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Augnet, a London-based technology start-up looking focused on he SMS and messaging space, has secured GBP1.3 million in an investment round led by riple Point Venture.
Triple Point has invested in Augnet alongside a number of industry experts and investors and the funds will be used by to further develop the platform, support the testing stage and invest in its sales and marketing channels.
Augnet has developed a technology that enables SMS messages to be tracked and ensures a 100 per cent delivery rate through a patent-protected, encrypted solution. This means that for the first time, it will be possible
Activa Capital has sold Atlas for Men, a European specialist in multi-channel sales of outdoor clothing for men, created in 1999, to Latour Capital.
Latour Capital is now the new majority shareholder of Atlas for Men, alongside company president Marc Delamarre and his management team.
The exit of Activa Capital, Initiative et Finance and Indigo Capital, comes less than three years after they bought the company in a spin-off from the De Agostini group, alongside Delamarre and his team.
Over the last three years, Atlas for Men has seen its turnover increase from EUR130 million in 2015 to
By Lisa Shea, Manager, Fund Governance Solutions – While some may have dragged mutual funds out to the cart to be hauled away, they remain a sizeable and still growing presence in our industry. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are also growing, but it’s important to look at the full picture. As of 31 March, 2019, the Investment Company Institute (ICI) reports that there are more than USD19 trillion in assets in open end mutual funds, compared to USD3.77 trillion in ETFs, with AUM growing for both categories.
Furthermore, the ICI’s 2019 Investment Company Fact Book notes that there were more than
Small cap LBO funds are more profitable than funds that focus on target companies of larger market capitalisation, according to new research from eFront. In addition, small cap funds deploy capital at a faster rate and reinvest a significantly higher proportion of fund sizes than other funds.
They also continue to invest significantly until year eight of the fund cycle, against a normal investment period of five years, and distribute capital much earlier than medium, large and mega cap LBO funds.
Given these findings, it could be tempting to conclude that smaller cap LBO funds are more attractive than large
Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, and offshore law firm, Carey Olsen (Guernsey) (Carey Olsen), have supported Inflexion Private Equity Partners (Inflexion) with a GBP1 billion double fundraise.
Domiciled and administered in Guernsey, the two private equity funds, Inflexion Enterprise Fund V and Inflexion Supplemental Fund V, have secured commitments at their hard cap of GBP400 million and GBP600 million respectively.
Focused on the UK lower mid-market, Inflexion Enterprise Fund V will make investments of GBP10 million to GBP35 million in established businesses. Inflexion Supplemental Fund V will support the firm on larger investments, investing primarily alongside
Dentons Boekel has strengthened its Banking and Finance practice in Amsterdam with the recruitment of Jacqueline Bell as a partner. She joined the Firm on 1 June, 2019.
Bell is a finance lawyer who advises banks, financiers, leasing companies and borrowers on English law governed transactions. She is particularly well known for her capabilities in transport financing – including aviation, shipping and offshore financing – as well as commodities trading. Over the past four years, she has led a successful freelance advisory business, providing consulting services to clients such as ABN AMRO Bank, Dutch development bank FMO, and IPF Partners,
Foresight Group (Foresight) has launched the FP Foresight Global Real Infrastructure Fund (GRIF), which has now received FCA regulatory approval. The actively managed fund will invest directly into publicly listed companies that own and operate real infrastructure or renewable energy assets globally.
The fund is targeting a total return of more than 3 per cent per annum above the rate of UK inflation (measured by UK CPI).
GRIF’s model portfolio has consistently outperformed both UK and global equity markets over the last five years, delivering higher returns, paired with lower volatility than the FTSE All Share Index and the FTSE
Lyreco Group has acquired DeskRight, an office supplies business focused on the Singapore market.
Lyreco says the acquisition will boost business at its Singaporean subsidiary, opened in 2006, as it benefits from DeskRight’s relations with local businesses and government agencies. This B2B client base will in turn benefit from Lyreco’s international scope, logistics expertise and global purchasing power.
The two companies will work together to capitalise on their complementary strengths and increase market share by improving client experience.
“We’re delighted to welcome DeskRight into the Lyreco Group. DeskRight has over 25 years’ experience on the market as well
Helios Investment Partners (Helios), an Africa-focused private investment firm, and the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund (EAEF) through their investment manager Lorax Capital Partners (LCP) have acquired 96.7 per cent of Misr Hytech Seed International (Misr Hytech), a breeder and producer of proprietary agricultural seeds in Egypt, and one of the Middle East and Africa’s largest independent seed companies.
Founded in 1993, Misr Hytech develops and produces hybrid seeds of white corn, yellow corn, grain and fodder sorghum, sweet corn, and vegetables in Egypt. The Company provides farmers with high-performing seeds that are adapted to the Egyptian market, leveraging its well-known brand,
Global growth equity firm General Atlantic has made a strategic investment in online travel booking platform Kiwi.com. Co-founders Oliver Dlouhý and Jozef Képesi will remain significant shareholders and continue to drive the company’s strategic growth plans in partnership with General Atlantic.
Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Kiwi.com, whoch was founded in 2012, employs proprietary technology and algorithms to offer comprehensive flight options to value-conscious consumers. The company pioneered technology that matches passengers to multiple carriers and flights on single itineraries, and partners with airlines, online travel agencies, and metasearch engines to sell more than EUR1 billion
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