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Sobera Capital has acquired a portfolio of 12 minority and majority equity holdings in private companies mainly in the life sciences sector from Innoveas International Ltd.
The assets, which include, among others, interests in Presidio Pharmaceuticals, EffRx Pharmaceuticals, MORE Medical Solutions, Axellis Ventures and MyoScience, are based mainly in Europe and the US. Sobera Capital was backed in this secondary direct transaction by several family offices and entrepreneurs.
Sobera Capital is a Berlin based independent secondary direct investor with a focus on growth and small-cap funds and assets in TIMES, healthcare and selected other industries.
EQT has held a first and final close of its eighth equity investment strategy fund, EQT VIII, at its hard cap of EUR 10.75 billion. The fund officially launched in September 2017.
Investor demand from both existing and new investors was strong with approximately 70 per cent of the commitments to EQT VIII made by investors in the predecessor Equity fund, EQT VII.
“The successful fundraising of EQT VIII confirms the support for EQT’s investment and ownership approach. We are extremely proud to have earned investors’ trust and are fully committed to using EQT’s experience to find solid businesses
One Equity Partners (OEP) portfolio company Simplura Health Group (Simplura), a provider of home care services for elderly and disabled populations, has completed the acquisition of SarahCare of Jenkintown, an independently owned home and community-based services and adult day care company.
Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Jenkintown, PA, SarahCare of Jenkintown provides companion services, nutrition and medication assistance, nursing, shopping, transportation, hospice, palliative care and other services. Founded in 2010, the Company also offers home health services including skilled nursing, speech therapy and social worker assistance. SarahCare of Jenkintown’s adult day center
Gen II Fund Services, a US-based independent private equity fund administrator, has reported an increase in assets under administration to in excess of USD175 billion.
Gen II has grown to service over 100 private fund sponsors, administering over 2,100 fund entities and reporting to over 9,000 investors for our clients.
“We have expanded our servicing capabilities beyond New York with additional client service teams in Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA. Our singular focus on private equity fund administration, dedication to performance at the highest levels and our unmatched experience has proven to be a recipe that produces industry-best
Foresight Group (Foresight) has sold its investment in ICA Digital (ICA), realising a 2.4x return, through a trade sale to ASL Group.
Foresight originally invested GBP2 million to fund the management buyout of ICA Digital, a managed print services business based in Horley, UK. During the course of the investment, Foresight supported management to execute a focused sales strategy, in particular developing high-margin contracted service revenues.
ICA will continue to offer the high quality of service to its customers across the south east of England, working with the experienced senior team at Cambridge-based ASL Group.
This marks the
The Northern team at mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge has built on its strong track record in the region, completing deals valued at a total of GBP300m in 2017.
The firm saw the completion of seven Northern-based investments throughout the year across a wide range of sectors.
This includes the investment in online fashion e-tailer In The Style in May. The Manchester-based business has grown rapidly in recent years, doubling sales to GBP15m in the year prior to the investment. This includes collaborations with celebrities including E4’s Binky Felstead, MTV’s Charlotte Crosby and ITV’s Billie Faiers, as well as
RPMI Railpen has committed to a new joint venture vehicle, Capital Constellation, to provide initial capital to breakthrough emerging private equity and alternatives managers.
RPMI Railpen along with the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) and The Public Institution for Social Security of Kuwait (PIFSS) have committed a combined total of USD700 million to the venture which will be advised by Wafra Investment Advisory Group Inc (Wafra).
Capital Constellation combines the expertise and capital resources of three of the world’s leading institutional investors with Wafra’s industry and management expertise to identify and partner with talented emerging alternatives managers. The new
Imagineer Technology Group, a provider of investor relations and fund marketing software to the asset management industry, and Synap Software Labs, a provider of cloud-based investment research, due diligence, and account management applications, are to merge.
The combined business will operate under the Imagineer name.
“Since our founding in 1998, Imagineer has been committed to transforming the way fund marketing and relationship management professionals engage with and service their clients,” says Erol Dusi (pictured), founder of Imagineer, who will continue to serve as President of the company. “We are excited to join forces with the Synap team whose rich
Last year, Pantheon celebrated its 35th anniversary. It is testament to the drive and determination to evolve the business model in response to changing market dynamics that has helped Pantheon stand the test of time to become, arguably, one of the most experienced global private equity, infrastructure and real assets fund investors.
Consider the numbers: 450 investors; 245 staff across six global offices; USD37.3 billion of discretionary and non-discretionary AUM, including those limited to a reporting function (as of 30th September, 2017), with USD21.5 billion committed in PE primaries and USD11.1 billion in PE secondaries; USD2.4 billion in co-investment and
2017 proved to be hugely successful for global private equity and despite rising valuations and increased levels of competition, the general feeling among PE groups is upbeat for 2018, confident that they can still deploy capital with effect.
As Preqin outlined in its recently published 2018 Global Private Equity and Venture Capital report, the headline numbers for 2017 were impressive.
A total of USD453 billion in aggregate capital was raised by 921 PE funds. This took total AUM within private equity to USD2.83 trillion.
95 per cent of investors felt that their PE investments met or exceeded expectations. More than
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