Latest News
Chimera Capital Limited, an ADGM-regulated fund manager and wholly-owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based private investment fund Chimera Investment, has held the second close of its Alpha Wave Ventures II fund at USD10 billion.
The fund, which is co-managed with Alpha Wave Global (formerly Falcon Edge Capital), will target high-quality, exclusive assets globally with a focus on FinTech, artificial intelligence, life sciences, consumer internet and B2B sectors.
Alpha Wave Ventures II is a multi-stage fund primarily concentrated on growth stage companies with clear exit strategies.
Blockchain Founders Fund has held the first close of its USD75 million BFF II, with participation from notable investors from across the blockchain and crypto industry including NEO Global Capital (NGC), Appworks, Sebastien Borget COO of The Sandbox, GSR, LD Capital, Metavest Capital, TechMeetsTrader, Zipmex, Baksh Capital, Octava, and Aria Group, as well as major smart contract audit firms, blockchain/crypto influencers and many more leading companies and individuals in the blockchain space.
BFF aims to be an early investor to entrepreneurs building promising blockchain, crypto, web3, metaverse startups and provide tailored hands-on support to them through the venture program.
BFF
Bespoke Partners, a provider of executive search services for the private equity market, has appointed Prakash Patel as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Prakash brings more than 14 years of experience in top-tier financial services and consulting engagements, including extensive work in private-equity-backed organizations, leading strategic initiatives and driving enterprise transformation projects.
Based in Chicago, Prakash joins Bespoke Partners from Kaufman Hall & Associates, a private-equity-backed health care consulting and SaaS organisation.
Barings has served as sole arranger of secured credit facilities to support the buyout of Prodieco Advanced Engineering Solutions (Prodieco) by Agility’s.
Synalogik, a company whose Scout data automation platform allows organisations to aggregate data, identify risk and create reports, has raised more than GBP3 million in a Series A funding round.
Spectrum Labs, an AI-based content moderation platform, has secured USD32 million in a s Series B investment round led by Intel Capital with participation from Munich Re Ventures, Gaingels, Harris Barton, and existing investors Wing Venture Capital, Greycroft, Ridge Ventures, Super{set}, and Global Founders Capital.
Intel Capital investment director, Divya Sudhakar, will join the company’s board.
The funding will accelerate the Company’s mission to ensure every digital interaction can be built on accurate and measurable Trust & Safety infrastructure. Spectrum Labs will scale the adoption of its leading AI-powered content moderation platform for online communities into new areas of the
JP Morgan Asset Management has established a new sustainability-focused growth private equity investment team.
The team will launch its first private equity strategy focused on investing in growth-stage private companies that drive resource efficiency and climate adaptation solutions across a range of industries.
JP Morgan is anchoring the team’s first investment strategy with an investment of up to USD150 million, one of its largest capital commitments ever made into an alternative investment strategy.
The new sustainable growth private equity team sits within JP Morgan Private Capital, a growth equity and private credit investment platform established to tap into the
CamerEye, a specialist in swimming pool and backyard safety AI-powered smart fences, has closed the last tranche of its seed-round funding series for a total of USD1.1 million.
A Place for Mom (APFM), a US marketplace for senior care services, has raised USD175 million in growth equity funding to fuel the next stage of the company’s growth and transformation.
The funding round was led by New York-based global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners, with additional participation from existing investors General Atlantic and Silver Lake.
A Place for Mom is the leading, online platform and trusted advisory service, powered by a national team of local experts, assisting families with personalised senior care guidance.
Private equity firm Accel-KKR has topped this year’s HEC–DowJones Private Equity Performance Ranking ahead of Francisco Partners and TA Associates, in second and third spots.
The 2021 HEC-DowJones Private Equity Performance Ranking lists the world’s Top PE firms in terms of aggregate performance based on all buyout funds raised between 2008 and 2017. This ranking answers the question: “Which firm(s) generated the best performance for their investors over the past years?”
The ranking draws on a comprehensive set of data on PE fund performance provided by preqin and directly from PE Firms and uses a unique methodology to calculate the
Special Reports
Featured
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
