Managers
Advent Life Sciences has closed two new funds with commitments totalling USD215 million.
Advent Life Sciences Fund III is the firm’s third dedicated life sciences venture capital fund raised from new Limited Partners (LPs), including British Patient Capital, as well as existing LPs.
The Advent-Harrington Impact Fund is a new type of fund raised in collaboration with the Harrington Discovery Institute to translate innovative drug discoveries into novel treatments for the benefit of patients and society, otherwise known as ‘impact’ investing.
Investing at seed, series A and beyond, the funds will primarily support companies to develop new therapeutics but will
London based Lingerie and swimwear business, Playful Promises, has secured an investment from Bestport Private Equity to finance its fast-growing brands and e-commerce business.
The move comes after the website, which has locally serviced sites in UK, USA and Australia, has been experiencing rapid year on year growth. This year they are expecting to report 70 per cent growth across the whole of their e-commerce network. The business has recently added their own manufacturing capability enabling better control over its supply chain which has seen the homegrown business flourish in recent years. The company prides itself on its inclusive, high-quality,
Canadian private equity firm Novacap has closed Novacap TMT VI (TMT VI) at USD1.865 billion, making it the largest fund raised by the firm to date. The total includes significant commitments from Novacap’s partners and employees as well as from the Novacap Executive Fund.
Vanguard has closed the Vanguard HarbourVest 2020 Private Equity Fund, marking the firm’s one-year anniversary of entering the private equity market in partnership with HarbourVest last year.
The fund closed at nearly double its target size, securing commitments from a broad base of qualified investors. The firm also announced the launch of its next annual vintage of the private equity offer to qualified investors.
“The strong investor demand we saw for private equity in our first year further solidifies our belief that private equity can improve investor outcomes,” says Fran Kinniry, Head of Private Investments at Vanguard. “We look
UK law firm TLT has advised longstanding client Blackfinch Energy, an investor in renewable energy and energy infrastructure products, on the acquisition of two new wind energy sites in Scotland.
The two sites have been acquired through Blackfinch’s energy investment holding company Sedgwick Trading Ltd. Their addition to Blackfinch’s portfolio represents further growth for the company, with its total annual renewable energy generation capacity growing to approximately 104 Gigawatt hours (GWh) across 49 individual sites and installations.
The first project is an operating onshore wind farm that has already been issued with a Renewables Obligation Certificate (ROC) from Ofgem,
Goldin Auctions, a marketplace for collectibles and trading cards, has raised ~USD40 million in growth financing from The Chernin Group (TCG), a multi-stage investment firm known for building and investing in emerging consumer businesses in the media, commerce and technology industries.
Goldin Auctions will use the funding to invest in technology, operations and audience development to further build upon the trust the company has established with buyers and sellers on its platform. The investment is being made amidst record growth for both Goldin Auctions and the industry overall as collectors increasingly view collectibles and trading cards as both a fun
An affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock), in partnership with Metropoulos & Co, is to acquire Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA), a provider of bottled water in North America, from Nestlé.
Subject to customary closing conditions, the transaction is expected to be completed in the Spring, at which time Dean Metropoulos will become the Company’s Chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer.
Nestlé Waters North America consists of the United States and Canada operations of Nestlé Waters, the world’s largest bottled water company. Its extensive portfolio of highly recognisable, responsibly sourced regional spring and national purified water
IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK IX Fund is to acquire a majority stake in Innovad Group (Innovad) from CEO and founder Jamal Al-Saifi. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Innovad is a global supplier of animal health and nutrition solutions, primarily targeting the pigs and poultry as well as the ruminants segment. The Company employs over 80 people globally, including veterinarians and nutritionists who partner with customers to develop tailored solutions to improve the health of livestock.
Founded in 2010, the Company is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, and serves 65 countries through local sales offices and
HSBC Asset Management has launched a UK-focused direct lending investment capability as part of the firm’s ambition to grow its alternative investments platform.
The new capability has been developed in partnership with HSBC UK Bank (HSBC UK), a leading originator of senior secured loans to middle market private equity-backed companies in the UK. The asset selection will be managed by HSBC Asset Management, whilst HSBC UK will supply the origination pipeline.
Working exclusively with HSBC UK, the partnership will focus on extending new senior secured loans – to borrowers with EBITDA of between GBP5 million and GBP50 million. It
Growth Capital Partners (GCP), a UK mid-market private equity firm that specialises in partnering with owner-managers, has exited its investment in Infinity Works, one of the UK’s leading digital transformation consultancies.
Infinity Works is being acquired by global professional services company Accenture.
GCP invested in Infinity Works in March 2019 as a supportive minority partner to the founder management team. During the last two years, GCP’s support and investment has enabled Infinity Works to evolve the service proposition of the business, strengthen management and significantly grow headcount, revenue, and profitability.
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Leeds, Infinity
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