Managers
Berkshire Partners has held the closing of the firm's ninth private equity investment fund, Berkshire Fund IX, with total equity commitments of USD5.5 billion.
Fund IX's capital was subscribed primarily by institutional investors in previous Berkshire funds. Investors include many of the world's largest endowments, foundations, pension funds and financial institutions. Consistent with its philosophy of alignment with limited partners, Berkshire is the largest investor in Fund IX.
Berkshire seeks to invest in middle market growth companies in partnership with talented management teams. Fund IX's portfolio is expected to consist of companies with acquisition values between USD200 million and USD2
The attraction for private equity as an alternative asset class is as strong as perhaps it has ever been. As the results of a recent E&Y survey reveal (Positioning to win: 2015 global private equity survey), 19 per cent of investors said they currently allocate up to 5 per cent of capital to private equity, but 39 per cent said they allocate more than 25 per cent.
This is encouraging news for private equity managers, but with it comes extra responsibility as investors and regulators alike ramp up their due diligence. Indeed whereas only 28 per cent of managers said
NewAlpha Asset Management’s dedicated FinTech Venture Capital fund has made its first investment, a EUR2.3 million capital increase in Heoh, a technology platform for donations at payment terminals.
Heoh plans to raise EUR60 million for NGOs in the next five years while offering merchants and payments companies an innovative charitable service that complements existing solutions.
Ghislain d’Alançon, specialist in means of payment, and Antoine Vaccaro, specialist in philanthropy, set up Heoh in 2012 to offer consumers a simple direct way to finance charitable projects through a new fund-raising circuit on electronic payment terminals and bank cards. In 2013, Heoh
British Business Bank Investments Limited’s Venture Capital Catalyst Fund has invested EUR13 million (GBP10 million) in the first close of Atlantic Bridge III, a new EUR140m Fund for technology companies with global market scalability.
Atlantic Bridge III will invest in up to 20 companies and will focus on scaling businesses in the UK, Ireland and across Europe in high growth enterprise technology sectors including cloud, big data, augmented and virtual reality software, robotics and internet of things. The investment from British Business Bank Investments will help Atlantic Bridge scale up its existing operations in the UK as it seeks to
Increased confidence in the Channel Islands’ funds sector is reflected in positive year-end figures from both Guernsey and Jersey, says Ogier funds partner Simon Schilder.
The year-end figures for Guernsey funds under management and administration increased by 1.2 per cent to reach GBP2.7 billion over the fourth quarter of 2015 and GBP8.2 billion (3.7 per cent) year-on-year to reach GBP227.6 billion.
Jersey’s statistics revealed a GBP7 billion increase over the quarter – though a GBP3 billion loss year-on-year – to GBP225.8 billion in regulated funds under administration.
Schilder says: “ESMA’s positive recommendation of Jersey and Guernsey for the extension of
Conscious of the ongoing fight against inequality and as part of its commitment to socially responsible investment, Idinvest Partners has decided to support several charitable organisations by working with an intermediary organisation, Epic Foundation.
Idinvest will initially support two specific initiatives through the foundation, Simplon.co and Sport dans la Ville.
Christophe Bavière, CEO of Idinvest, says that: “Idinvest was enormously impressed by the Epic Foundation’s operational model. Modern and transparent, it gives donors complete visibility on the use of their donations and the impact they have. This trusting relationship is critical for all parties involved. It forms the basis
Fraser McCombs Capital (FMC) is launching a second automotive-focused investment fund, FMC Fund II.
FMC was founded by Billy Joe “Red” McCombs and Chase Fraser in 2012. McCombs is the founder of the Red McCombs Automotive Group, a co-founder of Clear Channel Communications, a former owner of the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, and the Minnesota Vikings, and the namesake of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a long-standing member of Forbes magazine’s top 400 richest Americans and has owned nearly 400 businesses during his career.
The firm’s three directors, Chase Fraser,
Taaleri Plc has acquired a 25 per cent minority interest of its subsidiary Taaleri Private Equity Funds Ltd at a purchase price of EUR12 million. The purchase price is based on an external valuation.
The Board of Directors of Taaleri Plc obtained a positive fairness opinion (available as attached) from Sisu Partners Oy. Following the transaction, Taaleri Plc owns 100 per cent of Taaleri Private Equity Funds Ltd.
The subsidiary’s minority shareholders have been Taaleri Plc’s CEO Juhani Elomaa and Deputy CEO Karri Haaparinne, each with a 10 per cent holding, as well as other Taaleri key individuals, with a
UK venture capital investor Albion Ventures has held the early close of the Albion VCTs Prospectus Top Up Offers after raising GBP36 million across its six venture capital trusts.
The Offers targeted a monthly tax-free income of around 6 per cent p.a. (for investors who invested equally across all Offers), equivalent to approximately 8.5 per cent on the net cost of investment after up-front tax relief at 30 per cent. Investors in the Offers also have the option to boost their capital growth by participating in the dividend reinvestment schemes (DRIS), under which dividends are reinvested in the form of
Slice Labs Inc, an insurtech startup set to launch the industry’s first on-demand insurance platform to support the on-demand economy, has secured USDUSD3.9 million in seed funding led by Horizons Ventures and XL Innovate.
Slice is reimagining insurance for the new economy using design, technology, and data. The Slice on-demand insurance platform allows participants to easily purchase insurance when they need it, with a tap. Slice’s first product launched on the platform will be a proprietary pay-per-use policy for Uber and Lyft drivers that covers the driver from the time they turn on the rideshare app until they turn it
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