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Equinix has completed its deal to acquire West African data center and connectivity solutions provider MainOne (www.MainOne.net) for an enterprise value of USD320 million, marking the beginning of its expansion into the African continent.
The completion of this acquisition augments Equinix’s long-term strategy to become a leading African carrier-neutral digital infrastructure company by being able to bring a full range of transformative technologies and connectivity to Nigeria, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire.
This acquisition will extend Platform Equinix into West Africa, giving organisations based inside and outside of Africa access to global and regional markets.
Tristan Capital Partners’ latest opportunistic fund European Property Investors Special Opportunities 6 (EPISO 6) has acquired a majority shareholding in Raag Hotels Limited which owns Point A Hotels.
The transaction will provide a full exit for the Wellcome Trust, whilst the other current shareholders, Queensway, a company associated with the Jivraj family, and a company owned by Naguib Kheraj remaining as minority partners.
The Point A portfolio comprises 1,520 rooms in 10 hotels, with 80 per cent of its value in London. The independent budget boutique brand provides EPISO 6 with an immediate footprint across the best markets in the
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has appointed Invesco as its Alternative Investment Insight Partner to share expertise on alternative investments with the industry.
The PMI will work alongside Invesco to deliver webinars, interviews, panel discussions, research and case studies designed to increase understanding of alternative investments, spanning the range of assets, including Real Estate and Venture Capital.
The partnership will allow PMI members to access Invesco’s insight and experience on Alternative Investments through its multiple distribution channels, including its monthly magazine ‘Pensions Aspects’, email newsletters, PMI TV and its dedicated Insight Partners web area. PMI’s Insight Partnerships are developed
Again has secured GBP2.55 million in a pre-seed investment, led by Eka Ventures, to develop a smart system for cleaning packaging for refill & reuse.
The investment will aid the build of the next generation of Again’s CleanCells and launch three to five CleanCells across the UK later this year.
Again’s compact, shipping container sized CleanCell will use 76 per cent less water & 90 per cent and less energy than traditional recycling methods and can efficiently process & clean thousands of packaging units each month, ready to be refilled and reused.
Apex Group has appointed Dr Ryan Lemand as a Non-Executive Director of FundRock Investment Management Services (ME) Ltd (FundRock Middle East).
Lemand brings decades of financial services experience including as the former Senior Executive Officer and Board Director of ADS Investment Solutions, the ADSS Group’s Wealth and Asset Management Company, which he launched and grew to become one of the largest companies in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
Prior to this, he was the Senior Advisor and Head of Risk Management at the Emirates Securities & Commodities Authority, the UAE’s federal securities regulator. He previously held the role
ECI Partners, a growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, has further expanded its Origination Team with the appointment of Tsvetelina Delcheva as an Origination Manager.
Delcheva joins ECI from working in Origination within FTI Consulting’s Transaction Services team, where she was responsible for tracking deal pipelines, identifying relevant investments for private equity funds, and shortlisting suitable acquisition targets.
Prior to FTI Consulting, Delcheva was a Manager at Gerson Lehrman Group, where she managed a portfolio of private equity and investment firms, with a focus on mid-market private equity firms based in the DACH region.
Tsvetelina is ECI’s second hire into
Shareholders of Aareal Bank have signed commitments to support an increased bid for the bank by Atlantic BidCo, a non-controlled company indirectly held by funds which are respectively managed and advised by Advent International Corporation (Advent) and Centerbridge Partners (Centerbridge), as well as other co-investors.
Through irrevocable tender commitments amounting to approximately 37 per cent of Aareal Bank’s shares, Petrus Advisers, Teleios Capital, Vesa Equity Investment and Talomon Capital have agreed to accept a tender offer of EUR33.00 per share in cash or to sell shares to the bidder outside the tender offer. These main shareholders of Aareal Bank have
Venture Catalyst has held the first close of the Beams Fintech Fund, its first growth-stage fund, with ISD36 million on commitments, according to a report by VCCircle.
The fund’s strategy will be to invest in early-stage fintech firms.
The funds has attracted investment from a range of investors including a banks, NBFCs (non-banking financial companies), large family offices, financial service executives and fintech founders.
Savana, a global medical company developing innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to unlock the clinical value embedded in clinical data (like Electronic Medical Records and clinical trials), has closed a USD25 million funding round led by Conexo Ventures, along with Knuru Capital and Aldea Ventures.
Existing investors Seaya Ventures and Cathay Innovation also reinvested in the round.
Savana is a Madrid-based health tech startup using AI to provide medical knowledge based on “Real World Evidence” to enhance research and build predictive models to enhance patients’ lives.
Electronic signature developer Videosign has secured new investment of GBP1.15 million from Moonstone Group as it continues to develop its online security platform.
The company, with bases in Liverpool and Glasgow, has developed an electronic signature platform that uses artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition and video technology to verify the identity of document signatories.
The Moonstone Group, provides a portfolio of compliance, education and fintech solutions to the financial services market in South Africa.
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