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Fifth Street Finance Corp (FSC) has sold its portfolio company, HFG Holdings, a specialty lender providing asset-backed lending and term loan products to various segments of the healthcare industry, to MidCap Financial.
FSC acquired HFG in June of 2013 and, together with management, expanded the company's suite of products and capabilities, positioning it for future growth.
"Over the course of our strategic review, we decided that it was important to refocus FSC on our core lending businesses, particularly middle market sponsor-backed lending as well as technology lending and aircraft leasing," says Todd G Owens, Chief Executive Officer, adding, "We see
A report from the Stockholm School of Economics has found that Stockholm is Europe’s second most sought after city for Fintech investments in the past five years. The Swedish capital accounted for 18.3 per cent of all Fintech investments in this time period, putting it behind only London.
The report’s authors comment that it is quite remarkable that Stockholm has achieved such strong and stable results in Fintech, given its size, and also because it does not have an extensive financial ecosystem of accelerators, incubators, and niche investors such compared to other European financial centres.
This performance has continued year on year
Segulah V is to acquire Semantix Group AB from majority shareholder Litorina Kapital III and minority shareholders. The operational shareholders of Semantix’s management team will remain as owners post the transaction.
Semantix is the Nordic region’s leading provider of advanced language services. Semantix offers interpreting, translation, training and writing services through its network of about 7,000 professional translators, interpreters and language consultants. Its customers include public authorities, municipalities, county councils and large and small companies in most industries. The Group has offices in Sweden, Finland and Norway, with about 300 employees. Semantix is expected to have a turnover of approximately
Gasum is selling its local distribution networks Gasum Paikallisjakelu Oy and Helsingin Kaupunkikaasu Oy to private equity firm SL Capital Partners infrastructure fund SL Capital Infrastructure I (SLCI I).
The transaction is part of Gasum’s strategy to focus on the development of the Nordic gas market and energy infrastructure through environmentally friendly solutions. Gasum has invested in the liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) distribution infrastructure and is focusing strongly on increasing the market for Finnish and renewable biogas. LNG offers an excellent opportunity for reductions in transport emissions on land as well as at sea. Biogas helps achieve even larger carbon
A consortium of investors led by CVC Capital Partners (CVC), including Singapore-based investment company Temasek and Vatera Healthcare Partners, has acquired a controlling stake in Alvogen, the high growth pharmaceutical company.
The stake has been acquired from Pamplona Capital Management. Aztiq Pharma, the investment vehicle led by Robert Wessman, Alvogen‘s Chief Executive will remain with a significant stake and Pamplona will also retain a small stake following the transaction. Robert Wessman will continue to serve as the company’s CEO.
Alvogen has delivered six consecutive years of strong revenue and profit growth, expanding from its original base in North America
StartEngine Crowdfunding has launched an equity crowdfunding platform allowing individuals to invest in private companies on a public platform.
In a historic first, StartEngine connects aspiring investors, including North America’s 80-plus million Millennials, with the progressive companies of tomorrow, including startup launch partners Elio Motors and mobile games publisher XREAL. The launch corresponds with Regulation A+ of the JOBS Act, which officially takes effect today and enables a broad new range of startup investment opportunities.
“At StartEngine, our goal is to not only become the leading equity crowdfunding platform, but to help entrepreneurs achieve their dreams,” says StartEngine CEO Ron
The Fed confirmed its dovish stance at the latest FOMC meeting, significantly decreasing monetary policy uncertainty over the course of the summer. Markets responded positively with US equities and Treasuries posting gains. In the Eurozone, uncertainties associated with Greece materially stepped-up.
Advent International, Bain Capital and Clessidra are to acquire Istituto Centrale delle Banche Popolari Italiane SpA (ICBPI) for a consideration of EUR2.15 billion.
ICBPI is a leading player in the Italian financial services market with strong market positions in payment services (acquiring and issuing), interbank clearing and securities services. ICBPI, headquartered in Milan, has over 1,900 employees and also operates strong brands including Cartasì. In 2014, the Company generated revenues of Euros 670 million, EBITDA of Euros 195 million and net income of Euros 95 million.
ICBPI’s selling shareholders will retain a stake of 8 per cent of the Company
In this extract from Preqin Infrastructure Spotlight – June 2015, Stephen Yates looks at the 100 largest institutional investors in infrastructure and the extent to which they influence the asset class, examining their make-up, investment preferences and future plans.
A growing number of institutional investors are moving into the infrastructure space owing to the potential for stable and predictable long-term yield, as well as the diversification and inflation-hedging characteristics available through a conservatively managed infrastructure portfolio. At present, Preqin’s Infrastructure Online platform tracks almost 2,300 institutional investors actively investing in the asset class, with an additional 205 investors potentially
Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), a USD4 billion global venture capital firm, has promoted Kristina Shen to Vice President. In this role, Kristina will continue to work closely with BVP's investing partners to identify entrepreneurial opportunities in startups aligned with cloud computing, mobile and Internet sectors.
Based in San Francisco, Kristina joined the firm in 2013 with a focus on the cloud-computing and internet sectors. Kristina is involved in Bessemer’s investments in Adaptive Insights, ClearCare, DoubleDutch, Gainsight, Instructure, ServiceTitan, Speakeasy, Twilio and Vidyard. She is a Board Observer for ClearCare, DoubleDutch, Instructure, Retail Solutions, ServiceTitan and Vidyard, and a co-founder and
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