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Ingenious’ Infrastructure Ventures EIS Service has invested as part of a USD6 million Series A investment round in TeraView, a specialist in terahertz technology and solutions.The investment is designed to ensure that TeraView retains its leadership in the growing terahertz market and continues to provide a high level of support to each of its customers across the world while also accelerating product & technology development, customer support, and sales & marketing by the Company.
TeraView is the leading supplier of terahertz systems to support semiconductor companies and their manufacturing partners in the implementation of advanced 2.5 and 3D packaging
Vanguard and HarbourVest have announced a strategic partnership to provide qualified investors with access to private equity and the potential to earn higher returns and achieve increased diversification.“We are entering the private equity market the Vanguard way – partnering with a world-class advisor to provide a high-quality offer,” says Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley. “Private equity will complement our leading index and actively-managed funds, as we seek to broaden access to this asset class and improve client outcomes. While this strategy will be initially available to institutional advised clients, we aim to expand access to investors in additional channels over time.
Ancala Partners (Ancala) has held the final close of Ancala Infrastructure Fund II, which is focused on investing in a portfolio of mid-sized infrastructure businesses across Europe. The fund raised EUR735 million, which exceeds the EUR600 million target that Ancala set in mid-2018.Ancala also expects to deploy capital through co-investment from fund LPs with a view to investing over EUR1 billion through the Fund.
Around 30 institutional investors from Europe, Australia, Asia and North America have invested in the Fund, which has a 12-year term and targets a net internal rate of return (IRR) of 10-13 per cent per
Private equity firm Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP), a leading private equity firm, has held the final close of Ecosystem Investment Partners IV, (EIP IV). The fund was oversubscribed closing at its hard cap of USD454.5 million. Monument Group, one of the industry’s leading placement agents, served as global placement agent again on the raising of the fund, which was oversubscribed, exceeding its target in less than 10 months. Consistent with EIP’s prior funds’ investment strategy, EIP will continue investing in large-scale wetland, stream and habitat mitigation and restoration projects in the US through EIP IV.
EIP continued to receive strong support from its global,
Weatherford Capital, a leading family-owned private investment firm, has completed an investment in insurance comparison site The Zebra.The USD38.5 million Series C fundraising round was led by Accel and included other current investors, Silverton Partners, Daher Capital, Floodgate Fund, Ballast Point Ventures, and The Zebra’s CEO, Keith Melnick.
As the nation’s largest insurance comparison site with over 1.3 million website visitors per month, The Zebra’s revenue has seen very strong growth. The company’s revenue grew almost 200 per cent year over year to nearly USD37 million in 2019. Their annual run rate is now exceeding USD60 million, more than
Middle market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has appointed Bob Linscott as an Operating Partner. Prior to joining Wynnchurch, Linscott served as the Vice President of Operations for Fluke Corporation (Fluke), a subsidiary of Fortive company and a manufacturer of industrial test, measurement and diagnostic equipment including electronic test equipment.
Chris O’Brien, Managing Partner at Wynnchurch, says: “We are excited to welcome Bob to the Wynnchurch team. Bob brings over 30 years of operating experience – serving in a variety of roles while overseeing businesses or divisions ranging in size from USD100 million to almost USD2 billion. He will be instrumental
Dallas-based private equity firm Align Capital Partners’ utility intelligence platform E Source has acquired Baton Rouge-based UtiliWorks Consulting.
AURELIUS Equity Opportunities is to acquire the Renewable Power Systems (RPS Business) as well as the protection relays business, from Woodward, Inc. With over 400 employees, the combined businesses generated sales of approximately USD 80 million in financial year 2019. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including antitrust approval and is anticipated to occur in the next months.
The RPS Business produces converters and other key components used in wind turbines at its production sites in Kempen, Germany and Krakow, Poland. It is also active in the converter aftermarket, selling spare parts for the installed base,
Convelio, a digital freight forwarder specialised in fine-art shipping, has raised a EUR9 million in Series A financing round led by European growth VC investor Acton Capital – bringing the total amount raised since inception to EUR11 million. Convelio’s existing investor Global Founders Capital participated in this equity financing. The new investment follows a record year in which Convelio grew its global turnover by over 300 per cent.
“For too long, fine-art shipping has been a frustrating experience, yet it represents the third largest spending category of sellers in the art market. With this additional funding, we will double down
The latest Enterprise Software M&A market report from Hampleton Partners, an international technology mergers and acquisitions adviser, reveals that transaction volumes decreased slightly to 620 deals inked in the second half of 2019, but revenue and EBITDA multiples remained astoundingly high at 4.0x and 17.3x respectively. Miro Parizek, founder, Hampleton Partners, says: “Despite the slight cooldown in deal volume, the overall picture indicates that we’re entering 2020 with continued strong demand for enterprise software assets. Private equity investors continue to harness readily available debt financing for acquisitions and have outbid strategic buyers in leveraged buyouts throughout 2019.
“The never-ending need for
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