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The Blackfinch Spring VCT has raised over GBP3.3 million to invest in a portfolio of technology and tech-enabled companies, since its launch in December.
SoftIron Ltd, a London-based developer of energy-efficient Ceph storage hardware and software for data centres, has secured USD34 million in new capital. The funding, led by company chairman Norman Fraser, supported by Earth Capital, the global investment firm, and various existing investors, will be deployed to expand its presence across North America, Europe and the APAC region. SoftIron will also use the injection of new capital to strengthen engineering initiatives to further build out its portfolio of data centre appliances based on open-source software.
Using open-source Ceph software, SoftIron makes task-specific appliances for scale-out data centre solutions, delivering industry-leading performance
CEPRES, a provider of portfolio forecasting for Private Markets, is advising clients to use 10 per cent VaR (Value at Risk) forecasts for 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. CEPRES projects outcomes for more than 100 Institutional investor portfolios around the world including pensions, insurers and endowments based on their “PE.Forecast” software. The technology runs 100,000s systematic and idiosyncratic Monte Carlo based scenarios to build distributions for future portfolio liquidity, NAV and returns.
By studying previous crash scenarios and comparing to the impact of the current crisis, CEPRES experts are now applying a 10 per cent VaR liquidity forecast
Council Capital, a healthcare-focused private equity firm based in Nashville, has invested in Physician Housecalls,. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.Physician Housecalls provides home-based primary care services at private residences, assisted living centers, and independent senior apartments. The company employs teams of physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who provide comprehensive, compassionate, and tailored medical care to homebound patients who are most often geriatric and/or chronically ill. In addition to primary care provided both in-person and virtual visits via telehealth, Physician Housecalls offers annual wellness visits, chronic care management, care plan oversight, transitional care management, cognitive assessments, and
Ancala Partners (Ancala), an independent infrastructure investment manager, has acquired a majority interest in UK care organisation Holmleigh Care Homes Limited (Holmleigh), on behalf of its European Infrastructure Fund II (Fund II). Ancala has partnered with Holmleigh’s founders Rod Correia (Managing Director), and Matt Western, (Commercial Director), (together, ‘Founder Managers’) who will continue to own a minority interest in, and oversee management of, the Company through this next phase of growth.
Holmleigh was founded in 2000 and provides essential residential care, supported living and domiciliary care services to adults with a varied range of disabilities and challenges, with specialist expertise
International law firm Ashurst has appointed Danny Tan as the Asia-Pacific head of investment funds, based in Singapore.Tan has two decades of experience advising on investment funds, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions, as well as fund formation and restructuring, fund investments and fund regulatory matters. His expertise with both onshore and offshore fund vehicles is well regarded in the Singapore fund management industry, whether for private equity funds, hedge funds, fund of funds, real estate, infrastructure or venture capital funds. He frequently acts for governmental bodies and sovereign wealth funds, local and international fund managers, family offices and financial
Humatica, a private equity specialist advisor for portfolio organisational effectiveness, has made five promotions in its London and Zurich offices. Valentina Pozzobon has been promoted to Director. She is based in Zurich and joined the firm in 2012. Over this period, Pozzobon has managed projects for private equity backed portfolio companies in over 12 countries including North and Southeast Asia, the US and throughout Northern and Southern Europe. Valentina has led a broad range of organisational improvement projects including reorganisation, downsizing and accelerated culture change.
Paul Simpson has been promoted to Senior Manager. He originally joined Humatica’s Zurich office in
Edison Partners, a growth-equity investment firm, has completed the sale of its stake in Solovis to Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ), generating over a 50 per cent IRR on its USD13 million total investment.Headquartered in Dallas, Solovis offers multi-asset class portfolio management, analytics and reporting tools for asset owners and allocators. Solovis’ solutions, which enable public and private assets to be managed on the same platform, will become available through Nasdaq’s eVestment group and broaden eVestment’s capabilities for institutional investors.
The third fintech exit for Edison Partners this year following the acquisitions of Scivantage by Refinitiv and Clearpool by BMO Financial
Segulah Fund V is to acquire a majority stake in NVBS Rail, to support the company’s growth.
US-based private equity firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire Command Alkon from its current owner Quilvest Capital Partners.
Command Alkon supplies collaboration platforms for construction’s heavy work, focused on the software and technology-enabled services sectors.
“This agreement is a testament to Command Alkon’s sustained growth, leading market position, and the opportunities opened by our purpose-built platform for heavy construction,” said Larry Neubauer, a senior partner at Quilvest and chairman of the board at Command Alkon.
“Both the board and Quilvest are excited to announce Thoma Bravo’s stewardship of the company. Their investment track record in B2B enterprise software should
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