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KKR is to acquire a majority stake in Refresco, one of the largest independent beverage contract manufacturers in the world.
Refresco’s existing investors, PAI Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), are maintaining a significant minority position in the business.
Terms of the transaction, which is subject to closing conditions, have not been disclosed.
KKR is making this investment primarily through its Global Infrastructure strategy, which was established in 2008.
Sophie Hubert has been named as the new Chief Commercial Officer for IQ-EQ France, to continue successful development in the region.
With over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, Hubert is an expert in relationship management and business growth. Prior to joining IQ-EQ France, she held senior management roles for key players in the private equity sector and brings with her specialist knowledge in developing corporate and fund services for alternative assets.
As Chief Commercial Officer, France, Hubert will be working closely with the CEO of IQ-EQ France to deploy the development strategy of the French business
CIBC Innovation Banking has provided financing solutions, including a capital call line of credit, to Graphite Ventures (Graphite), a USD100-million fund focused on seed-stage investments and extensions, through to the rights for Series A rounds.
The capital call facility provides Graphite with the flexibility to make investments in portfolio companies prior to calling capital from the fund’s limited partners.
Building on the team’s record using a disciplined and proven investment model, Graphite will further support capital investments in early-stage companies across Canada. This enables start-ups to compete and scale globally. The fund’s focus is on B2B SaaS, digital health, proptech,
Gallant Capital Partners (Gallant), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm that makes control investments in industrial, business services, and technology companies, has acquired Pro-Vac, a provider of subsurface infrastructure services in the Pacific Northwest.
The company provides a comprehensive suite of essential infrastructure services, including hydro excavation, stormwater and sewer systems maintenance, pipeline jetting, pipeline repair/grouting, CCTV pipe inspections, vacuum sweeping and other specialty services.
OCR Labs has completed a USD30 million Series B round led by New York-based Equable Capital, a New York-based family office founded by Jonathan Smidt, a former partner at investment firm KKR.
OCR Labs, which is headquartered in London, will use the funding to expand its team in North America and EMEA.
Viewed as a technology leader in the digital identity verification space, OCR Labs solves major challenges including identity fraud and regulatory compliance, using its proprietary technology. The end-to-end solution supports Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations and improves customer identity verification while reducing fraud.
An affiliate of New York-based hedge fund Standard General and private equity firm Apollo Global Management are to acquire US broadcast and digital media company TEGNA for USD5.4 billion.
Investcorp, a global alternative investment firm, has made an investment in V-Ensure Pharma Technologies (V-Ensure), in a transaction valued at INR1.3 billion (approximately USD17.5 million).
The round was led by Investcorp along with participation from Asia-based private investment firm, Tanas Capital.
This marks Investcorp’s third healthcare investment in India and its first in the pharmaceutical sector.
This investment will fund V-Ensure’s objective of pursuing growth opportunities across North America, Europe and other global markets for the development and launch of its products. The investment also reinforces Investcorp’s commitment to invest in market-leading business services, information technology and healthcare businesses in
iCapital, a global fintech platform driving access and efficiency in alternative investing for the asset and wealth management industries, is leading a consortium to develop a distributed ledger-based solution for the alternative investment ecosystem.
The group will champion an industry-wide initiative to drive the next generation in operational efficiency, security, and convenience. The consortium, which includes leading asset managers, wealth managers, and service providers including Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, BNY Mellon, Carlyle, KKR, Morgan Stanley, State Street, UBS, and WestCap, will partner with iCapital to make it easier to acquire and service alternative assets.
While Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, BNY Mellon,
Warburg Pincus, a global growth investor through its affiliate South Elm Investments, is to invest ~USD210 million for a minority stake in Micro Life Sciences Private Limited, parent organisation of Meril group of companies, India’s largest medical devices company.
Gridline’s new alternative asset marketplace is aiming to provide greater opportunity for individual investors and wealth managers to invest in top-tier alternative assets and fund managers.
Just as Vanguard introduced index-based investing to public markets in the 1970s, Gridline is introducing index-based investing to private markets, allowing non-institutional investors the most efficient way to gain diversified exposure to historically exclusive and prohibitively expensive private market opportunities.
Gridline’s digital wealth platform handles the traditionally cumbersome back-office management of private market investing, from treasury management to tax reporting and transparent performance monitoring, allowing fees to remain low, keeping more money in the
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