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Prudential Capital Group, a global source of private capital for public and private companies, provided more than USD5.3 billion to companies and projects worldwide through the first half of 2015.
This represents an increase of more than USD1 billion compared to the first half of 2014, while adding 40 new clients across a range of industries. Prudential Capital Group is an investment business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU).
“With global markets in a state of flux, it is important for companies to have strong relationships with their sources of capital. Prudential Capital Group’s consistent presence in the market and
APC Technology Group has completed the acquisition of Energy Efficiency Verification Specialists, EEVS Insight Ltd, a provider of performance analysis and verification services for any sustainability project, product, service or investment in the Energy efficiency space.
The Acquisition is in line with APC’s stated strategy of investing in technologies, products, services, and the teams required deliver them.
EEVS is one of the UK's foremost independent providers of performance information for the UK energy efficiency industry. The EEVS team is composed of expert energy analysts and industry specialists with a thorough understanding of how energy and resource efficiency projects affect
This extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Real Estate, Q2 2015 focuses on institutional investors in private real estate and their plans for the next 12 months regarding strategy, regional preferences and the size and number of planned capital commitments.
The majority of investors seeking new commitments will target value added funds over the next 12 months (62 per cent), with the proportion targeting opportunistic vehicles increasing by nine percentage points (Fig 1). Demand for core vehicles has dropped by 13 percentage points, which could convey investors’ willingness to take on more risk in the search for higher returns.
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21 Partners is to acquire Poligof, a manufacturer of backsheet film for hygienic disposable products (baby diapers, feminine hygiene and adult hygiene products), through the second investment of the recently raised 21 Investimenti III fund.
Thanks to its technical know-how, Poligof is the Italian leader and one of the top three European players in its market, boasting two state of the art production facilities in Northern Italy. Poligof’s addressable market presents high resilience in Europe and unexploited growth opportunities in emerging markets. In the last three years Poligof was able to double its turnover reaching €M 100, of which 70
EY has signed a membership deal with Innovate Finance, the global FinTech association based in the UK, as part of its commitment to build its FinTech practice and champion the UK as the world’s global hub for FinTech innovation.
Innovate Finance already has a community of over 120 FinTech companies, including startups, established financial services institutions and two USD1 billion unicorns, but EY will be the only Big Four member organisation.
Under the agreement EY will pilot a unique talent program in which EY staff will be seconded into the Innovate Finance member community for three month periods to help
Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc has secured financings of up to USD21.5 million through two financing agreements. The first, with Hercules Technology Growth Capital, for a term loan of up to USD9.5 million. The second agreement, with mutual fund Discover Growth Fund, for the sale to Discover of newly created Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock for up to USD12 million in gross proceeds to the company.
Immune received USD13.5 million in gross proceeds: USD9.0 million from Discover and USD4.5 million from Hercules, following the execution of the two agreements. Immune expects to receive an additional USD3.0 million from Discover upon an
Behalf, the payments platform targeted at small and mid-sized businesses, has secured a Series B equity round and credit facility totalling USD119 million.
MissionOG, an early to growth stage venture capital firm chaired by Gene Lockhart, the former CEO of MasterCard, led the equity round. Lockhart is joining the board of Behalf.
Victory Park Capital (VPC) provided a credit facility in addition to contributing to the equity round. Maverick Ventures as well as past investors Spark Capital and Sequoia Capital also participated.
Behalf will use the new funds to grow its team and increase the number and size
Equity corwdfunding platform Seedrs has announced a GBP10 million Series A fundraising round led by Woodford Patient Capital Trust plc (WPCT) and Augmentum Capital.
WPCT is the GBP800 million investment trust launched earlier this year by Woodford Investment Management. WPCT is managed by Neil Woodford, widely considered to be one of the UK's leading fund managers over the past 25 years. The trust invests mainly in early-stage and early-growth companies but also has exposure to some blue-chip companies.
Augmentum Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by two highly-experienced entrepreneurs and investors, Tim Levene and Richard Matthews.
Kensington Capital Partners’ Kensington Venture Fund has increased total investor commitments to the fund to CAD237 million. The Fund's third closing includes new commitments from institutional, family office and individual investors.
"We are pleased to see the increased investor attention to the Kensington Venture Fund," says Kensington Managing Director Rick Nathan. "As our portfolio takes shape, we can see the entire Canadian venture capital sector getting a strong boost from the Venture Capital Action Plan."
Launched in November 2014 with CAD160 million in initial investor commitments, the Fund received a lead investment from the Government of Canada's Venture Capital Action
Legg Mason is to acquire a majority equity interest in RARE Infrastructure (RARE) a specialist in global listed infrastructure investing headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
The firm, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, London and Chicago, specialises in global listed infrastructure investments, managing USD7.6 billion for institutional and retail clients. The acquisition expands Legg Mason's offerings in equity liquid alternative investments, adding an experienced manager in a high-growth asset class.
The transaction is expected to be accretive to earnings on a GAAP and adjusted net income basis in the first year after closing, which is expected in the 4th calendar quarter of
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