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NextEnergy Capital, a global solar specialist in the renewables sector, has held the first close of its fifth investment vehicle NextPower V ESG, which is targeting capital commitments of $1.5 billion with a $2 billion hard cap, at $480 million.
Mercuri, (formerly GMG Ventures), an early stage media technology investor, has raised £50 million from institutional investors, including a cornerstone investment from the British Business Bank, through its Enterprise Capital Funds programme, for its second fund.
Global investment firm Carlyle has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Anthesis, a global pure-play sustainability advisory and solutions firm. Carlyle is investing alongside Anthesis’s employee shareholders, with existing shareholder, Palatine, reinvesting for a minority stake.
Muzinich & Co Inc has closed its first private credit fund dedicated to the Asia Pacific region with $500 million in capital commitments from institutional investors (80%) and family offices (20%), according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global alternative investment firm Investcorp is to invest $100 million to acquire a majority stake in SEC Newgate, a global strategic communications and advocacy group, in a deal that values the business at over $250 million.
Private equity investment firm Golden Gate Capital is to acquire a majority equity stake in DMC Power, a designer and manufacturer of proprietary connector technology systems for high voltage power infrastructure from PE firm Bridgepoint.
IK Partners, via the IK IX Fund, has made an investment in independent wealth management platform Cinerius Financial Partners (Cinerius) alongside existing investor, Summit Partners, and the Cinerius management team.
Dechert has added Sam Kay as a partner in the firm’s financial services and investment management practice in London. With over 25 years of experience advising on investment funds, Kay specialises in fund formation work for a wide range of private equity firms across a broad range of investment strategies.
Altas Partners, a private equity investment firm that makes long term investments of between $400 million and over $1 billion in typically just one or two deals per year, has closed its third fund with capital commitments of $4 billion, according to a report by Buyouts Insider.
US private equity firm Silver Lake has finally acquired a majority holding in Software AG after increasing its stake in the software development specialist to 63%, according to a report by Reuters, and will now pursue a de-listing of the company.
Earlier this month, Silver Lake upped its stake to 41% after Bain Capital and Rocket Software agreed to sell their Software AG shares to the tech investment specialist.
Back in April, Silver Lake offered to buy Software AG for €30 euros per share, valuing the German software developer at €2.2 billion euros ($2.39 billion) before upping its bid to
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