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Europe’s digital technology sector is currently offering a number of compelling opportunities for venture capitalists, with cities such as Berlin and London fast becoming hot beds of entrepreneurial activity.
One private equity group paying close attention to this is Paris-based Idinvest Partners, which manages more than EUR8 billion and specialises in investing in European SMEs at various stages of growth. Benoist Grossmann, Managing Partner, oversees Idinvest’s Venture and Growth Capital business, which currently manages EUR2.1 billion.
Idinvest, who will be featuring on a European VC panel at the forthcoming IPEM event (https://www.ipem-market.com) in Cannes, 24th to 26th January,
By Matt Mulry (pictured), Dillon Eustace – In the shadow of an impending review by the Financial Acting Task Force the Cayman Islands has undertaken an overhaul of its laws, regulations and guidance notes which govern its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime.
Lombard Odier and the Global Fund have formed a strategic partnership to rethink traditional approaches to investment and philanthropy and make it easier for more people to contribute to the fight against some of the world’s most pressing health challenges.
Together they say they will create innovative solutions that allow investors to meet both their goals of doing well financially and doing good socially.
“Investors face two significant and simultaneous challenges: they need their capital to work hard to meet their financial goals, but they also have a part to play in shaping the kind of future we all
WAWLLET is to launch an ICO for up to 89 million of its WIN Tokens at USD3 USD per Token on 29 January, including a reservation of USD35 millionworth of tokens for issuance (with a lock-in period of up to 18 months) pursuant to an agreement with an EU listed Venture Capital firm.
A total of 44 million Tokens will be available on the Public ICO, with 45 million Tokens available in a VC and Hedge Funds session. Presale activities suggest a strong public cryptocurrency investor interest in WIN Tokens.
WAWLLET is the world’s first multi-asset wallet and personal
Tower Arch Capital, a lower-middle market private equity fund that partners with entrepreneurs and family-owned companies to create long-term value for its management teams and investors, has promoted Aubrey Burnett from Vice President to Principal; Thomas Feveryear from Controller to Chief Financial Officer; and Kathy Mickelson from Executive Assistant to Office Manager.
“Each of these individuals has exhibited exceptional performance in their respective areas and has contributed greatly to the continuing success of the fund. We are thrilled to announce these well-deserved promotions and look forward to another outstanding year,” says Ryan Stratton, a Tower Arch partner.
Burnett joined
Stronghold Energy II Holdings, a newly formed oil and gas exploration and production company, has received a line of equity financing of up to USD150 million from funds affiliated with Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing.
Formed in December 2017 and headquartered in Midland, Texas, Stronghold Energy II is focused on the Central Basin Platform of the Permian Basin and intends to acquire meaningful acreage positions for oil and gas development. The team expects to capitalize on its recent success in the region and apply its highly technical geological approach to exploiting areas across the
Rand Capital Corporation’s portfolio company GiveGab has acquired substantially all of the assets of Kimbia.
Best known for its nation-wide giving day events, Kimbia has supported the fundraising efforts of thousands of nonprofits across the country through their everyday giving products and Giving Days.
“Kimbia is a pioneer and has been the leader in the giving day space, with more than USD1 billion raised online for tens of thousands of nonprofits around the world,” says GiveGab’s Chief Executive Officer, Charlie Mulligan. “We’re thrilled to add their legacy and experience to our modern, secure, and user-friendly platform, and to continue
Modern Energy Management (MEM), a specialist in delivering project lifecycle certainty to renewable energy developers, financiers and investors, has appointed Marc Wright as Senior Resource Engineer.
With extensive international experience, Wright will lead project development from Bangkok, as the business expands its prospecting operations throughout key emerging markets.
As opportunities for renewable energy development across Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America proliferate, investors must ensure all project risk profiles remain low, to guarantee bankability. This, combined with continued market expansion anticipated in a series of fast-growth markets throughout Africa and Asia, provides specialist developers embedded in these territories with
Glennmont Partners has expanded its investment capacity in the clean energy infrastructure space and now has three funds under management – these are Fund I (2010) and Fund II (2013), which are fully invested, and now a new third Fund (2017).
Opportunities are being sought for a portfolio of clean energy infrastructure projects in Europe. Glennmont is one of Europe’s largest investors focusing exclusively on investment in clean energy infrastructure. This announcement follows the successful refinancing of Glennmont’s 245MW Italian wind portfolio in October and the refinancing of the Sleaford straw-fired biomass plant in September – amounting to around EUR340m
Centricus has completed the acquisition of a 20 per cent stake in Chalayan, a luxury fashion label which has a strong following within the film and music industries including Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and numerous other leading artists.
The investment is Centricus’ first in the fashion industry, and sees the firm launch a fourth investment vertical – fashion, entertainment, media and sports (FEMS) – to sit alongside existing portfolios in financial services, technology and infrastructure.
Hussein Chalayan is known as fashion’s storyteller, his multi-disciplinary approach bridging the gap between design, art and technology. From his future-gazing influential approach
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