Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Asia Investment Capital and GGV Capital have led a $300 million funding round in MegaRobo Technologies, according to a report by Reuters.

CalTier, a fintech crowdfunding platform, has launched a USD5 million Series A funding round following the closing its $1.1 million Seed round.  This Series A round will help CalTier improve its platform, offer additional services, and expand its growing investor community. As recently reported in Multi Housing News Freddie Mac are projecting in 2022 alone there will be between $385 billion and $400 billion of Multi-Family origination. CBRE also forecast that the US market will need an additional 4.3m multi-family units by 2030.

3i Group (3i) is to invest in Konges Sløjd, a premium international lifestyle brand offering apparel for babies and children. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Konges Sløjd designs, sources and markets high-quality, children’s clothing, accessories, home products and toys through a curated network of (online-) retailers and direct-to-consumer e-commerce in more than 50 countries.   Konges Sløjd has been a forerunner in the premium baby/child segment through its stylish, functional, safe, durable, sustainable and affordable products across all children categories, and is well positioned to accelerate its growth across Europe, Asia and North America.

YFM Equity Partners’ managed funds have sold their shareholding in specialist supplier of rubber-to-metal bonded components and rail suspension systems, Ferrabyrne Holdings Ltd, to Dellner Polymer Solutions, part of Sweden’s Dellner Group which is continuing its expansion in the UK.  Dellner Polymer Solutions provides technologically advanced vibration control, rubber fabrication and bonding solutions for the global market. The acquisition will add a new dimension to Dellner Group’s global product offering and increase opportunities in wider markets including Asia. Littlehampton-based Ferrabyrne will continue operating from its 3,000 square metre state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, from where it provides a comprehensive range of suspension

INSTANDA, a no-code core insurance platform provider has closed its latest $45 million fundraising led by Toscafund, one of Europe’s leading Growth Equity investment firms for financial services companies, with the participation of existing investor Dale Ventures.   The funds will be used to grow the company’s geographical presence in Europe, US, Japan and the UAE, as well as to rapidly augment platform capabilities including developing the existing ecosystem into a future-proofed marketplace. This move will further cement its position as the insurance industry’s most adaptive, fast, best value end-to-end platform for carriers, brokers and MGAs.   Following a $19.5

PATRIZIA Infrastructure, on behalf of its clients, has invested cEUR75 million in acquiring an 80 per cent stake in bio-LNG producer Biomet, marking the first investment for PATRIZIA’s recently acquired infrastructure business.

Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to impact investing, has acquired SunFunder, a private debt management company that finances renewable energy projects in Africa and Asia. This is a major step in Mirova’s development strategy in real assets.       SunFunder has helped improve access to solar energy for more than ten million people, predominantly in East and West Africa, before extending its expertise to other emerging markets, including Southeast Asia.   The entire SunFunder team will be retained in order to keep expanding their high impact energy transition work and, together with Mirova, build a broader

Kester Capital, a primary buyout specialist, is to sell a majority stake in Avania to global private equity firm, Astorg.  Avania is one of the leading global clinical CROs (Contract Research Organisations) dedicated to medical technology. Astorg’s Mid-Cap fund, alongside Kester – which intends to retain a minority stake – will actively support management’s plans to accelerate Avania’s development, organically and through M&A.   The sale of Avania will deliver a return of over 8x and is the fifth consecutive exit for Kester to achieve a return of over 3x.    The firm’s current fund, Kester Capital II, closed above

Funding Circle, one of the UK’s largest small business loan platforms, and a UK affiliate of alternative investment manager Magnetar Capital (Magnetar UK), have formed a lending partnership that is expected to provide more than £300 million of funding to small businesses over a three-year period. This partnership will see Magnetar UK support thousands of UK SMEs by leveraging Funding Circle’s technology and distribution platform. In turn, Funding Circle’s powerful machine learning models — driven by a decade of technology and data investment — will provide Magnetar UK with a highly efficient and cost-effective mechanism to deploy capital to the