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Legal & General Capital (LGC) has backed a second fund by Pemberton which plans to lend GBP500 million to mid-sized UK businesses to support their growth.
The commitment follows LGC’s investment in Pemberton’s first, pan-European fund which has currently raised around EUR1billion and has already invested over GBP180 million into UK firms.
Pemberton expects to hold a first close of the new fund before the end of 2016.
LGC’s commitment to Pemberton aligns with its strategy to invest in socially and economically useful enterprises with a focus on housing, infrastructure and SME finance. Acting as a catalyst for
Modern Energy Management (MEM), which delivers project lifecycle certainty to renewable energy developers, financiers and investors, has delivered over 1.5GW of renewable energy in emerging markets, as a direct result of its Investment Grade Verification (IGV) service.
Launched earlier this year, the IGV service has been developed by Modern Energy Management, in collaboration with international law firm Watson, Farley & Williams and global insurance broker JLT Specialty.
Developed exclusively for financiers and investors operating in high-growth emerging markets, the service provides ways to reduce operational and capital expenditure and in turn, enhance the creditworthiness of projects.
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Private equity firm Idinvest Partners is expanding its international team with two new additions to its strategy and solutions division, led by partner Sylvain Makaya.
Sophie Béric has been named strategic projects director, responsible for managing Idinvest’s international and cross-border projects.
After three years at BNP Paribas' General Inspection and a further three years in asset management (BNP Paribas, Edmond de Rothschild), Béric launched her own consulting practice in marketing and strategy, catering to a diversified clientele of asset managers, private banks and entrepreneurs before joining Idinvest in 2016. In particular, she provided pro-bono consulting to social enterprises and
Clearwater International has advised the shareholders of &tradition on its sale to HAY – a Danish designer and manufacturer of contemporary furniture, accessories and rugs – and Anders Holch Povlsen, CEO of fashion chain Bestseller.
Established in 2010, &tradition is a Danish lighting, furniture and accessories design company. The business is known for its unique combination of classics by iconic Danish designers, and new designs created in collaboration with internationally renowned names such as Jaime Hayon and Luca Nichetto.
&tradition products are retailed in high-end stores and it has secured contracts in more than 50 countries worldwide.
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Murray Devine, a US valuation advisory firm, has appointed Robert A Tribuiani as managing director, head of business development.
Tribuiani will be responsible for developing, executing and managing sales strategies, focusing on Murray Devine’s key end markets, including private equity and venture capital firms, debt and hedge funds, banks and corporations.
With over 20 years of experience in consultative sales, relationship management and business development, Tribuiani joins Murray Devine from SolomonEdwards where he was a senior business development executive. During his 10 years at SolomonEdwards, Tribuiani focused on assisting the firm’s banking and financial services clients solve critical business
Wynnchurch Capital has promoted Frank Hayes to co-managing partner of the firm.
Hayes has more than 28 years of experience in private equity investing and corporate finance, as well as investment origination and portfolio management.
Hayes joined Wynnchurch in 2001 and has served as a partner since that time. He currently serves on the board of directors of Carson Air, Gypsum Technologies, Pro-Fab Group, Senco, and Texas Hydraulics.
“Mr Hayes’ leadership over the past 15 years has been instrumental in helping to grow Wynnchurch to over USD2.3 billion in assets under management,” says John Hatherly, founder and co-managing
NS1, a domain name system and traffic management provider, has raised more than USD20 million in a Series B round led by Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, with participation from Two Sigma Ventures and existing investors Flybridge Capital Partners and Sigma Prime Ventures.
As part of the funding, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners' Jack Young will join NS1's board.
Today's applications are increasingly dynamic and are deployed on distributed, automated infrastructure that shifts constantly to meet new workloads. These trends are driven by the demands of a global audience of users who have come to expect lightning-fast performance and rock-solid reliability
Chinese internet search provider Baidu is the lead investor in Easterly Ventures, a new USD60 million Brazil-based investment fund.
Easterly Ventures will focus on providing funding, technology, local traffic and industry expertise for Brazilian tech start-ups, with the goal of building a robust mobile service ecosystem in Latin America.
Baidu announced its investment during an event in São Paulo, which was attended by over 200 Internet industry executives. At the event, Yan Di, general manager of Baidu Brasil and president of the Brazilian O2O Association, said Easterly Ventures will be Brazil's first internet investment fund of its kind to
New York-based private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners has launched Togetherwork, a holding company for businesses developing software used to manage and collect payments from groups and organisations.
Building on the foundation of Aquiline portfolio company OmegaFi, a provider of management, payments and fundraising software for fraternities and sororities, Togetherwork aims to acquire software companies in adjacent verticals, creating a family of companies that provide similar technology and services to broader organisations such as sports leagues, summer camps, and cultural and educational institutions.
In addition to retaining their own teams and identities while continuing to operate independently, all Togetherwork
Private equity software provider Altvia Solutions has launched Altvia Correspond Market Edition, designed for private equity firms to manage mass communications for prospecting, fundraising and deal announcements.
The addition comes on the heels of the firm’s recent 10-year anniversary rebrand, with the newly coined “Altvia Correspond” solution set that includes the new Market Edition and the Investor Edition, formerly AIM Investor Correspondence.
Market Edition permits users to build and save email smart lists, create professional email templates and send emails to 50,000 contacts per mailing without leaving AIM, the firm’s CRM solution for private equity on the Salesforce platform.
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