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Beechbrook Capital, a European specialist direct lender, has held the first close on its third Private Debt Fund at over EUR100 million.
Commitments have been received from the European Investment Fund, British Business Bank Investments Ltd – the commercial arm of the British Business Bank – and a number of leading European institutional investors. A second close is expected towards the end of 2016, with a final close in 2017.
Beechbrook managing partner, Paul Shea, says: “We are delighted to receive so much support from both existing and new investors, who share our view that the European lower mid-market
Seventy per cent of global dealmakers believe that while Britain remains uncertain about when and how it intends to leave the EU, the number of global deals will fall overall, according to a new survey carried out by Intralinks.
The poll of over 1,000 global dealmakers involved in mergers and acquisitions, conducted after the recent EU referendum, also reveals that a 67 per cent believe Britain leaving the EU will have a negative impact on global deal volumes for the remainder of 2016. Furthermore, and contrary to some reports, 82 per cent of UK dealmakers think it’s unlikely they’ll be
Northern Trust has appointed Marco Siero (pictured) as senior sales representative, Luxembourg to spearhead the company’s growth in the region.
Assets under administration in Northern Trust’s Luxembourg office have increased by 100 per cent over the past five years. In this newly created role, Siero will be responsible for further accelerating the growth of the client base and expanding the delivery of Northern Trust’s specialist fund servicing capabilities to global investors who look to leverage the benefits of Luxembourg as a fund jurisdiction.
Siero joins from RBC Investor Services in Luxembourg where he was managing director client service and solutions
Takeaway.com has acquired the Benelux businesses of Just Eat is a cash deal worth EUR22.5 million, of which 80 per cent was paid on completion and 20 per cent will be paid six months after completion, subject to the satisfaction of certain obligations.
Jitse Groen, CEO and founder of Takeaway.com, says: “We are pleased to acquire the Benelux businesses of Just Eat. These activities are complementary to our operations and will further strengthen our leading positions in Continental Europe”.
Takeaway.com is already active in the Netherlands with Thuisbezorgd.nl and in Belgium with Pizza.be. The company will merge the
Guernsey firms Carey Olsen and Northern Trust have assisted Emerald Technology Ventures, a specialist in industrial technology investments, on the launch of its fourth venture fund, Emerald Industrial Innovation Fund LP (EIIF).
EIIF will invest in parallel with Emerald's other active fund, Emerald Cleantech Fund III, in early and expansion stage companies in the energy, water, advanced materials and industrial IT sectors. Unlike most other closed-ended funds that have a fixed term, EIIF has adopted an innovative structure that will allow investors to invest on a rolling basis. This investor-focused approach is matched by Emerald's open innovation platform, which promotes
Giles Johnstone-Scott has been appointed director within Elian Funds Services.
Johnstone-Scott is responsible for the administration of a number of private equity funds and corporate structures and is part of the management team responsible for the ongoing operations of Elian's funds business. In his role as director, he is involved with client relationship management, business development, systems development and talent management. Mr Johnstone-Scott has more than 10 years’ experience in the offshore financial services industry, including private equity, venture capital and mezzanine funds areas.
Prior to joining Elian in 2008, he held roles at Kleinwort Benson and Mourant du Feu
Anthemis Group has held the first close of the Anthemis Venture Fund I, which will focus on early stage venture investments, providing pre-seed, seed and series A financing to digitally native financial services startups across North America and Europe.
The fund is anchored by the European Investment Fund (“EIF”), as well as UniCredit, a leading European banking group.
Year-to-date for 2016, Anthemis has raised USD285 million in capital across its platform from institutional investors and is actively investing in early stage through growth-stage financing rounds.
As an early mover in financial technology with a history of successful venture capital investing,
Private equity platform TPG Capital is to acquire a majority interest in Transporeon from The Riverside Company and other shareholders. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.
Transporeon offers various connectivity-focused applications for the different stages of freight execution, providing shippers and carriers with meaningful cost savings, productivity gains, and service-level improvements by enabling them to communicate, collaborate, and transact efficiently. Transporeon is the leading cloud-based logistics platform with the largest network of its kind, connecting more than 1,000 shippers with more than 57,000 carriers across the world.
RightCapital, a financial planning platform for registered investment advisors and independent broker-dealers, has secured USD1 million in a seed capital fund raise led by Camellia Venture Capital with other individual strategic investors also participating.
Camellia Venture Capital is a New Jersey based venture capital firm that focus on early-stage, high-growth fintech firms.
"We created RightCapital with the goal of developing a next-generation financial planning software that advisors can use to simplify the financial planning experience for their clients," says Shuang Chen, co-founder and CEO of RightCapital. "This round of funding will help us reach more advisors and deliver significant product
An affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired 100 per cent of Symplicity Corporation.
Headquartered in Arlington, Vitgina, Symplicity sells SaaS-based solutions to over 1,200 colleges and graduate school programs that help manage all aspects of a student’s life on campus, including career services, academics, behavioural intervention, and student conduct. In addition, more than 400,000 active employers utilise the Company’s on-campus recruiting software to leverage the largest Higher Education job network in the US and recruit students and alumni for entry-level jobs. In 2015, five million students submitted more than 13 million job applications through the
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