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Future Ventures has launched an oversubscribed fund of USD200 million to invest in frontier technologies across diverse industries including machine intelligence, sustainable mobility, the future of food, computational biology, high-performance computing, aerospace, and more.
Future Ventures is co-founded by Steve Jurvetson and Maryanna Saenko. Jurvetson is well-known as an early leader in identifying and backing industry-redefining companies like Tesla, SpaceX, Planet, Nervana, Mythic, and Memphis Meats. Saenko’s background as a research engineer and her venture capital experience from prior roles at leading firms combine to give her insight into technology business growth and a thoughtful approach to funding audacious ideas.
Mid-market advisory firm Clearwater International continues to grow, with 70 per cent of its deals in 2018 having Private Equity (PE) involvement.
Anaqua, a provider of innovation and intellectual property management solutions, has secured a significant equity investment from Astorg, a European private equity firm.
As part of this transaction, Astorg will become the controlling shareholder of Anaqua, replacing Insight Venture Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, both of whom have been investors since 2013.
The transaction will accelerate Anaqua’s global organic growth and acquisition strategy. This announcement follows the recent launch of AQX, Anaqua’s leading-edge software platform. With the integrated AQX platform, Anaqua’s customers can seamlessly access analytics and tech-enabled services to transform their IP assets into business success.
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The Cambridge Associates Global ex-US Developed Markets Private Equity Index returned 20.4 per cent for the year ending 30 June 2018.
Over the same period, the equivalent index for listed companies, the MSCI EAFE Index, returned just 6.9 per cent. The MSCI EAFE Index is designed to represent the performance of large and mid-cap securities across developed markets in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East.
Cambridge Associates says the strong performance of private equity funds is based on their successful allocation of capital to technology investments, which delivered the highest returns of all sectors in the first half of
The State Street Global Exchange Private Equity Index (GXPEI) posted a moderate increase of 3.03 per cent in the third quarter of 2018.
The Venture Capital category continued to lead for the third quarter in a row with a 4.65 per cent gain, followed by Buyout Funds with 2.84 per cent; Private Debt lagged behind with a 1.34 per cent return for the quarter.
The PEI is based on directly-sourced limited partnership data and represents around USD2.8 trillion in private equity investments, with more than 2,900 unique private equity partnerships, as of September 30 2018.
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Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management have completed the previously announced acquisition of Aspen. The transaction, which was first announced on 28 August 2018, closed following receipt of regulatory approvals and the approval of Aspen’s shareholders.
Under the terms of the previously announced agreement and plan of merger, the Apollo Funds have acquired all of the outstanding ordinary shares of Aspen for USD42.75 per share in cash, representing an equity value of approximately USD2.6 billion.
Aspen is now wholly owned by the Apollo Funds, and Aspen’s ordinary shares have ceased trading on the New York Stock Exchange
Lone Star Funds has completed the final closing of Lone Star Fund XI, (LSF XI), the firm’s eleventh dedicated opportunity fund.
Capital available to LSF XI totals approximately USD8.2 billion, which includes third-party commitments and anticipated co-investments from associated entities.
Lone Star, a global private equity firm, invests on behalf of its limited partners, which include institutional investors such as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, as well as foundations and endowments that support medical research, higher education, and other philanthropic causes.
Lone Star is highly disciplined and value-driven. Lone Star’s opportunity fund series focuses on opportunities that emerge during periods of market dislocation,
Alter Domus, a fund and corporate services provider, has become the latest firm from Jersey to be admitted as a Listing Member of The International Stock Exchange (TISE).
Alter Domus (Jersey) Listing Services Limited has been approved to act as a Listing Agent for non-retail debt securities and Sponsor to securities of investment vehicles.
Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), CEO of The International Stock Exchange Group (TISEG), says: “I’m delighted to welcome Alter Domus as a Listing Member of TISE. The firm is well-known as a service provider, especially to the private equity, infrastructure and real estate sectors, which are
Partner One Capital has completed the acquisition of Assima, a provider of a software solution that spans across the entire digital adoption life-cycle: from initial training, to live assistance, to enterprise-wide collaboration.
Assima is designed to maximise user performance and minimise errors for the world’s largest corporations and governments.
Under the terms of the agreement, Partner One Capital has acquired all of the global assets of Assima as well as its 12 divisions worldwide.
For the past 20 years, Assima software has played a vital role in improving user-adoption, user performance and increasing business efficiency for the largest
Gresham House’s British Strategic Investment Fund (BSIF) made five investments during 2018 and has now deployed over 45 per cent of its committed capital.
BSIF invests in the housing and infrastructure sectors, both identified by the UK Government as structurally important areas requiring local investment. As a closed-ended fund with a 12-year time horizon, BSIF invests with a long-term view into these important sectors. The fund targets an 8-10 per cent annual net return including a minimum income yield of 5-6 per cent per annum.
Sustainable investing forms a key part of BSIF’s investment philosophy. As well as seeking
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