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Derbyshire headquartered, Alliance Transport Technologies (ATT), has secured a multi-million pound investment from BGF. Alliance has pioneered the use of remanufacturing electronic components to allow commercial vehicle operators to decarbonise the maintenance of their fleets. Over the last few years, ATT has extended this expertise into Hybrid Electric Battery Technology.   Using ATTs capabilities, UK bus, coach and commercial vehicle operators are now able to significantly expand the life of the Hybrid Batteries, delivering them both cost savings, reducing their carbon footprint and levels of e-waste.    BGF’s investment will enable ATT to accelerate investment in R&D, with the opening
Breyer Capital has joined people enablement platform AmplifAI’s Series A funding round. The round was previously announced in October 2021, led by Greycroft along with continued participation by LiveOak Venture Partners, Dallas Venture Partners and Capital Factory.
AE Industrial Partners (AEI), a US-based private equity firm specialising in aerospace, defence and government services, space, power and utility services, and specialty industrial markets, has led a USD75 million Series B financing round in Firefly Aerospace (Firefly), a specialist in economical launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services. The Series B investment will support Firefly’s next stage of growth by providing capital for future Alpha flights, the Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Program, and the development of additional launch and in-space solutions.  Concurrently, AEI completed its previously reported acquisition of Noosphere Venture Partners’ stake in the Company. The transaction values Firefly
Aavenir, a leading AI-enabled Source-to-Pay solution provider, announced today that it has raised USD6 million in Series A funding led by Accel, with participation from ScOp Ventures. Accel also led Aavenir’s Seed round. Aavenir helps enterprise teams to collaborate, streamline, and automate workflow for sourcing, vendor onboarding, contract lifecycle management, procurement, obligation management, & accounts payable invoice automation – all on the world’s leading workflow platform, ServiceNow.
400 Capital Management (400CM), an alternative credit asset manager specialising in structured credit with over USD5.7 billion of assets under management, has prompted five senior team members to Partner – Ed DeDomenico, Sang Kim, Alan Landy, Tim Lynch, and Jimmy Rizos. The new Partners represent a range of roles at the Firm: Ed DeDomenico, Business Development; Sang Kim, Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer; Alan Landy, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer; Tim Lynch, Head of Marketing and Investor Relations; and Jimmy Rizos, Chief Technology Officer.
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In this Q&A, Harbour Trust speaks to Hedgeweek on the various aspects of ESG in the investment space, shedding light on regulation, DE&I and opportunities for service providers.
The Board of Investments of the USD74 billion Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) has allocated USD400 million out of a total investment pot of USD4.1 billion to private equity managers. That’s according to a report by AlternativesWatch which credits ‘a fund official’ for the information. LACERA was assisted by Meketa Investment Group, its general investment consultant on the allocations. The board approved the engagement of BlackRock to manage an approximately USD3.7 billion long-term U.S. Treasury bond index portfolio in a separate account within the Risk Reduction and Mitigation category of LACERA’s portfolio.  The new private equity allocations include
PEF Services (PEF), a CSC company and a fund administrator for alternative investment managers, has released a new white paper – AML and KYC Compliance: A Guide for Private Capital Fund Managers. Private capital funds have long been aware of anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) requirements. But while the underlying goal of these rules remains the same – to prevent and detect money laundering and counteract terrorist-funding activities – regulatory compliance has become a challenge for many firms. The white paper covers: • Six pillars of an AML and KYC program and their considerations for alternative investment
Affiliates of Stellus Capital Management (Stellus), a specialist in lower middle market direct lending, have provided senior debt financing and an equity co-investment in support of Altamont Capital Partners’ (Altamont) investment in Bishop Lifting Products (BLP). Founded in 1984, BLP is one of the largest providers of wire rope, slings, rigging, and related products in the United States. BLP’s dedicated employees help leading companies across all industries solve their lifting and industrial needs. 
Searchlight Capital Partners (Searchlight), a global private investment firm, has appointed David Fuller as an Operating Partner. Fuller brings deep expertise in the technology and communications sectors, as well as a breadth of experience across various other industries from his background in management consulting and board work. He currently serves as board member of Mitel Networks, Consolidated Communications, Great-West Lifeco and Canada Life.

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