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Fiera Infrastructure has acquired Suncor Energy's 50 per cent interest in the Cedar Point II Limited Partnership, owner of the 100 megawatt (MW) Cedar Point II wind facility.
Cedar Point II, located in Forest Hill, Ontario, consists of 46 wind turbines located on privately owned lands under long-term leases, is co-owned with affiliates of NextEra Energy Canada and has been operating since October 2015.
It benefits from a 20-year power purchase agreement with the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), formerly Ontario Power Authority, whereby 100 per cent of the output is sold to the ISEO in exchange for a
Sixpoint Partners has held the closing of Incline Equity Partners IV with over USD601 million of total capital commitments.
The fund closed at its hard cap and well in excess of its USD450 million target after only three months of marketing.
The fund, which is the fourth investment vehicle for the founding principals of Incline Equity Partners, received commitments from a number of top-tier investors, including endowments, foundations, multi-manager funds, consultants, public pensions, corporate pensions and family offices.
Fund IV follows the strategy of its predecessor, Incline Equity Partners III, which closed above its target at USD301 million
The private equity team at Foresight Private Equity invested over GBP17 million into nine companies across the UK during the last quarter of 2016.
The Foresight Regional Investment Fund, targeting companies in the North West of England, North Wales and South Yorkshire, supported by Foresight’s new Manchester office, has already deployed one third of funds within its first 12 months and has a strong pipeline of investment opportunities under consideration.
The Foresight Nottingham Fund has now made investments into 12 companies and is over 50 per cent deployed. Portfolio company TheIdleMan.com announced a further investment from Channel 4 in
UpWest Labs, Singulariteam and OurCrowd Funds were the most active venture capital funds in Israel during 2016, according to a report from IVC Research Center, in cooperation with Israeli law firm APM & Co.
All three completed eight first investments in 2016, and while considered early stage, low-placement, small funds, their new portfolio strategies in 2016 were varied.
UpWest Labs, a micro VC with approximately USD9 million under management, performed six first investments in seed rounds, in addition to two A rounds.
Singulariteam, managing a total of USD152 million in three funds, evenly split its eight first investments
M&A deals in Central-Eastern Europe peaked in value in 2016 at EUR86.7 billion, a 62 per cent increase compared to 2015 and the highest result since 2013.
This is according to the Emerging Europe M&A report 2016/2017, published by CMS in cooperation with EMIS.
With 1,985 transactions, the CEE region experienced a 7 per cent decline in the volume of announced deals, but their median value increased by EUR2 million to EUR11.2 million.
Helen Rodwell (pictured), partner, CEE corporate practice, CMS, says: “Dealmakers acted cautiously as global economic growth remained weak, amid uncertainty about election and referendum results. Confidence
SVL Business Solutions is to acquire a 25 per cent equity interest in Liquid Voice, a developer of enterprise call recording and contact centre solutions.
Peter Gough, sales and marketing director of SVL Business Solutions, says: “This investment is the latest development in a long-term strategy to diversify our business, and consolidate our position as the UK's leading provider of contact centre and public safety control room solutions. Liquid Voice provides a range of latest generation solutions that perfectly complements our current portfolio of high end products and services. It will enable us to significantly expand our customer base across a wide
Alternative investment advisory firm AlphaCore Capital has doubled its assets under administration to approximately USD205 million following the acquisition of a San Diego-based registered investment adviser and the addition of five new team members.
The firm's expansion will double assets under advisement, with approximately USD205 million as of year-end, after launching less than 24 months ago.
The firm has used alternative investments as the central theme in well-balanced portfolios. The recent expansion will increase the firm's capacity to serve the increasing number of investors and advisers who are turning to alternative investments as a core part of their investment
Moore Management has assisted Bank Saint Petersburg (BSPB) with the launch of its first private equity fund structure, BSPB Capital VPF.
One of the largest Russian regional banks, BSPB has key operations in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Region, Moscow and Kaliningrad and is one of the top 20 Russian banks.
The fund will focus on private equity investments aimed at high growth technology companies across Russia and the wider globe. The fund is the first investment structure launched by BSPB and plans to raise between USD30 million and USD70 million, with the investor base consisting primarily of BSPB’s own capital
Directed Capital, a distressed asset workout specialist firm that acquires, manages and resolves distressed commercial mortgage loans, has closed its seventh fund at USD77 million, its highest-grossing fund to date.
Additionally, the firm has announced a USD40 million increase in the firm’s revolving credit facility from Goldman Sachs Bank USA from USD60 million to USD100 million.
The fund already has acquired more than USD180 million in assets, and quarterly distributions to investors began in the first quarter of 2016.
Since 2001, Directed Capital has sponsored seven funds, raising more than USD200 million in equity and acquiring more than
Northleaf Capital Partners has held the final closing for its second OECD-focused pooled infrastructure fund, Northleaf Infrastructure Capital Partners II (NICP II), at its USD950 million hard cap.
Northleaf’s USD2.5 billion infrastructure programme is focused on direct, long-term investments in OECD countries, providing investors with stable, consistent cash flow from assets that deliver essential services.
“We are delighted that NICP II was oversubscribed, with strong support from both new and existing investors,” says Stuart Waugh, managing partner of Northleaf. “Our successful track record and consistent focus on conservatively-positioned small to mid-sized infrastructure assets in developed markets clearly resonates with
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