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Less than a year after launching the fundraising, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners has held the final closing of its new FPCI, Winch Capital 3, at EUR300m, well over the initial target.
This is the largest fundraising ever for a Winch Capital fund.
Pierre-Michel Passy, president of Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, says: “We were targeting a final closing of EUR250m. In less than a year we reached the EUR300m hard cap after reducing the latest investors to the fund. The success of this fundraising was facilitated by the strong loyalty of our client base as 23 institutional investors
Groupe LFPI has appointed Erin Sarret to the newly-created role of head of investor relations.
Sarret has worked in asset management at AXA IM in Paris and alternatives at Morgan Stanley AIP in London, Wilshire in Amsterdam and Access Capital Partners in Paris.
Since 2001, she has been a frequent contributor to asset management and alternative forums across Europe.
Sarret is a lawyer by training having started her career as a litigator in San Francisco.
The Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF) is to make an investment in JSC Detsky mir, the biggest player in children’s merchandise in Russia.
Currently, 100 per cent of the company’s share capital is controlled by Sistema JSFC.
Under the terms of the deal, most of the investment will be spent towards future development, in particular plans to open new shops and build additional logistics centres.
RCIF’s investment will support the development of the chain by providing modern systems and distribution channels of children’s goods in the Russian regions.
Kirill Dmitriev, co-chief executive of RCIF, says: “We are delighted
Wellington Financial has appointed Rob Helm and Sean Lynden as partners.
Helm and Lynden will be based in Wellington's new office in San Jose, California.
Helm joins Wellington with 14 years of experience financing high-growth technology businesses. Prior to joining Wellington, he was a partner with Gold Hill Capital, with responsibilities for transaction sourcing and adjudication. Before he joined Gold Hill in 2003, he spent three years with Silicon Valley Bank.
Lynden joins Wellington with over 20 years of experience providing debt financing to growth companies, primarily in the California region. As a founding partner of Gold Hill
Principal lender Signature Private Finance has made two key appointments.
Nigel Robbins, who joins from Cigna Legal Protection, a provider of legal protection plans, takes up the role of business development manager.
Steve Cleaver, formerly with Furness Building Society, has been appointed as an underwriter.
Signature, which offers a national service from offices in Birmingham and London, is backed by private equity funding.
Robbins: “I am joining Signature Private Finance, a firm on the rise, at a time when there is renewed optimism in the sector, with new property investors entering the market on a daily basis. I
Sonendo, a developer of technology for the endodontic marketplace, has completed an equity financing totalling USD35 million.
The proceeds from the financing will be used to further technology development, fund clinical studies, and commercialise Sonendo's GentleWave System for root canal therapy.
The system debuted at the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) annual meeting in May of this year, and is currently in limited market release.
The round was led by Meritech Capital Partners with new investor SEB Private Equity joining Fjord Ventures, OrbiMed Advisors, and NeoMed Management to form the investor syndicate.
Paul Madera, co-founder and managing
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has closed its majority investment in SailPoint, a specialist in identity and access management (IAM) solutions.
The agreement was announced on 12 August. Financial terms have not been disclosed.
“We’d like to thank Mark, Kevin and the entire team at SailPoint, who have been tremendous to work with during this process,” says Seth Boro, a managing partner at Thoma Bravo. “We are eager to partner with management and put this investment to work on new growth opportunities for the company.”
“We believe this investment by Thoma Bravo marks the next phase of aggressive
Arma Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to The Logic Group and Susquehanna Growth Equity, a US-based private equity fund, on the sale of the company to Barclaycard.
The Logic Group is a specialist provider of managed payments services and mobile loyalty schemes across Europe.
The company also provides omni-channel payments solutions and security.
With increasing investor appetite for private real estate resulting in improved fundraising, Preqin compares fund managers’ and investors’ views on current market conditions.
Investor Appetite
Recent years have seen institutional investor appetite for private real estate investment fluctuate, with many remaining cautious of placing new capital in the asset class due to an uncertain market. However, the last 12 months have seen considerable improvements in private real estate fundraising, with a total of $43bn raised from funds reaching a final close in H1 2014, a 30% increase from the $33bn raised by funds closed in H1 2013. This improvement has
Peak Ventures has closed on a USD23 million venture capital fund aimed at seed-stage start-ups in Utah and the Mountain West.
The fund will invest initial amounts into early stage companies ranging from USD100,000 to USD1 million. The fund was raised from accredited international and domestic investors.
Local entrepreneurs Jeff Burningham, Jeff Danley and Jamie Dunn founded the Peak brand in 2007, and have recently launched a venture arm to support the growth in Utah tech innovation.
Preceding the fund, Peak was an active local investor, funding nearly 20 Utah tech companies. Upon raising the fund, Peak lured
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