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According to new data published this week by Nasdaq Private Fund Solutions, allocations to private funds from public pension plan allocators grew by 18 per cent YoY to a total of USD190.8 billion.
Moorfield Group, a UK specialist real estate fund manager, has secured commitments totalling cGBP270 million in a first close of its fifth value add Fund, Moorfield Real Estate Fund V (MREFV).
The capital has been raised from investors based in Europe, Japan and the US. With appropriate gearing, the fund will have initial investable capital of cGBP650 million.
The Fund will employ a value-add risk/return approach, seeking both capital growth and inflation-linked income returns, targeting supply/demand imbalances in the residential-for-rent, student accommodation, healthcare, logistics and self-storage sectors. The fund will be operated in line with Moorfield’s 2030 Net Zero
Global growth investor Warburg Pincus has acquired Pharma Intelligence, a provider of specialist intelligence, data, and software for clinical trials, drug development, and regulatory compliance, from Informa, an international B2B markets knowledge services and business intelligence group.
Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi based investment company, joins Warburg Pincus in the investment. The investors plan to extend the company’s position in the pharmaceutical data and analytics market, investing in the creation of innovative products for its customers. Informa will retain a 15 per cent stake in the company.
The acquisition includes Informa’s full portfolio of specialist brands which includes the
FNZ, the global wealth management platform, has secured USD1.4 billion in new equity funding from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Motive Partners (Motive), in one of the largest ever primary equity raises in the wealth management sector.
The fundraising values FNZ at over USD20 billion as it continues its record of innovation and geographical expansion.
This investment reflects both CPP Investments’ and Motive’s confidence in FNZ’s business model and future growth prospects both geographically and through market consolidation. The capital raise will help FNZ further accelerate its growth through increased R&D, as well as driving growth
Okolita’s role will see him lead the firm’s global outsourced business services arm as part of IQ-EQ’s growth strategy.
IQ-EQ, a service provider to the global community of alternative asset managers, has named Matt Okolita as Global Head of Outsourced Business Services.
In the US, the world’s largest and fastest growing market, IQ-EQ operates across seven states and employs over 550 people with plans to significantly grow this number in 2022 thanks to continued strong business growth.
Okolita previously led Greyline Partners (Greyline), a regulatory, compliance and governance consultancy which was acquired by IQ-EQ in November 2021. In this
UBS Asset Management (UBS-AM) Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) has completed its fourth private equity growth strategy (PEG IV), with investor commitments totalling EUR384 million.
This has seen PEG IV surpass its predecessor strategy, PEG III, which closed at EUR306 million, reflecting strong investor interest despite the fundraising-challenges posed by Covid-19. PEG IV’s success has been accompanied by the closing of additional single investor mandates following the same investment strategy.
PEG IV is already invested in a range of primary fund commitments as well as several transactions, including eight secondaries and three co-investments, helping to accelerate portfolio build-up
Star Mountain Capital (Star Mountain), an investment manager, with approximately USD2.5 billion in assets under management, focused exclusively on investing in lower middle-market firms, has appointed ennis Duerst has joined as a Senior Advisor.
Star Mountain Senior Advisors/Operating Partners are aligned with Star Mountain’s full-time team and investors through sharing in investment profits and through their personal capital invested.
Duerst was most recently President at 3M Investment Management Corporation, the USD25 billion investment fiduciary for 3M’s retirement plans on a global basis. He launched initial investments in hedge funds and private credit and focused on absolute return and private market
Paleo Ridge, recognised as a leader in premium raw dog food, has secured a GBP2 million investment from private equity firm, Ashridge Capital, to support its rapid expansion.
The new investment will fund the opening of a new despatch and manufacturing facility, supporting the expansion of Paleo Ridge’s capabilities and the creation of over 20 new jobs spanning supply chain, marketing, customer service, technical and operations at its home base in Waterlooville, Hampshire.
Paleo Ridge has grown by over 100 per cent over the past two years, reflecting its brand strength and reputation and the provenance of its ingredients –
Private equity firm N4 Partners (N4) is to sell wind turbine gearbox manufacturer Moventas to Flender, a global supplier for mechanical and electrical drive systems headquartered in Germany.
The deal will include Moventas’ 22GW of installed base and an additional 3GW of wind gearbox assembly capacities.
Björn Lundén, a Swedish accounting and financial administration software provider, is acquiring QLogic AB (QLogic).
The financial terms of the acquisition, which was backed by European software-investor Main Capital Partners (Main), have not been disclosed.
QLogic is active in the time, project and expense management space and is known for its cloud-based solution QBIS and IT support.
The acquisition epresents a strategic second add-on acquisition for the Björn Lundén group since Main became a majority investor in July 2021.
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