work to follow on with the success that Ares Capital enjoyed with its previous senior loan joint venture, the Senior Secured Loan Program (SSLP), with GE Capital.
“As a long-term investor, AIG is attracted to the strong investment fundamentals of middle-market credit. Varagon’s new relationship with Ares Capital and our partnership with Varagon will provide AIG with direct access to the best
Markit has launched an Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) external valuer service providing independent valuations for alternative investment fund managers.
Markit’s aim is to help customers address the statutory and policy requirements of fund managers, regulators and investors for independent calculation of prices used in determining net asset valuations.
Massimo Catizone, chief executive officer, Athena Capital, says: “We were looking for a cost effective external valuer service which meets AIFMD requirements and allows us to focus on the management of our fund. We are pleased with the support and quality of the services provided by Markit in each
Djenee, a start up focused on a personal on-demand digital concierge service, has raised almost SGD500,000 on the first day of a crowdfunding campaign on FundedByMe, setting a new record for equity crowdfunding in Asia.
Investor interest in Djenee (pronounced Genie)Dcomes hot on the heels of Magic, a similar service based in the US, which recently raised money at a US$40million valuation just after six months of operations.
“We’re extremely excited about partnering with Djenee to raise their very first round of funding, which broke records for Asia and with investors from all around the world. This is a
Polaris Private Equity has acquired TRIAX, a provider of solutions for the reception and distribution of TV, radio and internet, from Nielsen & Nielsen Holding.
TRIAX’ products and solutions are used by broadcasters, cable operators, local networks and private households.
Through its newly established fund, Polaris IV, Polaris has signed a definitive agreement, subject to customary regulatory requirements and approvals, to acquire all outstanding shares of TRIAX. With more than 60 years of experience within the industry, TRIAX is widely associated with high-quality products, durability and a high level of customer service. With its headquarters in Denmark, as well as
ClusterSeven, a provider of solutions to manage corporate spreadsheets and other end-user computing (EUC), has secured new finance from private equity firm Azini Capital Partners (Azini).
Azini has acquired 100 per cent of ClusterSeven and will be providing additional investment to promote high quality and wider customer engagement.
Surveys by auditors and analysts repeatedly show that over 70 per cent of businesses are dependent on spreadsheets to deliver key financial information. ClusterSeven was founded to help businesses cope with this dependence. Its unique technology allows financial institutions and businesses to validate, analyse and control the use of business-critical spreadsheets
Convene, a network of urban meeting centres and integrated workplace amenity services, has raised USD15.5 million of equity in a Series B financing.
The financing will set the stage for the company's continued expansion in New York City and the Mid-Atlantic region and introduce expanded workplace service offerings.
This latest funding round represents the largest capital raise for Convene to date, and was led by Conversion Venture Capital, a new investor, along with Boathouse Capital, an existing investor, which also participated in the current round. Convene's existing lender group led by OFS Capital Corporation extended the duration of its existing
Dedicated real estate secondaries vehicles that have successfully raised capital are concentrated among just a few established managers, more so than with private equity secondaries vehicles. Between 2003 and May 2015, a total of 21 real estate secondaries funds attained a final close, securing an aggregate USD10.1 billion; almost two-thirds of this capital was secured by just five managers.
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