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Following the successful divestment of its oil and gas assets in the Hearne field of East Texas in December 2021, the former management team of TreadStone Energy Partners II (TreadStone II) has formed TreadStone Energy Partners III (TreadStone III) with an equity commitment in excess of USD180 million from Kayne Anderson Energy Fund VIII (Kayne Anderson) and TreadStone III management.
TreadStone III represents the continuation of a successful partnership with Kayne Anderson Energy Funds dating back to the 2011 formation of TreadStone Energy Partners (TreadStone I).
TreadStone III is a private exploration and production company that will pursue the acquisition
Infinity Ventures Crypto (IVC) has announced the closing of its inaugural fund capped at USD70 million. The focus of the fund is to jumpstart and accelerate the growth of global GameFi, DeFi and Web 3 innovations.
IVC has attracted investments from Circle, Digital Currency Group, and Animoca Brands. Since its founding in August 2021, IVC has injected capital and expertise into 78 portfolio companies.
With 13 years of experience in traditional venture capital under the sister fund Headline Asia, IVC leverages its global network to empower blockchain startups across the globe, including those in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Japan, US, and
Private equity firm Growthdeck has closed an oversubscribed funding round for Kelda – a specialist in water, energy, and carbon saving showers.
Fundraising for the company, led by Growthdeck, amounted to GBP1.35 million exceeding its original target of GBP1.1 million by nearly 25 per cent.
This is Kelda’s second fundraise with Growthdeck.
The EQT Mid Market US fund (EQT Private Equity), together with the Verdane Capital IX fund (Verdane) have agreed to sell Forsta to Press Ganey, a specialist in patient, member, employee and consumer experience across the healthcare ecosystem.
Headquartered in London, UK, Forsta is a provider of customer experience and market research software and services to enterprise customers and market research professionals. Forsta provides solutions in Quantitative (including Surveys & Reporting), Qualitative (including Digital Qual & Live Video, Video Insights), and Voice of the Customer/Voice of the Employee segments, to help deliver intelligence with clarity, confidence, and impact.
The company
SWEN Capital Partners, a provider of unlisted sustainable investment solutions, has raised a further EUR43 million from institutional investors globally for its Blue Ocean Fund in its latest funding round.
The fund now stands at EUR95 million, making it one of the leading venture capitalist funds worldwide dedicated to ocean health. Launched less than six months ago, the Fund is well on track to reach its goal of EUR120 million this year.
BPI, the French Sovereign Investment Fund and Ifremer, the National Institute for Ocean Science, are among the latest investors to back the Blue Ocean strategy. They join
Alternative investment firm Summit Partners has promoted eight professionals across the firm’s global platform.
Chief Investor Relations Officer David Schiller has been promoted to Managing Director, while On Summit’s growth equity and venture capital teams, Luke Parsons and Steven Twomey have been promoted to Principal; Luke Nowicki has been promoted to Vice President; and Irina Müller has been promoted to Senior Associate.
On Summit’s public equities team, Ryan Grimshaw and Chase Woodsum have been promoted to Senior Portfolio Analyst, and Max Rich has been promoted to Portfolio Analyst.
Shopware AG (Shopware), a digital commerce software solutions provider in the DACH region, has raised USD100 million in growth capital from global investment firm, Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG), and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), the global payments and commerce platform.
Founders Sebastian and Stefan Hamann will retain a significant majority stake in the business and remain co-CEOs of the company. Carlyle and PayPal’s growth capital will help drive Shopware’s international expansion and the development of new products.
Equity for the transaction will be provided by Carlyle Europe Technology Partners (CETP) IV, a EUR1.35 billion fund that invests in small and mid-market technology-focused
OceanSound Partners (OceanSound), a growth-oriented private equity firm that invests in technology and technology-enabled services has held the final close of its inaugural fund, OceanSound Partners Fund, with USD780 million in total capital commitments.
The fund closed substantially above its target of USD550 million.
OceanSound received support from a diverse group of well-regarded limited partners, including leading pension plans, endowments and foundations, family offices, institutional consultants, asset management firms and insurance companies.
Based in New York, OceanSound focuses on investments in middle-market companies where its expertise at the intersection of government and enterprise end markets can drive strong growth and
The Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO), a membership-based not-for-profit organisation, is set to bring investors from around the world to its annual OBIO Investment Summit (OIS) and Early Technology Showcase (ETS), which showcases Canada’s leading innovations in health sciences, including biotech and medtech.
According to OBIO’s analysis, the registered investors have approximately USD52 billion combined in unallocated and available funds to invest during the summit.
The summit showcases investable companies, including the Early Technology Showcase, which this year, highlights 10 of Canada’s leading health research institutions presenting their latest breakthrough technologies, from mental health and cancer detection to AI and
NaaS, one of China’s leading new energy operations and technology providers, has successfully raised RMB500 million in Series A financing from Real Fund, CICC Capital, GSR United Capital, and Sino Pacific Capital.
Established in 2019, NaaS is China’s leading comprehensive EV charging service platform and is servicing China’s No1 fast charger network with over 175,000 fast chargers.
NaaS also offers hardware, software, and technology services and solutions to charger operators and works with all members of the EV charging value chain.
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