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Resolute Capital Partners (RCP), a private investment firm focused on providing structured capital solutions to lower middle market businesses, has closed Resolute Capital Partners Fund V (RCP V) at $405 million in aggregate capital commitments.
The funding includes assumed leverage accessible through RCP’s licensure by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) as a Small Business Investment Company (SBIC).
In deploying RCP V, the RCP team will continue to execute the same strategy that has generated strong returns for its investors for more than two decades. RCP seeks to make capital commitments of $5-$40 million per transaction in profitable
Headless CMS Kontent.ai has secured a $40 million investment from Expedition Growth Capital (EGC).
Powering over 2,000 projects including websites, apps and headless commerce experiences, Kontent.ai was originally started in 2015 as a business unit of 18-year old bootstrapped company Kentico. Today, Kontent.ai employs over 120 employees across five offices on four different continents. As a new independent company, it is ready to hire 100 employees in the next 12 months.
This new funding sees Kontent.ai become its own standalone company following seven years as a business unit within parent company Kentico. As a bootstrapped company Kentico has developed
StepStone Conversus (Conversus), an investment platform designed to expand access to the private markets for individual investors, has launched StepStone Conversus (Luxembourg) SCA SICAV-RAIF, a Luxembourg umbrella fund, and its inaugural sub-fund, Conversus StepStone Private Markets (CPRIM Lux).
CPRIM Lux offers European investors global exposure to the major private market asset classes – Private Equity, Real Assets and Private Debt – in a single investment.
StepStone Group Inc is a global private markets investment firm that oversees $570 billion of private markets allocations, including $134 billion of assets under management. The firm’s more than 800 professionals work from 23 cities
Vitruvian Partners has acquired a majority ownership position in Outpost24, a specialist in identifying and managing cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities.
Despite major geopolitical and financial headwinds, global M&A activity in H1 2022 has been resilient, according to analysis of M&A data by EY.
With 2,274 deals of a total value of $2.02 trillion, M&A in H1 2022 may have seen a drop compared to this time last year (down 27% by value and 18% by volume), but activity is up compared to the average of the last M&A cycle (up 35% and 13% respectively).
According to analysis by EY, the nature of cross-border deals is changing to reflect geopolitical tensions on the world stage. While cross-border transactions levels in
Increasing yields and rising inflation may put pressure on European insurers’ private investment programs in the short term, but increased market volatility, regulatory requirements, and growing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting standards may create opportunities for asset managers, according to Cerulli’s report, European Insurance Industry 2022: In Search of Better Returns.
Cerulli’s research suggests that insurers will not turn away from private investments, but they will examine the strategies behind their allocations in the alternatives space. Private investment programmes are traditionally a key opportunity for asset managers due to the skill needed to source, understand, and execute on deals.
Capchase, a provider of non-dilutive capital, has agreed more than $400 million in additional debt financing backed by i80 Group and an international banking group.
Algebris Investments, a global asset manager specialising in financial credit and equity, has appointed Samuel Sibony as co-portfolio manager, managing $620 million in the Global Credit Opportunities strategies.
James Friedman will continue to lead the team as lead portfolio manager.
The Global Credit Opportunities strategies are managed on the basis of a team approach with Sibony working alongside the members of the existing Global Credit Opportunities portfolio management team – Gabriele Foà (co-portfolio manager), Simone Mallardi (co-portfolio manager) and Lennart Lengeling (investment analyst).
Sibony joins from DC Advisory, where he was a senior member of the London-based restructuring team, covering
AssetTribe, the alternative investment platform connecting investors to a broad and diverse range of alternative assets, has published its latest research showing that demand for alternative investments is set to grow by up to 46% over the next 12-months.
Working with market research firm Survation, AssetTribe engaged with over 580 sophisticated investors across the UK and Europe to discuss their attitudes towards investments in alternative assets.
The results of this survey showed a positive outlook for Alternative assets over the next 12 months with 53% stating that their appetite for alternative assets will increase over the next 12 months
Siparex has held the final closing of the Siparex ETI 5 fund, which is dedicated to mid-market companies, at €450 million, 60% higher than its previous fund.
At the same time, the fund has completes its fourth investment in the family-owned mid-market company Aldes, a European specialist in indoor air quality and thermal comfort.
The final fundraising included: Winncare, a key player in medical equipment for prevention and long-term care; Destia, a French specialist in home care for the elderly or people with disabilities; and Orion, a group specialised in wealth management/asset management.
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