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The Thomson Reuters Private Equity Buyout Index and the Thomson Reuters Venture Capital Index fell by 1.88 per cent and 0.19 per cent, respectively, in October.
Year to date, the indices are up 3.64 per cent and 3.63 per cent respectively.
The Thomson Reuters PE Buyout and VC Indices seek to track the aggregate gross performance of their respective industries in the US.
They are the first indices to allow liquid access to the gross performance of the private equity and venture capital industries through index-linked investment products.
Both the Thomson Reuters PE Buyout Index (TRPEI) and the Thomson Reuters
SPLIO, a SaaS-based customer experience software company, has secured a EUR10 million fundraising supported by three funds – Digital Ambition Fund, BNP Paribas Développement and Amundi Private Equity Funds.
Digital Ambition Fund is managed by Bpifrance under the Future Investment Program led by the Commissariat-General for investment (CGI).
Leveraging its relationship with over 500 customers in the retail and luxury goods sectors, SPLIO developed SPRING, the first cloud-based CEM platform dedicated to retailers.
In 2015, SPLIO generated a turnover of EUR16 million.
The goal of SPLIO’s new management team, put in place by the founders, will be
JMP Group, an investment banking and alternative asset management firm JMP Group, is partnering with investment bank with Bryan, Garnier & Co on the origination and execution of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory mandates and public and private capital-raising transactions.
The alliance will operate under the common brand of JMP Bryan Garnier.
JMP Securities and Bryan, Garnier & Co will also continue to operate separately, providing services to clients as standalone firms. The alliance will capitalise on a long-term trend toward increased integration of the US and European technology and healthcare markets.
JMP Bryan Garnier is led
The European Commission’s (EC) launch of a new venture capital fund of funds programme has the potential to attract over EUR1.6 billion to support the growth of Europe’s small businesses, says Invest Europe.
Space ventures, tech start-ups and budding engineering firms could all benefit from this investment, according to the trade association, in the commission’s latest initiative in its Capital Markets Union action plan to promote European innovation and economic growth.
The Venture Capital Fund of Funds will invest into a portfolio of venture capital funds across the continent. The commission will commit up to EUR400 million in fresh funding
Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative investment products, is to invest USD20 million in Calligo, a provider of cloud solutions focused on serving the global mid-tier enterprise segment.
Founded in 2012, with the aim of leveraging jurisdictions across the globe that offer a robust data protection framework, Calligo provides a trusted cloud platform for hosting mid-tier enterprises, their data and applications.
The company’s proprietary cloud platform offers data privacy along with application performance guarantees, commercial flexibility and a personalised support service.
Calligo services hundreds of clients all over the world from its locations in Jersey, Guernsey, Switzerland,
Saratoga Partners has acquired the xenon cinema business from Philips Lighting, with debt financing provided by GC Andersen Partners Capital.
The business, to be named Lighting Technologies International (LTI), is a major manufacturer of xenon arc lamps for digital cinema projectors used in the worldwide cinema exhibition industry.
GC Andersen Partners, through its wholly-owned broker-dealer GC Andersen Partners Capital, acted as exclusive financial adviser and placement agent to Saratoga and raised the debt financing to complete the transaction.
Financing was provided by PNC Bank and Graycliff Partners.
LTI, based in Baldwin Park, California was established in 1999
HarbourVest Partners has held the final close of its latest secondaries fund, which was oversubscribed and closed above its USD3.6 billion target at USD4.77 billion.
“Our global secondaries team has decades of experience and deep industry relationships. As the secondaries market continues to evolve, these competitive advantages have helped us to remain well positioned to continue to provide our investors with access to the best opportunities available,” says Brett Gordon, managing director, HarbourVest. “Our experience and expertise to execute on even the most complex transactions is what makes HarbourVest a sought after partner as both LPs and GPs actively seek
European venture capital firm Truffle Capital has appointed Patrick Kron as its new chairman.
Kron replaces Henri Moulard who becomes honorary chairman.
"Truffle Capital has built its success on a strategy unique among European venture capital firms, combining an investor's approach with an entrepreneurial perspective," says Kron. "We plan on continuing Truffle's development by raising more funds and integrating institutional investors and family offices. I look forward to contributing to the creation and growth of young SMEs by focusing on high-tech companies, notably in France, with strong global growth potential."
"After a 57-year career, I am now pleased
Grand Coast Capital Group has selected SS&C's Precision LM loan servicing and accounting solution and SS&C's fund administration services.
Based in Hingham, Massachusetts, Grand Coast Capital Group is a national private-lending firm and real estate fund manager that provides creative financing to real estate investors, builders and developers.
SS&C will provide Grand Coast Capital with a single, cloud platform for commercial loan origination, servicing and accounting, integrated with SS&C's fund administration services and cloud-based fund services portal.
Grand Coast Capital Group investment managers, borrowers and investors will now have secure, 24/7 web access to summary reports, analytics and
Juniper Capital Advisors has held final close of its first institutionally-backed private equity fund, Juniper Capital II, at its hard cap of USD500 million.
The fund targets equity investments of USD25 million to USD75 million in oil and gas companies located primarily in the continental US.
Edward Geiser (pictured), managing partner, says: “Juniper is deeply grateful for the confidence our exceptional group of energy investors has placed in us. We are committed to continuing to identify and prosecute high-quality upstream investment opportunities in the US to further build the relationship between Juniper and its partners.”
Richard Gordon, partner,
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