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Triloma EIG Global Energy Term Fund I has begun investment operations with an investment in senior secured notes issued by Sabine Pass Liquefaction (Sabine Pass).
Sabine Pass is a project company formed to own, develop and operate natural gas liquefaction facilities in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The notes, which mature on 15 March, 2022, are secured by a first lien security interest in substantially all of the assets of Sabine Pass. The project is supported by fixed price, 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreements with investment grade counterparties. In February 2016, the project achieved a milestone when the
Private equity firm Main Post Partners has held the final closing of its inaugural fund, Main Post Growth Capital, with a total of USD400 million in third-party limited partner commitments, well in excess of its initial target of USD250 million.
The fund received commitments from a select group of prominent investors, including college endowments, insurance companies, family offices, corporate and state pension funds, fund-of-funds and high net worth individuals. Main Post Partners' principals and its executive network also contributed significant capital to the new fund.
"We are very grateful to have the trust and support of a distinguished group
eVestment has expanded its private equity performance analytics capabilities to meet the needs of institutional investors with the addition of new functionality to TopQ – eVestment's solution for the private equity market.
eVestment is continuing to work towards its commitment of providing institutional quality data and analytics across all major asset classes.
With these improvements, eVestment and TopQ users will see further enhancements to eVestment TopQ's private equity performance analysis functionality. Additions include the Direct Alpha public market equivalent (PME) analysis methodology in TopQ's PME module. PME analysis enables managers and investors to understand the relative performance of private equity compared
Blackrun, a non-traditional investment platform, has launched a new investment vehicle, Half the World Holdings, which supports businesses that target women as their end consumer.
As part of the launch, Blackrun has signed two term sheets: EmbraceHer, a maternal health technology company, and Siren, a modern-day relationship platform.
Blackrun Ventures Co-Chairman Mark Pawley, sees the clear opportunity: “We recognise the multidimensional nature of women’s lives and that the pragmatic solutions they seek at different life stages often come from companies founded by women who themselves experienced a similar problem. We have a strong pipeline of complementary investments on the horizon, and
Fast Data analytics software vendor Intersec has closed a USD10 million funding led by Omnes Capital, Cisco Systems, Harbert European Growth Capital and its banks, who join Innovacom, Highland Capital Partners Europe and CMC-CIC Innovation.
With a strong 50 per cent growth on its core market in 2015 resulting in many new software platforms sold to both existing and new customers, Intersec has now delivered platforms to customers on every continent, expanding its original European and African base to all other regions of the world.
The company’s live solutions address various needs, from Location Data Monetization to Data Analytics
AreaMetrics, a Seattle-based consumer analytics platform for brick and mortar retailers, has secured a USD2 million seed round of financing led by early stage venture capital firms Startup Capital Ventures and Quest Venture Partners.
Other early stage investors, including Seraph Group, Social Starts, and previous angel investors, also joined the round. The new capital will allow the company to rapidly expand the reach of its consumer insight, onboard national retailers, and add key members to its executive team.
AreaMetrics is a customer intelligence platform that helps retailers generate more revenue by understanding customer interests, preferences, and shopping patterns. The
AlphaSense has secured USD33 million in growth capital from Tribeca Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners, and Quantum Strategic Partners (a private investment vehicle managed by Soros Fund Management), as well as notable individual investors such as Tom Glocer, formerly CEO of Thomson Reuters.
AlphaSense launched its service in 2011 and today serves more than 400 investment firms, banks and corporations globally. AlphaSense will use the new capital for product advancement and for accelerating its growth in serving its core investment research and corporate intelligence markets, as well as its expansion into new market verticals.
AlphaSense provides intelligent search and
Altitude Partners, the regional private equity fund, has exited its investment in The Care Division Limited (TCD), to Alina Homecare (Alina), generating a return of 2.9x.
Established in 2006 and with offices in Dorset and Hampshire, TCD is focused on providing a ‘Supported Living’ service for adults with learning disabilities, helping them to live happy and rewarding lives as part of their local community. Supporting Local Authority and an individual’s requirements TCD provides direct 24/7 support to many individuals along with specific client-focused support packages.
With Altitude’s support following the original 2013 investment TCD developed an advanced software system
Lonsdale Capital Partners has supported a management buyout of the Global Yachting Group (GYG), which includes the two established trading brands Pinmar and Rolling Stock and is one of the world's leading providers of services to superyachts.
GYG's management team is led by former yacht captains, Remy Millott (Executive Chairman), Rupert Savage (CEO), and Peter Brown (COO), who will each make a significant investment in the business alongside majority stakeholder Lonsdale.
Headquartered in Palma, Mallorca, GYG specialises in painting and maintaining superyachts, and operates across Europe and the United States. It has provided services to many of the world’s
Beechbrook Capital has launched the fundraising for its third private debt fund, Private Debt III, with a target of EUR200m-plus. First close is targeted for the second quarter of 2016, with a final close planned for later in the year.
The third fund will follow the same successful investment strategy as the previous funds by providing private debt, including mezzanine and unitranche, to lower mid-market buyouts in northern Europe. The Fund aims to deliver a low volatility running yield with attractive risk-adjusted returns. There is already a growing pipeline of investment opportunities for the new fund.
Fund II, which
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