Managers
With private equity set to further blossom over the next decade and continue its AUM expansion, it will become incumbent upon industry leaders to explore new ways to deliver growth in their firms’ portfolios.
Kartesia, the European specialist provider of capital solutions for small and mid-sized companies, has completed ts fifth investment from the Kartesia Senior Opportunities I fund (KSO I), with the financing of PlanetHome Group.PlanetHome is a real estate and financial brokerage company in Germany and Austria. The company follows a unique B2B partnership strategy with leading financial institutions in the region and combines high quality real estate and financing brokerage services under one roof.
The company was founded over 30 years ago as part of HypoVereinsbank (now UniCredit Group) and was carved out in 2015 by a group of investors
SHE Software, a global health and safety software company headquartered in Scotland, has completed a GBP7 million Series B investment led by Frog Capital from its new growth equity fund with existing investors Northern Venture Capital Trust (VCTs) Funds at Mercia Fund Management Limited also participating.The investment further validates SHE Software’s strong market position and will accelerate the growth of international operations, building on the momentum achieved over the last two years in North America. The company plans to increase headcount, expanding its talent pool by 60, including 15 new jobs announced earlier this year following funding from Scottish Enterprise.
QED Investors, a boutique venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage, disruptive financial services companies, has closed its significantly oversubscribed sixth fund (Fund VI), with capital commitments of USD350 million. Fund VI will allow QED to continue to invest in early and growth-stage fintech companies primarily in North America, South America, and the United Kingdom. Founded in 2007, QED Investors has invested in more than 120 companies and has more than USD1.6 billion under management. Notable investments include Nubank, SoFi, Credit Karma, Klarna, GreenSky, Avant, Flywire, Remitly, QuintoAndar, Creditas, ClearScore, and Konfio.
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Private equity firm Corsair Capital (Corsair) has held the final close of its fifth fund, Corsair V, with USD1.0 billion of limited partner commitments, and an additional USD264 million of co-investment capital that has been invested to date. Corsair V met its target of USD1.0 billion thanks to strong interest from new and existing limited partners. Corsair’s previous fund, Corsair IV, had USD863 million of committed capital.
Corsair V will seek to build on the firm’s expertise and strategy of identifying growing businesses that combine financial services complexity with transformational technology in areas including payments, software, consumer financial product distribution and
HIG Growth Partners (HIG), a dedicated growth capital investment affiliate of HIG Capital, has completed the sale of its portfolio company, Centerfield Media Holdings (Centerfield), a technology driven end-to-end digital marketing and sales conversion business, to Platinum Equity.Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Playa Vista, California, Centerfield develops intelligent digital advertising technology focused on real time biddable media which enables targeting and acquisition of high performing, high lifetime value customers for its clients across numerous industries. The Company’s sophisticated marketing technology platform leverages Big Data and optimizes each part of the customer acquisition process from initial view through offline sale
EcoOnline, a European software company helping customers optimise safe handling of chemicals and ensure occupational safety, has received funding from Summa Equity and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division.
Summa Equity and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division signed an agreement on 18 February 2020 which secures new capital from Summa Equity Fund II and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division. They will each acquire a 33 per cent ownership in EcoOnline from selling shareholders, which include Summa Equity Fund I and Viking Venture. Both will remain shareholders in the company.
The capital will help the company expand further internationally. EcoOnline is a
London-founded tech company JUMO, focusing on next-generation financial services for emerging market entrepreneurs, has raised USD55 million in debt and equity funding from new and existing investors.
Global investment manager AMP Capital, one of the world’s top 10 infrastructure investors with over USD140 billion in AUM, had been looking closely at the US fibre sector for quite some time before it eventually decided to acquire Everstream last year.
Wynnchurch Capital (Wynnchurch) has acquired Pennsylvania Machine Works, (Penn Machine), a fully integrated manufacturer of high pressure forged fittings and branch connections. Founded in 1931 and headquartered in Aston, Pennsylvania, Penn Machine has built a strong reputation for providing its customers with unmatched lead-times, high quality products in a diverse variety of material grades and excellent service.
“We are committed to providing our customers with a one-stop solution for all their forged fittings and branch connection needs, and are excited to partner with Wynnchurch as we continue that mission,” says Joe Pro, President of Penn Machine. “Wynnchurch understands the importance of
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