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Chronograph, a provider of portfolio monitoring technology to institutional private equity and venture capital investors, has formed a strategic partnership with LemonEdge, a next-generation fund, and portfolio accounting solution.
The partnership between the two firms will enable clients to streamline front-to-back-office investment operations through the integration of their technology and APIs.
Chronograph’s cloud-based software suite automates portfolio company data collection, valuations, analytics, and reporting for investors. Clients will now be able to integrate this critical investment performance data with the single, end-to-end fund administration and accounting processes they benefit from in LemonEdge’s platform.
Sophisticated portfolio monitoring and accounting tools are
Family office Schweizer Kapital and Kinstone Capital Partners have jointly founded a new venture capital company Kingstone Schweizer Ventures (KSV).
The investment goal is to fund ‘cutting-edge’ strategies within the impact investment universe that are particularly distinguished by their pioneering spirit and disruptive approaches.
Kingstone Schweizer Ventures plans to take a holistic investment approach that is designed to have the highest potential for impact.
RSM UK has advised on over 240 deals this year, with a combined value of GBP4.1 billion across the UK – showcasing a record year for the corporate finance practice and a 37 per cent increase in value over the prior year.
Of these deals, 136 transactions involved private equity (PE), growth of 79 per cent on the prior year as mid-market PE firms had their busiest year on record. The 136 transactions had a combined deal value of over GBP3 billion and were completed with 65 different PE firms, 59 per cent more than the prior year.
RSM UK’s
Infarm, a rapidly growing urban farming company with a global presence, has raised USD200 million in a Series D funding round.
The investment included participation from existing and new investors, including the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) – which will support the company’s expansion to countries in the Middle East – Partners in Equity, Hanaco, Atomico, Lightrock, and Bonnier.
The additional capital will serve to expand the deployment of the company’s vertical farms in the US, Canada, Japan and Europe, and to enter new markets in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East with both in-store farming units and Infarm Growing Centers. In
Eagle Property Capital Investments (EPC), a vertically integrated real estate investment manager focused on the value-add multifamily space, has teamed up with Promecap, a private equity firm based in Mexico City, to launch a new multifamily investment vehicle.
EPC Promecap Multifamily Partners V (Fund V) aims to raise up to USD400 million in equity commitments, with an initial closing planned for March of 2022. The capital raised in Fund V will allow for approximately USD1.2 billion in the acquisition of value-add multifamily assets.
Founded by Fernando Chico Pardo in 1997, Promecap is an institutional private equity firm based in Mexico City.
Philanthropi, a company focused on democratising philanthropy through its “giving-as-a-service” platform, has raised USD4 million in funding from lead investor Amex Ventures.
This funding round, which included participation from Live Oak Centres and Darco Capital. will help Philanthropi advance its mission to let every individual create their own personal, charitable foundation.
Amex Ventures makes investments in companies that are driving forward the future of commerce, lifestyle, and financial services. Since its start in 2011, the company has invested in several startups that are now industry pioneers.
Helix Geospace, a specialist in antenna and RF (radio frequency) technology, has raised GBP3 million seed funding in a round led by Bloc Ventures, and supported by the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), managed by Midven, part of Future Planet Capital.
Several private investors including a group of sophisticated HNWI’s introduced by Tony Best, who’s background is in finance and high-end electronics manufacturing, also participated.
In addition to this GBP3 million round Helix has previously raised GBP2.5 million investment from UKI2S and angel investors, and has participated in Wayra UK’s Intelligent Mobility Accelerator programme and Seraphim Capital’s Space
Austrian venture capital firm eQventure has led a USD30 million investment round in USound, a global developer and manufacturer of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) loudspeakers for personal devices and wearable technology. Sound will use the funds to move into mass production of its second generation MEMS loudspeakers for several global companies.
Venture capitalists Hermann Hauser (co-founder of ARM) and Longzhong Yang (co-founder of BYD) also invested, while there was strong participation from the European Investment Bank too.
TELEO Capital Management has acquired of FIOS Insight (FIOS), an Enterprise Architecture (EA) software tool that enables companies to simplify their strategy, IT planning and Project Portfolio Management (PPM). The Business will be merged with UMT360, an existing TELEO portfolio company providing Enterprise PPM software.
FIOS and UMT360’s combined solution enables organszations to identify, model and align business processes, products and projects. Integrating FIOS’ EA technology strengthens UMT360’s Strategic Portfolio Management product, providing a comprehensive solution designed to drive business agility.
Perwyn, a family-backed private equity and growth capital investor, has led a USD130 million Series D funding round in HungryPanda, an online food delivery platform serving Asian restaurants and populations overseas.
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