FORWARD FEATURES CALENDAR

Allocations

Fly Now Pay Later, a British fintech company offering consumers globally an alternative and more flexible way to finance travel, has closed a USD75 million debt funding package provided by funds managed by Atalaya Capital Management to support expansion into the United States â€“ the largest travel market in the world. As part of the funding package, the New-York headquartered financier has also provided an equity investment into the business.   Building on GBP45 million of new investment made in the previous two equity funding rounds, the alternative payments provider launched in 2015 by Jasper Dykes, has now raised a total of
TMF Group, a provider of global administrative services, has completed the acquisition of Paraty Capital, a Brazilian fund administration platform which focuses on private equity, infrastructure, venture capital and private debt funds.
TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, and LEA Partners, a technology focused private equity firm, are to merge Enscape, a developer of real-time rendering and design workflow technology for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industries, and Chaos, a specialist in photorealistic rendering technology. The merger will establish a specialist in the 3D visualisation and design workflow software sectors, with a focus on the AEC, Visual Effects (VFX) and Product Design verticals.    Peter Mitev, CEO and co-founder of Chaos, and Christian Lang, CEO of Enscape, will share the title of co-CEO for the new company. Vladimir Koylazov,
Sky Peak Capital (Sky Peak), a founder-focused, operationally-driven private equity firm, has acquired Jarvis Machine (Jarvis), a supplier of precision machining services to the industrial, defence, photonics, firearms and pneumatics industries. After making a strategic growth investment in February 2021, Sky Peak recently exercised its option to purchase the entirety of Jarvis, delivering value to the founder, Duane Jarvis, as well as certainty and commitment to Jarvis’ employees, customers and broader stakeholders. While Sky Peak will primarily target control transactions, its flexible mandate provides the ability to structure creative capital solutions. Founded in 2009, Jarvis is a leading supplier of
PEO Partners (PEO), a private equity liquid alternatives firm, has achieved a significant milestone of eight months of management of the PEO Private Equity Access Master Fund, its flagship fund launched in May 2021, and is experiencing strong momentum in growth of AUM. Founded by Jean-Louis Lelogeais, co-Founder of Strategic Value Partners, LLC, a leading distressed investment firm, and Randolph Cohen, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, PEO has developed a proprietary investment strategy to provide a broad spectrum of investors access to returns comparable to traditional private equity (PE) funds net of fees through public market investing. PEO Partners’
Private equity firm OpenGate Capital’s portfolio company, SMAC, a French provider of waterproofing and building envelope solutions, has completed the full exit of its manufacturing division, Industrie, with the sale of its Resins business unit to MAPEI, an Italian leader in the production of adhesives and chemical products for the building industry. The Resins business unit includes resin manufacturer, Resipoly and Services, and installation specialist, Eurosyntec. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. This latest disposal completes SMAC´s exit from its manufacturing division, in line with its strategy to refocus on its core works business (Travaux), which is centred on
Healthcare building blocks
KKR has held the final closing of KKR Health Care Strategic Growth Fund II (HCSG II), a USD4.0 billion fund dedicated to health care growth equity investment opportunities primarily in North America and Europe.
ChargeNet, a software platform start-up that integrates electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers, energy storage and solar power with a payment system, has closed a USD6.2 million seed financing round led by Aligned Climate Capital.
Atalaya Capital Management (Atalaya), an alternative asset manager focused on private credit and special opportunities investing, has held the final close of its inaugural real estate private equity fund, Atalaya Commercial Real Estate Fund I (ACRE). The fund closed with more than USD100 million, including commitments from new and existing investors and employees of the firm. ACRE will primarily focus on control investments in real estate sponsor equity across multifamily, industrial, office and hospitality. The fund targets opportunities alongside institutional-quality sponsors focused on growing secondary markets and gateway cities. In addition to providing capital, the Atalaya team will partner with
mPulse Mobile, a specialist in conversational AI and digital engagement solutions for the healthcare industry, has acquired HealthCrowd, a communications platform-as-a-service innovator focused primarily on the Medicaid market. mPulse has also secured a growth investment from PSG, a growth equity firm partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled services companies.   The acquisition comes at a time when healthcare organisations need innovative solutions to engage consumers as the pandemic spurs a dramatic adoption of virtual health. Health plans and providers are adapting to a significant shift towards consumer experience as a measure of performance. By joining two innovative organisations with deep

Events

12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am

Directory Listings