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Fireblocks has raised USD30 million in Series B funding, bringing its cumulative fundraising to USD46 million. This round was led by Paradigm with participation from existing investors, Cyberstarts, Tenaya Capital, Swisscom, Galaxy Digital, Digital Currency Group (DCG), and Cedar Hill Capital. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
DefiniGEN – a provider of human cell products and services – has closed a GBP3.25 million funding round to accelerate its next phase of growth. This includes GBP2 million from BGF, the UK’s most active investor, alongside its existing consortium of investors led by 24Haymarket.DefiniGEN is a spin-out from the University of Cambridge, creating highly predictive disease cell models for preclinical research and drug development. The process of bringing new drugs to market is arduous, expensive and blighted by a high failure rate. DefiniGEN’s models help the biopharma industry to respond to these challenges, enabling highly relevant information on potential
Searchlight Capital Partners has held the final close of Searchlight Capital III, with total committed capital of USD3.4 billion. This is the third private equity fund the firm has raised since it was founded in 2010.“We are truly grateful for the support of our investors,” the Founding Partners of Searchlight said. “The Firm’s capital structure flexibility, industry expertise, and geographic reach position us very well to invest in this unprecedented environment. The Fund is already 30 per cent committed to investments in partnership with leading management teams and entrepreneurs.”
Like its predecessors, Searchlight’s latest Fund will target investments in North
Cloud-based technology company Eleven has announced the beta release of new technology that transforms how investments in private equity funds and hedge funds are made.The technology was built in collaboration with Socium Fund Services, a leading provider of fund administration services for alternative investment funds, and moves the fund subscription process to a three-way digital workflow between the investor, fund administrator and fund manager that using each fund’s existing subscription documentation.
Importantly, the electronic transaction workflows are integrated in the same, all-in-one digital ecosystem General Partners use to securely and compliantly service investors and drive engagement with them throughout the
According to data gathered by StockApps.com, the combined value of funds raised by AI startups jumped to USD73.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, a USD15 billion increase since the beginning of the year.
Cambridge-based agritech company KisanHub has raised GBP1.12 million for its seed to sale connectivity platform which is accelerating the pace of digital transformation of the agri-food industry. KisanHub’s supply chain management platform makes use of big data and machine learning in order to help growers, field staff, procurement managers and management teams make informed decisions.
The Future Fund round was led by Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2) with backing from the Future Fund and was supported by the existing investors, including IQ Capital, Notion Capital, and Sistema_VC. The funds are intended to help the company accelerate its business in
Round Hill Music Royalty Partners (Round Hill Music), a private equity firm dedicated to investing in music copyright, has closed its third private fund, Round Hill Music Royalty Fund III (Fund III) with total equity commitments of USD291 million. Fund III is Round Hill Music’s largest fund to date.
In line with Round Hill Music’s investment strategy for Funds I and II, Fund III will invest in royalty-producing intellectual property related to music by acquiring high quality rights from songwriters, artists and other third-party rights holders. The Fund targets blue chip and classic songs that have gained significant popularity, earning
Limited Partners surveyed in the inaugural Brackendale Private Equity ESG LP sentiment survey 2020 rank ESG criteria an average 7.5 out of 10 in terms of importance when making an investment decision. LP respondents hail from across Europe and the US, and include a mix of pension funds, insurance companies, family offices and fund-of-funds.
“As a firm we believe that better ESG practices help mitigate risk, build better companies and achieve stronger returns from a financial and non-financial perspective,” said one LP. Another explained, “a well-integrated ESG process is important for us, and the fund manager has to have that for
The Carlyle Group’s Global Credit platform has led a preferred equity investment for Apex Group Ltd, a provider of fund administration and financial services to the asset management and corporate sectors. Apex will use the capital to support ongoing growth and acquisition activities, including Apex’s previously announced acquisitions of Luxembourg-based FundRock Management Company SA and Banco Modal’s Alternative Fund Administration business in Brazil.
Apex recently reached the milestone of USD1 trillion in assets serviced across administration, custody, depositary and under management, reinforcing its strength as a leading financial services provider in the asset management space. It is a privately-held company
Council Capital, a healthcare-focused private equity firm based in Nashville, has closed its fourth fund, Council Capital IV, at its hard cap of USD200 million in third party capital commitments. Council Capital’s most recent fund, Council Capital III, began investing USD149 million of total third party commitments in 2015.
Council Capital IV will continue the firm’s focus on investing in attractive lower middle market healthcare services and healthcare information technology companies that it believes are focused on the right side of change in healthcare, are well-positioned for rapid growth, and fit within the firm’s focused set of targeted healthcare sub-sectors. Council
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