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W Capital Management has closed W Capital Partners III with USD750m of total capital commitments.
Fund III completed fundraising at its target and hard cap.
Fund III will continue W Capital’s mission of providing exit flexibility for private equity shareholders and growth capital for private equity backed companies.
Since 2001, W Capital has provided liquidity for investors looking to monetise their minority investments in private equity backed companies. W Capital also invests primary capital to support portfolio company growth either concurrently with shareholder liquidity transactions or at any time over the duration of investment.
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RCP Advisors, an independent sponsor of private equity funds of funds, secondary funds and co-investment funds, focused on North American lower middle market buyouts, has closed RCP Secondary Opportunity Fund II.
The new fund closed on USD425m in commitments, exceeding its target of USD300m.
“Secondary funds are the focus of many investors’ attention these days. The positive market reaction to RCP Secondary Opportunity Fund II shows that our differentiated focus on the small buyout fund market resonates with investors,” says Charles Huebner (pictured), managing principal and chief investment officer at RCP Advisors. “They see great opportunity in this market
International investors have responded with enthusiasm to the Nigerian Government’s attempts to attract private investment into its power industry with over 100 bidders submitting expressions of interest to acquire majority shareholdings in the NIPP ten new thermal power plants.
The combined sales could generate several billions of US dollars and would represent one of its most successful private investment projects.
According to the Niger Delta Power Holdings Company (NDPHC), 110 bids had been received by the 19 July cut-off date.
The sale process is being handled by the NDPHC, a special purpose company set up by the
Joanna Shatney, Head of US Large Cap Equities at Schroders, comments on this week’s US GDP data…
While the Q2 GDP data was better than expected, the absolute level of growth remains low. We are optimistic that GDP growth will accelerate later in the year, after the drag from sequestration and tax increases abate – and with better demand in consumer and industrial activity. We continue to believe that higher GDP will help corporates drive earnings growth of at least 5-7% this year allowing for further upside potential in equity markets.
Actual GDP results were stronger than we expected, helped by
iSIGHT Partners and Blackstone have teamed up to offer Blackstone portfolio companies iSIGHT Partners’ proprietary cyber threat intelligence.
Under the agreement, Blackstone portfolio companies will have discounted access to iSIGHT Partners’ intelligence. This intelligence will become the base of those participating companies’ cyber security strategies, enabling a much more efficient approach to prioritise security resources to counter relevant cyber threats.
More than a year ago, Blackstone recognised the potential severity of cyber security threats and began employing iSIGHT Partners’ intelligence to drive its cyber security strategy. Now Blackstone is providing its portfolio companies the opportunity to pursue the
Alleghany has invested USD250m for a 6.25 per cent equity ownership interest in Ares Management, which is privately held, and also committed to invest up to USD1bn of capital in various existing and new Ares investment strategies.
Through its relationship with Ares, Alleghany seeks both to participate in Ares’ strong business prospects and to enhance the returns of its committed capital through Ares’ alternative asset expertise. The USD250m investment will be used by Ares as sponsor capital in its investment vehicles, which aim to deliver compelling risk-adjusted returns for investors through differentiated investment strategies.
"We believe this strategic
Dropcam, makers of Dropcam HD – a Wi-Fi video monitoring camera with cloud recording service – has raised USD30m in series C funding led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP).
Existing investors Accel Partners and Menlo Ventures and new investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers also participated in the round. This funding brings the total amount raised to USD47.8m.
The investment will be used to grow the engineering team, broaden the company’s product line and expand into new sales channels.
"With this new round of investment, we’re going to push the envelope on what consumers expect from connected
BaltCap, the Baltic-focused private equity firm, has sold Medicap Holding to synlab, a European provider of laboratory services.
synlab has acquired 100 per cent of Medicap Holding, which owns Estonian, Finnish and Lithuanian laboratories operating under the Quattromed and Sorpo brand names, from BaltCap and individual shareholders.
By acquiring operations in three new markets, synlab further expands its footprint in Europe and becomes the first international laboratory chain to enter the Baltic markets.
Dr Bartl Wimmer, chief executive of synlab, says: “We are very pleased to add Quattromed and Sorpo labs to the synlab group. The acquisition
Fund manager Nicola Horlick has broken records with her campaign on equity crowdfunding site Seedrs to raise seed capital for her new venture, Glentham Capital.
The GBP150,000 target investment, offering 10 per cent ownership of the new business, was achieved in just 22 hours from launch, with 136 investors participating through the Seedrs website.
This is the fastest ever rate of funding for a startup business listed on Seedrs.
Jeff Lynn, chief executive and co-founder of Seedrs, says: “It has been very exciting to see just how swiftly Nicola Horlick’s new venture Glentham Capital has achieved its
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Gardner Denver for approximately USD3.9bn, including the assumption of debt.
Timothy W Sullivan has been appointed as president and chief executive officer of Gardner Denver, effective immediately. Michael M Larsen has transitioned to the role of interim vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately.
Pete Stavros (pictured), member of KKR and head of the firm’s Industrials investment team, says: “We are excited about taking this next step in the evolution of Gardner Denver. We would like to thank Michael for his leadership through the
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