Managers
Venture capital firm btov Partners announces the final closing of its new digital technologies early-stage fund with a volume of USD135 million.
It’s the second fund that focuses entirely on digital technologies, and the ninth for btov Partners in total. Investments in earlier fund generations included companies such as DeepL, Raisin, SumUp, Orcam, Seven Senders, Ottonova, Urban Sports Club, Ledgy, Foodspring (acquired by Mars) and Data Artisans (acquired by Alibaba).
The fund works very closely with btov’s Private Investor Network of experienced entrepreneurs. Over 70 of the network members invested personally in the new fund and will work closely with
Growth capital investor BGF has invested GBP8.5 million in Birmingham-headquartered Antser, an innovator in social care.
Antser delivers transformational solutions to the social care, health, and education sectors, in partnership with local authority and independent providers. The investment will allow the company to continue to scale its business within the children’s social care sector, as well as increase its reach across adult social care and the adjacent markets. Antser employs 150 people across four UK offices.
With a presence across all 152 Local Authorities in England, as well as a host of public sector bodies and independent care providers,
Global investment firm Capria Ventures is partnering with Indonesian venture capital firm AC Ventures to invest in investing in the next generation of technology entrepreneurs.
AC Ventures manages a total AUM of USD300 million and plans to complete the final close of a USD120 million target fund by this year. The partnership is in line with Capria’s commitment to invest and impact the lives of millions across the Global South including Southeast Asia, India, Latin America and Africa.
Jakarta based AC Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology enabled solutions addressing billion dollar market opportunities in
Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that it represented NatWest Markets on its role as lead arranger and facility agent for Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) on a EUR2.3 billion environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-linked credit facility for its European private equity and real estate platform.
The facility was formed to support Carlyle’s 30 per cent board diversity target, to tackle climate change by having more accurate and comprehensive measurements of greenhouse gas emissions across all portfolio companies, and to improve ESG outcomes through better governance by providing ESG-competent board training for all Carlyle board directors.
The Reed Smith team
Vision Innovation Partners, a leading eye care platform backed by Centre Partners, has acquired Ophthalmic Associates, a provider of integrated eye care services with five locations in Western Pennsylvania.
The acquisition adds to Vision Innovation Partners’ significant presence in Pennsylvania and further strengthens its growing network of ophthalmology practices and ambulatory surgery centres in the Mid-Atlantic region.
“We are delighted that the paths of Ophthalmic Associates and Vision Innovation Partners have aligned. Since its founding in 1905, Ophthalmic Associates has been the trusted vision care provider to communities across six counties in Western Pennsylvania. Our partnership with Vision Innovation Partners
Macfarlanes has advised on the launch of the Regnan Sustainable Water and Waste fund, the second of the group’s UK ESG integrated funds.
Regnan is a responsible investment business division within J O Hambro’s Australian parent, Pendal Group. In the UK, Regnan represents the distinct business line of J O Hambro which focuses on sustainable and impact investing.
The fund focuses on investing in companies which provide solutions to global water and/or waste related challenges such as those involved in water production, treatment, conditioning and desalination as well as waste collection, transporting, sorting, and recycling.
The Macfarlanes team
Apex Group Ltd has entered into a joint venture with VCP Advisors, a provider of financial, advisory and capital raising services for corporate and fund manager clients.
VCP Advisors works with companies as well as closed-ended and open-ended funds across the private equity, private credit, venture capital, infrastructure, real estate and hedge fund asset classes, to provide advisory, capital raising and restructuring services to the institutional and family office investor community.
As part of this strategic partnership, VCP Advisors will re-brand as Apex VCP, enabling clients to benefit from VCP’s impressive track record in alternative asset management advisory, in
JTC, a global professional services business, has acquired Segue Partners (Segue), a fund services provider head-quartered in St Louis, Missouri, USA.
The initial consideration will be settled in cash and JTC equity. A further consideration is available on the achievement of performance targets in 2022 and 2023.
Michelle Murray, Managing Director and Founder of Segue Partners, created the business in 2010 and has led its successful growth since. Murray is a highly respected financial services professional and entrepreneur with over 28 years’ experience in venture capital and public accounting industries.
Segue differentiates its offering based on quality of service and
Sagewind Capital (Sagewind), a New York-based private equity firm, has invested in Federal Advisory Partners, a strategy consulting firm serving public and private sector organisations, and the federal healthcare market.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, Federal Advisory Partners has deep experience serving federal healthcare customers, including the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the Defense Health Agency (DHA). Founded in 2017, the company is a leader in revenue cycle management and is committed to supporting clients in their mission to efficiently provide exceptional healthcare to veterans and active-duty military.
Steven Lefkowitz,
Ropes & Gray has advised Bridgepoint, an international private assets fund management group, on its acquisition of Achilles, a global leader and partner of choice for supply chain risk and performance management. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Over the past decade supply chain risk management has increased in complexity due to numerous environmental, social, and economic drivers. Issues such as sustainability, modern slavery and equality, diversity and inclusion, as well the increased risk of sophisticated cyber-attacks have changed the way in which supply chains need to be managed: Achilles’ solutions enable customers to mitigate risk and
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