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Ansor, a UK-based ground-up buy-and-build private investment firm, has held the final close of its second fund, Ansor Fund II, at its investor hard cap of £250m. Almost twice the size of the firm’s prior fund which closed in 2019 on £130m.
Bridgepoint, a UK-based private investment group that specialises in private equity, infrastructure and private credit, has appointed John Dionne and Michelle Scrimgeour as independent non-executive directors with effect from 1 July 2025.
InCred Alternative Investments, the private credit platform of KKR-backed InCred Financial Services, is set to raise INR15bn ($174m) for its latest credit fund as it looks to capitalise on rising demand for private credit in India, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Alternative credit investment firm Crescent Capital Group LP has held the final close of its third European specialty lending fund, Crescent European Specialty Lending Fund III (CESL III), with total investable capital of approximately €3bn.
Swedish private equity firm EQT has secured more than $10bn in investor commitments for its latest Asia-focused buyout vehicle, BPEA Private Equity Fund IX, ahead of an anticipated first close this April, according to a report by Reuters.
US private equity firm Atlas Capital has agreed to acquire British banknote printer De La Rue in a £263m ($348m) all-cash deal that will see one of the UK’s oldest listed companies in private ownership, according to a report by Reuters.
After a first close on 23 March, Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management has held now held the final closing of the firm’s third European private equity strategy with €388m in total capital commitments.
EQT, Europe’s largest private equity firm, is set to invest up to KRW30bn ($21m) in Musinsa, a South Korean fashion tech unicorn backed by KKR and Wellington Management, according to a report by the Korea Economic Daily citing local investment banking sources.
Private equity firm CIVC Partners has acquired a controlling interest in Cary Street Partners, a Richmond, Virginia-based wealth and asset manager overseeing approximately $10bn in assets under management, according to a report by CityWire.
Africa secured $3.6bn in venture capital funding in 2024, including $1bn from venture debt, with African investors forming the single largest group of active VC participants in the region for the first time, according to a data from the AVCA – the African Private Capital Association.
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