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Private investors have committed GBP8 million to a specialist fund targeting the rapidly-growing alternative lending market, through Connection Capital, a specialist private client investment business.
A syndicate of 86 Connection Capital clients have invested in the BCI Credit Opportunities Fund, which provides loan capital of GBP2 million-GBP20 million to alternative lenders which operate digital platforms and are looking to scale their consumer or SME loan businesses.
Connection Capital says the reason for such strong investor appetite is due to the attractive market dynamics.
The alternative lending market is one of the fastest growing sectors in the UK, driven by advances
Glennmont Partners has completed the acquisition of a 42MW windfarm project located in Sicily from Athena Investments. As part of the same transaction, private investment house Ardian Infrastructure, has completed the acquisition via its controlled company 4New, of a 157.2MW portfolio of brownfield wind farms and photovoltaic plants located in Italy and Spain.
The windfarm in Italy started operations in 2010, benefits from a Feed in Tariff scheme and is located in an area with outstanding wind resources. This acquisition represents a further step in the capital deployment of Glennmont’s €850m Clean Energy Fund III which achieved final close in
Centre Partners, a middle market private equity firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles, has sold its portfolio company Stonewall Kitchen to Audax Private Equity. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1991, Stonewall Kitchen is a leading manufacturer of premium branded specialty food and gift products, including jams, olive oils, bottled sauces, crackers and pancake mixes. The Company has more than 6,000 wholesale accounts nationwide and internationally; a thriving online direct-to-consumer business; a flagship campus in York, Maine featuring a company store, café and cooking school; and nine retail Company Stores located throughout
Denham Capital has sold BioTherm Energy to Actis Capital, a leading emerging market investor, for an undisclosed sum. Denham invested in BioTherm Energy through its Fund V and helped build it into a leading African independent renewable power company.
Jasandra Nyker, currently CEO at BioTherm, will become a Managing Director in Denham Capital’s International Power Group following the exit. Jasandra will be responsible for origination, analysis, structuring, valuation and execution of investments for the International Power Deal Team. She brings over 20 years of experience to the firm.
Since joining BioTherm in 2011, Jasandra has grown the business into
FNA has closed USD5.5m Series A investment round led by IQ Capital, with participation from GETTYLAB.
The funds will be used to further develop the FNA platform and solutions to help financial regulators and institutions operationalise advanced data analytics, identify fault lines in the financial system and prepare better for financial crisis and cyber threats.
Founded in 2013, FNA is a London-based RegTech and SupTech (Supervisory Technology) company that uses its network analytics, AI and machine learning platform to enable financial institutions to map and monitor complex financial systems, and to simulate operational and financial risks. FNA works with leading
Wealth Enhancement Group, an independent wealth management firm that oversees USD11.8 billion in client assets, has been acquired by funds affiliated with TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm with extensive experience in financial services investing.
The transaction brings aboard a new primary capital partner for Wealth Enhancement Group, with TA Associates purchasing the equity stake owned by funds affiliated with Lightyear Capital LLC, which has been the majority owner since June 2015. Under the terms of the acquisition, Wealth Enhancement Group will continue to be a privately held, independent firm, under its existing leadership team, brand and strategy.
Lumina Capital Advisers Limited (LUMINA), a specialist corporate finance advisory firm specialising in private company M&A throughout the GCC, has released its Q2 2019 Lumina Private Company Index (LPCI) – the first private company M&A index covering the GCC.
The quarterly report tracks private company average deal valuations across a broad range of sectors across the region.
In addition, Lumina’s latest ‘State of M&A’ survey which analysed mid-market M&A data from private companies, investment firms and advisors in the region indicate most active sectors as industrials, healthcare, and consumer with intra-GCC deals accounting for 63 per cent of M&A
Mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe Limited (Equistone) is to acquire a majority stake in Bulgin, a UK-headquartered developer and manufacturer of environmentally sealed high-performance engineered solutions, from Elektron Technology for an enterprise valuation of GBP105 million.
Following Equistone’s investment, Bulgin will continue to be led by John Wilson, who will transition from the role of Executive Chairman to Chief Executive Officer, and its existing management team, who will acquire a minority shareholding alongside Equistone. The team will be strengthened by the appointment of Peter Williamson, who brings extensive experience of driving value in international engineering and manufacturing businesses
blufolio AG, a Swiss blockchain investment firm and manager of the Luxembourg-registered blufolio venture capital fund, has invested in Liquineq, a global payments platform start-up based in Zug, Switzerland.
Liquineq is targeting a specific segment of the global remittances market, with strong potential for growth via a strategy of third-party partnerships.
Balazs Klemm, blufolio AG founding partner, says: “We are delighted to support the growth of Liquineq, which is targeting a clear gap in the market for global remittances. We see a wealth of opportunities for Liquineq’s top-drawer management team to leverage its offering via partnerships in emerging markets and
Vestigo Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on making investments in fintech companies, and AXA Venture Partners, a venture capital fund investing in high-growth, technology-enabled companies, have closed a USD11 million financing round for Jobble, a community of on-demand workers.
The funding round was led by Vestigo Ventures and AXA Venture Partners with participation from Guardian Strategic Ventures and Harlem Capital Partners.
Founded by Zack Smith and Corey Bober, Jobble is an on-demand marketplace and management platform that connects 60 million gig economy workers in the United States seeking jobs with companies offering flexible work opportunities. As one of
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