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Barings has completed fundraising for its European Private Loan Fund and associated vehicles, attracting total investable capital of €7 billion.
Barings has drawn interest from a global investor base, a mix of public and private pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds and family offices. Barings saw support from both new and existing investors with more than two thirds of commitments raised from investors in prior funds.
The €7 billion raised exceeded Barings’ initial target. The European investment team has deployed €6 billion in the last 18 months across more than 80 transactions, resulting in the third vintage being
AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a specialist mid-market private equity investor in financials, technology and related business services, has made an investment in pfs, a provider of software and technological risk lifecycle management solutions.
Headquartered in Madrid with operations in Spain, Portugal and Mexico, pfs is a provider of software and technology solutions for financial services businesses across the entire value chain of lending activity, covering processes from origination to collection. pfs also has a number of data efficiency solutions deployed within banks to optimise credit risk.
The business is led by a highly entrepreneurial and majority shareholding CEO who has
Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure, has acquired a stake in Omega Energia (Omega), one of the largest pure renewable energy generation companies in Latin America, and signed a shareholder agreement with its founders to join the controlling block.
Omega, a leading player in the renewable energy space in Brazil, has a decade long history of building, acquiring and operating wind, solar and hydro projects across the country. The company has grown its operating capacity seven-fold since its IPO in 2017, reaching 1.9 GW today.
Actis will provide deep sector expertise and fresh equity capital to support the development
Telegraph Hill Partners (THP), a venture capital and growth equity firm dedicated to building life science and healthcare technology businesses, has closed THP V, a new $525 million investment fund.
The fund will make investments in innovative companies that are commercialszing advanced technologies in areas including life science tools, reagents, specialty chemistries, medical technology, medical devices, diagnostics, healthcare IT, healthcare services, agriculture and animal health. THP V will be managed by a team close to major life science and medical innovation hubs, and includes Matt Mackowski, Deval Lashkari, Tom Raffin, Jeanette Welsh, Alex Efron, Kate Cilio and Linda Gregoire in
Knox Lane, a growth-oriented investment firm focused on partnering with businesses in the consumer and services sectors, is to invest in Elevation Labs (the “Company”), a formulator and manufacturer of premium beauty products.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Varagon, a private credit manager specialising in directly-originated loans to US middle market companies, served as Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arranger, and Bookrunner on debt financing to support the investment.
In partnership with Knox Lane, Elevation Labs will seek to grow its capacity, capabilities, and team in support of both existing and new brand partners, while continuing to build
Inflexion has led the buyout of SteriPack Group Ltd (SteriPack), a global contract manufacturer serving the medical device, pharmaceutical and diagnostic markets.
Baserow, an open-source startup building a collaborative no-code database platform, announced it had raised €5 million at its seed round to launch its paid premium and enterprise versions in Q3 2022 and build what is the world’s first open-source, all-in-one, no-code toolchain.
The platform enables non-technical teams to capture and organise data to trigger intelligent business insights and automate processes.
Amsterdam-based early stage investor Inkef led the round while firstminute capital, Seedcamp and Frontline also participated, along with several angel investors including Job van der Voort from Remote, Martin Henk from Pipedrive and Shannon Williams from Rancher Labs.
Ember Infrastructure’s debut Fund I has closed with capital commitments of over $340 million, according to a report by AltAssets.
The new fund, which will invest in the energy transition and resource efficiency sectors, has completed three investments to date, including the formation of bioenergy platform ReGenerate Energy, an investment in energy storage systems Caban Systems, and an investment in solar developer SunShare.
Future investments will be aimed at assets and companies that decarbonise the economy, use resources efficiently and focus on sustainable processes across the value chain.
Crestbridge has recognised 58 individuals across its international network of offices as part of its 2022 mid-year promotions.
Amongst those promoted are a number at senior level. Greg Belcham (Technology Architecture & Development) Svitlana Dobrovolska (Funds Services) and Emmanuel Capraro (Management Company Services) have all been promoted to Director and Greg Davis has been promoted to Head of Technology Service Delivery.
Briony Rea (Real Estate Services) and Jacques-Olivier Cogis (Client Operations) have both been promoted to Associate Directors.
In addition, the business has promoted a further 52 individuals across the Group, which now spans nine offices across the globe including
Barings and Partners Group, acting on behalf of their respective clients, have acted as the lenders on secured credit facilities backing Arcline Investment Management’s investment in CoreDux, a specialised manufacturer of ultra-high purity flexible gas and fluid conveyance components and sub-systems.
Arcline’s investment adds to the firm’s expertise backing innovative businesses in the flow control and semiconductor sectors.
CoreDux’s mission-critical components and systems are used in the most demanding high-tech applications including next-generation semiconductor equipment, aerospace sub-systems, and applications supporting the green energy transition, among others.
With this investment, Arcline will seek to continue the strong momentum of CoreDux in
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