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Assetz Capital has added a new private fund for institutional investors, in collaboration with a specialist marketplace lending fund manager.
The fund gives institutional investors and family offices an additional and dedicated channel to invest in loans on the Assetz Capital marketplace. Established in Luxembourg, the private fund is eligible to institutional, professional or other well- informed investors, and will use an existing, cost-efficient fund structure.
Investors in the fund will participate in a portfolio of short-term UK loans to SMEs originated by Assetz Capital – with around 90 per cent coming from regional geographies outside London. All loans are
OpenFin has raised USD17 million in Series C funding from major banks and leading Fintech investors. The funding round was led by Wells Fargo with participation from Barclays and existing investors including Bain Capital Ventures, JP Morgan and Pivot Investment Partners.
The Series C round brings OpenFin’s total amount of venture funding to USD40 million. Proceeds from the financing will be used to make OpenFin OS ubiquitous on financial desktops and to fund further product innovation. This includes OpenFin’s new Cloud Services offering, which enables banks, asset managers, wealth managers and hedge funds to provide their own private app stores
KPS Capital Partners (KPS) is to acquire Howden from Colfax Corporation for an enterprise value of USD1.80 billion, comprising USD1.66 billion in cash consideration and USD0.14 billion in assumed liabilities and minority interest, subject to customary closing adjustments.
Howden is a leading global provider of mission critical air and gas handling products and services to the industrial, power, oil & gas, and mining industries. Based in Glasgow, Scotland, Howden has a 160 year heritage as a world-class application engineering and manufacturing company with a presence in 32 countries. Howden manufactures highly engineered fans, compressors, heat exchangers, steam turbines, and other
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has launched IRIS+, a new system for impact investors to measure, manage and optimise their impact. IRIS+ reduces confusion, increases comparability, and makes it easier to communicate impact results.
With the industry’s rapid growth and increased calls for precise tools, investors are eager for streamlined practical guidance on how to measure and manage their impact. IRIS+ gives investors an easy-to-use system, including sets of core metrics around certain key themes such as clean energy access, financial inclusion, health, and affordable housing.
Utilising IRIS+, investors can identify evidence-based metrics that will be most relevant to their
Panoramic Growth Equity has sold portfolio company Quill to French media group Webedia.
Quill’s production model combines a global network of over 2,400 freelance copywriters with an advanced technology platform, allowing it to create highly effective content in any language, at unparalleled speed and scale.
It has rapidly established itself as the leader in the ecommerce content production sector, with flagship global clients including Tommy Hilfiger, Louis Vuitton, eBay, Google and Amazon.
Since its launch in 2011, Quill has raised investment from Smedvig Capital, Panoramic Growth Equity, and an influential group of digital entrepreneurs who have previously backed
NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, has invested in Bolton-based e-learning company, Digital Training Solutions (DTS).
A total of GBP125,000 was invested from NPIF – Maven Equity Finance with a further GBP125,000 invested by the Angel investment division of The Growth Company, GC Angels. The funding will enable the business to continue to develop its software, support its marketing strategy and create up to 17 new jobs over the next two years.
DTS delivers innovative eLearning content development that combines realistic video scenarios with interactive gaming
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has invested significantly alongside senior managers in MSQ Partners, a UK marketing communication group, in a deal that values the business at around GBP37.5 million.
MSQ Partners says the investment will enable the group to accelerate the roll-out of its successful multi-disciplinary model and support the continued growth of its individual agencies.
The deal marks an exit for NVM Private Equity, which first backed the business in July 2014.
MSQ Partners is a multi-disciplinary group of digital, creative, branding and PR agencies that specialise in marketing communications for consumer and B2B brands and
Private equity investment firm Golden Gate Capital is to sell portfolio company ArrMaz to Arkema Group (Arkema) for approximately USD570 million.
Arkema is a global manufacturer of specialty chemicals and advanced materials used across a range of industries. ArrMaz’s management team, led by Chief Executive Officer Dave Keselica, will continue to lead ArrMaz after the transaction is completed.
ArrMaz is a trusted partner to the mining, crop nutrients, asphalt paving, and other growing industries worldwide, providing chemical process aids and additives formulated to improve their customers’ products and processes. For more than 50 years, ArrMaz has delivered customised chemical solutions,
ClearCourse Partnership (ClearCourse), a group of technology companies providing software, services and digital capabilities to the membership, events & bookings and sports & leisure sectors, has acquired instaGiv, a UK of mobile and digital fundraising solutions for UK-registered charities.
The deal represents an expansion of the fast-growing Partnership’s offering into fundraising and donations.
Established in 2010, instaGiv offers a range of mobile and digital fundraising solutions. With a core focus on SMS donations, instaGiv has developed a range of products and services for fundraising, donor engagement and recruitment, including SMS donation processing, interactive voicemail capabilities and competition hosting. It
Venture capital firm Accel has raised a USD575 million fund, its sixth to be invested in early stage companies across Europe and Israel.
Accel opened its doors in London in 2000, aiming to become the first meaningful partner to exceptional entrepreneurs from the region. Since those early days, Europe has witnessed staggering growth, as founders across the region have successfully scaled transformative global businesses.
Accel, the only Silicon Valley-founded venture firm to establish itself successfully on the ground in Europe, leverages its 35-year history and global platform to support the founders and companies it backs. The strategy of partnering early
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