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Alternative investment firm Investcorp’s European Real Estate business has completed the acquisition of Luso Invest SA, the owner of Avenue de la Porte de Hal 27, an office occupied by the Flemish government, and Avenue Herrmann-Debroux 2, the Belgium headquarters of Marsh SA. Investcorp acquired the company from Monument Immo Management SA.
Investcorp’s European Real Estate business has to date acquired €1.2 billion of real estate assets across the UK and Europe. Investcorp’s European portfolio consists of 11 office properties across Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and the UK, as well as 35 industrial assets in the UK.
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Following the recent launch of £5 million Boost Fund 1, Capital Pilot has announced the first five startup businesses backed by the fund on the basis of an Investability Rating.
Boost Fund 1 is the UK’s first automated high-volume investment fund targeting UK-based startups. Its approach brings efficiency and transparency to the fundraising process for founders, and also helps investors build truly diverse portfolios of entrepreneurial businesses.
With plans to complete 100 equity investments in less than six months, Boost Fund 1 will be the leading UK startup investment fund by volume and is set to back a diverse range
The India-based venture capital division of Bertelsmann SE & CO, Bertelsmann India Investments (BII), is looking to invest $500 million in local start-ups, according to a report by DealsStreetAsia.
Since its launch in 2013, BII has invested in more than 17 companies in the country, some of which are already unicorns. Its investments include Eruditus, Licious, Shiprocket, Pepperfry, AgroStar, and Lendingkart.
BII, which has invested in over 15 companies since launching in 2013, is planning to makes six to eight Series A and mid-stage investments a year with initial values of $5-20 million, rising up to $40 million over time.
Stellus Capital Management (Stellus), a middle market direct lending specialist, has become a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
The PRI is recognised as the leading global network for investors who are committed to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into both their firm governance and investment decisions.
The PRI acts in the long-term interests of its signatories, the financial markets and economies in which they operate, and ultimately of the environment and society as a whole.
Signatories pledge to incorporate the PRI’s six Principles for Responsible Investment into their investment, due diligence and
Foresight Group (Foresight), a sustainable infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has selected the Eden Project (Eden) as its new sustainability partner.
Eden will advise Foresight on enhancing biodiversity across its portfolio with an initial focus on its infrastructure and forestry assets.
The partnership will provide Foresight with a framework for implementing a nature recovery programme and will enable Foresight to further develop its nature recovery statement – anticipated to be released later this year. This will provide a blueprint for Foresight’s assets and will demonstrate how businesses can contribute to nature recovery efforts.
The UK is considered
BGF has led on deals with a total enterprise value (EV) of £450 million in the North West in six months.
In the same period, BGF’s North West team has delivered a stand-out run of exits which has seen £150 million of capital returned from £72 million invested. Highlights include: the sale of Liverpool-based Sentric to Swiss music fintech company, Utopia Music; PTSG’s acquisition of NSS; and CurrentBody’s sale to eComplete.
This is in addition to the exit of Kids Planet, having accelerated the nursery group’s rollout from 17 to more than 80 sites during its investment period.
Helicap, a fintech private investment platforms specialising in the alternative lending space in Southeast Asia (SEA), has raised USD5 million in a strategic funding round led by Temasek-backed international alternative asset management group Tikehau Capital, and integrated Asian financial house PhillipCapital, each with over USD35 billion in Assets Under Management (AUM).
Growth capital investor BGF has appointed Apex Group to provide ESG Ratings & Advisory Services to over 230 high-growth companies in its portfolio.
BGF is an established, independent investment company, supporting private businesses and smaller listed companies. It joins over 350 GPs in over 45 countries already using Apex’s ESG services, to report on their investments in-line with ESG standards and regulations.
ESG principles are integrated into BGF’s investment approach, as it works, not only to champion sustainable practices within its portfolio, but to also back businesses that are looking to make a real-world impact in their markets and
Digital asset exchange Huobi Global has launched Ivy Blocks, a new investment arm which will focus on decentralised finance (DeFi) and Web3 projects, according to a report by Cointelegraph.
The report quotes a Huobi spokesperson as saying that the new division has over $1 billion in crypto assets under management to deploy.
White Star Capital is doubling down on Asia with the opening of a new office and expansion of its team based in Singapore.
The firm started investing in South East Asia in 2020 when Sanjay Zimmermann moved to Singapore. Since then, the firm has backed several companies in the region including Flash Coffee, Sleek, Una Brands, Pop Meals, and ALEX.
As part of its commitment to the region, White Star Capital has officially opened an office in the CapitaSpring building in Singapore and now has six investment professionals based in the country. The firm also recently announced the promotion of
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