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SilverStreet Capital has held the third closing of Silverlands II, the successor fund to its original Silverlands Fund. SilverStreet Capital is a leading private equity investor in the agricultural sector. It has offices in the UK, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Silverlands II, which is targeting a fundraising total of USD300 million, invests into the agricultural and food production sectors of Sub-Saharan Africa. In September 2016, it made its first acquisition being a table grape farm located in Aussenkehr, Namibia. It is expected to hold its final close in the first quarter of 2018.
It follows a similar strategy to
Investment group Infinity has seen its funds under management and advice surge to nearly GBP900m as it celebrates its 10th birthday. The group was launched in 2007 by Sarah Butler, Daniel Finestein and Phil Vickers with a maiden private equity fund of GBP15 million.
The firm has since expanded by adding property funds, debt funds and further private equity funds as well as by providing a fund management service for clients via positions on boards, investment committees and as trustees.
Infinity’s activities span the UK, Europe, the Middle East, the United States and the Caribbean.
Since 2014, the
Ruby Tuesday is to be acquired by a fund managed by NRD Capital (NRD), an Atlanta-based private equity firm that specialises in franchised and multi-location business investments.
Under the terms of the agreement, NRD will acquire all of Ruby Tuesday’s common stock for USD2.40 per share in cash and will assume or retire all debt obligations for a total enterprise value of approximately USD335 million, excluding transaction expense. The purchase price represents a premium of approximately 37 per cent over Ruby Tuesday’s closing share price on 13 March, 2017, the day before the Company announced its intention to explore strategic
Private equity firm LeapFrog has sold its 20 per cent minority stake in Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd (MIBL), to XL Catlin, a subsidiary of XL Group.
MIBL is a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.
Since inception in 2004, MIBL has serviced over eight million insurance cases, safeguarding the livelihoods of millions across rural India by protecting their assets and loans taken for buying tractors and vehicles.
Ramesh Iyer, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Mahindra Finance, President – Financial Services Sector and Member of the Group Executive Board of the Mahindra Group, says: “Mahindra Finance is one
Global investment bank GCA Altium has acted as exclusive financial adviser to Mobysoft, a provider of predictive analytics software to the UK social housing market, on its minority investment from private equity house Livingbridge.
The deal represents GCA Altium’s 36th global transaction in the technology sector within the last two years (and 15th software transaction since the start of 2017), firmly positioning the business as the world’s largest tech-focused investment bank.
Mobysoft’s core product, RentSense, is a Software as a Service (SaaS) based predictive analytics tool which helps social housing landlords manage arrears collection more efficiently. Using a range
Cathay Innovation has invested in Beijing-based autonomous driving start-up Momenta, as part of a USD57 million Series B financing. GGV Capital also participated in this round.
The financing was was led by Nio Capital with participation from Daimler AG, Shunwei Capital, Sinovation Ventures and Unity Ventures. Momenta is the first-ever investment for Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler AG in a Chinese self-driving company. Cathay Innovation’s LPs also include world renowned tier-one companies that have shown great interest in self-driving technologies.
Founded in early September of 2016, Momenta is building the “brains” for autonomous vehicles. Its deep-learning based software in perception, HD
Castanea Partners has made a minority investment in Tatcha, a luxury skincare brand with a collection of products inspired by timeless Japanese beauty rituals.
Founded by Victoria Tsai in 2009, Tatcha offers a line of serums, moisturizers, mists, exfoliants, and cleansers. The Tatcha name is derived from tachibana, the classical Japanese art of flower arranging that features a single “standing flower”, representing the beauty of simplicity. This philosophy drives the company’s approach in creating pure, naturally-powered formulas. Tatcha’s collection is distributed through the company’s website, Sephora North America, QVC, and other domestic and international wholesale and specialty retail stores.
Illumina Ventures, an independent, early-stage venture capital firm, has raised USD230 million for its first fund. Illumina Ventures was launched in the summer of 2016 with an initial USD100 million investment from Illumina.
The balance of the funds has been raised from a mix of corporate, institutional, sovereign, and individual investors.
Illumina Ventures was founded by Nicholas Naclerio, PhD, who was formerly SVP of corporate and venture development for Illumina, where he was responsible for Illumina’s corporate strategy, business development, acquisitions, spin-offs, and venture investing. The new firm is managed independently from Illumina and is focused exclusively on genomics and precision
M33 Growth, a venture and growth stage investment manager that partners with founders and CEOs and seeks to rapidly scale and build companies, held its first and final closing today for its debut fund, M33 Growth I with USD180 million in limited partner commitments.
The M33 Growth founders are excited to apply their experience and deep networks to fuel the sales and marketing engines of its portfolio companies, and will seek to drive acquisitions and build value through data assets to propel portfolio companies to success in their respective markets.
“M33 Growth was born out of the idea that
Redpoint Capital Group (Redpoint), an alternative investment company focused on providing financing across an array of asset-based strategies, has entered into two additional Credit Agreements with two separate wholly owned subsidiaries of Elevate Credit.
Rise Credit Service of Ohio entered into a Credit Services Agreement with Redpoint Asset Funding Ohio (Redpoint Ohio) whereby Rise Credit Service acts as a credit service organisation on behalf of consumers for certain loans originated, funded and collected by Redpoint Ohio.
Furthermore, Rise Credit Services of Texas, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Credit Services Agreement with Redpoint Capital Asset
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