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The Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF) – established by the Russian Direct Investment Fund and China Investment Corporation – has made an investment in Zhaogang, the largest e-commerce steel distribution platform in China.
Founded in 2012, Zhaogang is a digital B2B platform that brings together steel producers and consumers in China. It accounts for more than 40 per cent of the online market for steel products trading in China. Zhaogang also offers a wide range of value-add services: from logistics to financial services and legal transactional support.
Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of RDIF and co-CEO of RCIF, says: “The Chinese steel
Private equity firm Thoma Brava has closed a strategic growth investment in Riskonnect, a provider of Integrated Risk Management technology solutions.
As part of the agreement, Riskonnect’s three founders will retain a significant minority stake in the business. Financial details have not been disclosed.
Riskonnect’s Integrated Risk Management solutions give companies a holistic view of the various risk factors they face, along with mitigants, costs and impact for those risks. Through a unified, highly configurable set of modules, the company provides the tools and business intelligence needed to reduce losses, control risk, manage key stakeholder relationships and increase shareholder value.
Peer-to-peer lending platform ViaInvest has reached the milestone of EUR10 million loans funded just seven months after launching.
Listed consumer loans issued by the alternative financial services provider VIA SMS Group in Czech Republic, Poland, Latvia and Spain were funded by investors from more than 30 countries.
“We are excited to be a part of a continuously growing peer-to-peer and fintech community,” says Eduards Lapkovskis, CEO of ViaInvest. “Success of ViaInvest shows that we have set the right goal – to deliver outstanding investor support service and bring added value instead of focusing on quantity. Currently, ViaInvest offers unique
HIG WhiteHorse, a credit affiliate of global investment firm HIG Capital, has completed, alongside Tikehau Capital, an investment of EUR85 million in Notes issued by Savio Group, controlled by Alpha Private Equity.
Based in Pordenone, Italy, Savio Group is a global leader in production of machinery and quality control systems for the textile industry.
Guido Lorenzi, Director at HIG WhiteHorse in Milan, says: “This transaction reaffirms HIG WhiteHorse’s commitment to invest in Italy, supporting leading companies and its ability to originate proprietary transactions. We will support the next stage of development of the Company. We continue to see Italy
The debt advisory team at AlixPartners has advised Brasserie Bar Co, the operator of casual dining brands Brasserie Blanc (Blanc) and the White Brasserie Company (WBC), on its refinancing and growth capital debt raising supported by OakNorth and ESO Capital.
Mark Derry, CEO of Brasserie Bar Co, says: “AlixPartners delivered first class advice throughout the refinancing process, marketing our complementary brands to the lending community and supporting us all the way through to documentation. We are delighted to have secured a new long term, bespoke debt financing from OakNorth and ESO Capital and look forward to working with them to
Funds managed by Alpina Partners have acquired a significant shareholding in virtual reality specialist Virtalis.
Dr Florian Strehle, a partner at Alpina, commented on the latest addition to the investment firm’s portfolio, says: “We are excited to be supporting the next phase of Virtalis’ worldwide growth strategy. Virtalis has launched innovative software like Visionary Render, VR4CAD and GeoVisionary in recent years, to work with its well-known ActiveWorks VR display systems, and this is where we see the growth potential. We will work with the Virtalis management team to further develop the Company as a leading player in the global enterprise
Atlas Venture, an early stage venture capital firm investing in groundbreaking biotech innovation, has closed ts eleventh fund, raising USD350 million in a highly oversubscribed fundraise.
With Fund XI, Atlas Venture will continue to advance its mission of doing well by doing good, building biotech companies to deliver high-impact therapies to patients.
“We’ve been humbled by the interest from the investor community in Fund XI,” says Atlas partner Jean-François Formela. “The deep support shown by limited partners who have invested alongside us for multiple funds, as well as by those that are joining us for the first time, is
HIG WhiteHorse, a credit affiliate of global investment firm HIG Capital, has completed, alongside Tikehau Capital, an investment of EUR85 million in Notes issued by Savio Group, controlled by Alpha Private Equity.
Based in Pordenone, Italy, Savio Group is a global leader in production of machinery and quality control systems for the textile industry.
Guido Lorenzi, Director at HIG WhiteHorse in Milan, says: “This transaction reaffirms HIG WhiteHorse’s commitment to invest in Italy, supporting leading companies and its ability to originate proprietary transactions. We will support the next stage of development of the Company. We continue to see Italy
Fried Frank has advised iCON Infrastructure LLP on the raising of its fourth infrastructure fund, iCON Infrastructure Partners IV (iCON IV), which was oversubscribed reaching its first and final close at its hard cap of EUR1.2 billion.
iCON IV was backed by a number of renowned pension funds, asset managers and insurance companies from across the globe, including Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.
Kate Downey, asset management partner at Fried Frank, says: “The Fried Frank team is delighted to continue our long-standing relationship with iCON Infrastructure and to be a part of their ongoing growth with
The Pracuj Group (Grupa Pracuj), a provider of Human Resources (HR) solutions that help companies recruit, retain, and develop employees in Central Europe, has secured a minority invetsment from TCV.
The closing of TCV’s investment is subject to customary closing conditions.
TCV provides growth equity capital for both private and public technology companies in the US, Europe, and internationally. The Pracuj Group intends to use the funding to fuel international expansion and expand its product suite. As part of the investment, John Doran and David Yuan, General Partners at TCV, will join the company’s supervisory board.
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