Managers
The Edmond de Rothschild is looking to bolster its private equity offer, with the objective of increasing assets under management by more than 50 per cent over the next two years.
As part of this strengthened commitment to private equity, the Group is launching ERES III, a new fund dedicated to global growth strategies, in the coming weeks. The Group’s ambition is to raise EUR250-300 million, compared to a total of EUR320 million raised for ERES I and ERES II.
Additional funds currently being raised, including China 2, Ginko 22 and TIIC 22. Other fund-raisings in the Cabestan, BioDiscovery
Aberdeen Asset Management has held the final closing of private equity fund FLAG Private Equity VI (FPE VI) with USD295 million in committed capital, USD70 million above the Fund’s target.
This is the first fund closing announced since the completion of Aberdeen’s acquisition of FLAG Capital Management last month, and the second consecutive private equity fund by the same team that closed above its target.
FPE VI will invest in a strategically concentrated portfolio of lower-middle market, US-based private equity funds that are often difficult for investors to identify, diligence and access. The Fund focuses on managers led by
Noerr has advised the Swedish company QMATIC on a strategic investment in the German market. The provider of customer flow management systems is acquiring NetCallUp Software GmbH from Bocholt.
The company offers a software-based queue management system called NetCallUp to provide efficient management of visitor flows. The system ensures organised execution of client services in customer waiting areas. With this transaction, QMATIC has been able to enter the German market with the assistance of Noerr.
Five Arrows Principal Investments (FAPI), the corporate private equity business of Rothschild Merchant Banking, has completed the final closing of Five Arrows Principal Investments II, its second European lower mid-market private equity fund.
The fund size of FAPI II has been increased from the original target of EUR700 million to EUR775 million due to significant over-subscription by investors.
A significant majority of limited partner commitments originated from existing investors in Five Arrows Principal Investments I (FAPI I) and other Rothschild Merchant Banking funds. In addition, the Fund attracted strong interest from new investors comprising prominent blue-chip institutions and major
Octopus Investments has launched the GBP90 million Octopus Zenith Opportunities II aimed at providing growth capital to successful fast-growing later-stage companies across Europe.
The fund, which is now closed for investment, is dedicated to follow on investments into some of the most successful companies within the Octopus Titan Venture Capital Trust (VCT) and Octopus Eureka Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) portfolios beyond the legislative limits of these funds, as well as having the opportunity to back later stage high growth businesses new to Octopus.
Octopus has a proven track record of helping build exceptional global businesses, including Zoopla Property Group, Secret
Lighthouse Funds has closed its most recent mid market private equity fund, India 2020 Fund II, in June 2015 with aggregate commitments of USD138 million, well over its targeted size of USD125 million.
The success of Lighthouse’s predecessor fund, Fund I attracted major Fund I investors to reinvest as well as a host of new, long-term investors including the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), amongst others. Fund II will follow the successful strategy of Fund I, investing primarily in mid-market growth companies focused on domestic Indian consumption.
Brian Larcombe, Board Member of Fund
Venture capital investor Octopus Ventures, part of the Octopus Group, has launched the USD140m Octopus Zenith Opportunities II, which will provide growth capital to successful fast-growing later-stage companies across Europe.
The fund is dedicated to follow on investments into existing companies within the Octopus portfolio, as well as having the opportunity to back later stage high growth businesses new to Octopus.
London-based Octopus Ventures has a proven track record of helping build exceptional global businesses, including Zoopla Property Group, Secret Escapes, SwiftKey and graze.com. The Octopus Opportunities fund will see Octopus invest between GBP250,000 and GBP25 million into Europe’s most talented entrepreneurs, enabling the team to
Fidelity Biosciences is joining with Devonshire Investors’ technology venture capital fund to become F-Prime Capital.
F-Prime Capital will create a new, unified name for the venture capital funds of FMR LLC, the parent company of Fidelity Investments, and continue its 40-year history as an active global investor in life sciences, healthcare and technology.
“Throughout the firm’s history, our scale and scope have grown with the addition of new venture funds, domain expertise and global reach,” says Stephen Knight, managing partner for the firm. “While our venture teams retain a strong cultural bond with Fidelity Investments, we are introducing a
Global Jet Capital, a provider of financing solutions for large-cabin, long-range private jets, has agreed to purchase the aircraft lease and loan portfolio of GE Capital Corporate Aircraft in the Americas representing approximately USD2.5 billion of net assets.
Shawn Vick, Executive Director of Global Jet Capital, says: “We are investing heavily in growing the business both organically and through strategic acquisitions such as this one with GE. This is a prime example of our industry expertise and investment capital coming together to evaluate and identify an opportunity to expand the business in a disciplined, carefully measured way.”
He adds:
Mid-market advisory firm Clearwater International has completed deals worth over EUR1 billion during what are typically considered to be the quieter summer months – activity which has seen the company’s average deal value soar to EUR84 million.
Following the first anniversary in June, of the merger to create Clearwater International, the business has seen exceptional levels of M&A in all of its territories and sectors, and no more so than in the UK where the team have completed 11 deals in the last 10 weeks.
Transactions included the MBO’s of Partner in Pet Food, worth EUR315 million, and Ideal
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