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GrowthCurve Capital, a private equity firm the firm focused on investments primarily across the financial and information services, healthcare, and technology sectors, has acquired Hunan resources and payroll software specialist Netchex.
A new report from Seward & Kissel focused on seed investments in hedge funds, private equity funds, and other investment vehicles, shows that transactions are returning to pre-pandemic levels, even in the face of challenging market conditions.
The ninth annual Seward & Kissel Seed Transactions Deal Points Study, an analysis of 2022 seed investments reveals “surprising resilience” in seed activity, which approached 2019 levels last year despite headwinds in the broader economy including rising interest rates and the underwater status of many investment portfolios.
The report attributes the uptick in seeding activity to one primary source: the increased seeding of
Bain Capital has made an offer to take Chinese data centre operator Chindata Group private in a deal valuing the business at $2.93 billion, with the company’s shares jumping by 14% as result, according to a report by Reuters.
BlackRock Inc has accelerated the growth of its credit platform with a deal to acquire full control of Kreos Capital, a provider of growth and venture debt financing to companies in the technology and healthcare industries.
Life insurance company Japan Post Insurance has entered into a new strategic partnership with investment firms KKR & Co, and Global Atlantic Financial Group. Japan Post Insurance will additionally invest in a reinsurance co-investment vehicle sponsored by Global Atlantic.
Just Climate, an investment business established by Generation Investment Management to address the net-zero challenge at scale, closed its inaugural fund, Climate Assets Fund I, with $1.5 billion in capital commitments exceeding its $1 billion target.
MidOcean Partners, a New York-based alternative asset manager specialising in middle-market private equity and alternative credit investments, has acquired QualiTech, a family-owned global manufacturer of plant nutrition, animal nutrition and food ingredient products and services.
Cleantech investor Earth Capital Limited (ECL) has made an investment in Ace Aquatec, an aquaculture technology company which specialises in ‘welfare-first outcomes, with the funds set to be used to grow its current portfolio of products and markets.
Forming local partnerships is key to achieving operational excellence and continuous improvement in food and agriculture investments. Colin Butterfield (pictured), CEO of Solum Partners outlines the firm’s differentiated approach to investing in this sector.
Sequoia, the giant global venture capital firm known for early investment in a host of now leading tech companies including Google, Instagram, Airbnb, WhatsApp, Zoom, ByteDance and GoTo, is breaking itself up into three distinct firms, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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