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GeniusX, an e-learning, virtual reality start-up has closed a $1.68 million seed funding at a $20 million market cap.
As an indie development studio in the frenzied virtual reality ecosystem with a concentration in VR Education, the CEO & Co-Founder, Nick Janicki, says, “Our mission is to create experiences that have utility, longevity, and uplift the human spirit. Our first VR title, Retreat, is basically an immersive hero’s journey for tangible real-world skills.” Co-Founder, Lyle Maxson, adds, “We are creating the first social VR platform centered around educational influencers.”
The company’s title is Retreat, a virtual reality education application that
Foresight Group (Foresight), an infrastructure and private equity manager, has acquired the technology ventures division of Downing LLP (Downing) including management of the Venture Capital Trust and Ventures Enterprise Investment Scheme businesses of Downing.
Foresight is expected to acquire the Funds for an initial consideration of £13.6 million. The funds are deployed across venture capital, AIM-quoted investee companies and a small number of legacy asset-backed debt investments.
Downing is a privately owned, UK-based asset manager and Foresight will acquire three funds with a combined AUM of £275 million. The funds are Downing ONE VCT Plc, Downing FOUR VCT Plc
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Funds in England and Wales are set to increase their allocation to private markets, according to new research from Alpha Real Capital (Alpha).
Over the next five years, 91% of LGPS professionals surveyed believe the funds they work for will increase their allocation to private markets with the majority, 60%, thinking their allocation will rise by between 5% and 10%.
Alpha says this is part of a trend of institutional investors increasing their allocation to illiquid assets, which are providing increasingly attractive returns and diversification benefits in an ever more uncertain world.
A study
Family offices have increased their allocation to private equity, according to the UBS Global Family Office Report 2022, which surveys 221 single family offices around the world with total net worth of USD2.2 billion.
The report reveals that while family offices are reducing fixed income allocations, investments in private equity, real estate, and private debt, are all on the increase. Forty-two per cent plan to increase direct private equity allocations, while 38% intend to raise investments in private equity funds and funds of funds. Real estate is favoured by 37%, while 27% are turning to private debt.
Eighty per cent
Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St Louis, has acquired Zethcon via TSCP portfolio company Made4net.
Zethcon is a North American warehouse management system (WMS) software company with a robust cloud-based product platform designed specifically for the unique requirements of the third-party logistics (3PL) market. Made4net is a global leader in cloud-based supply chain execution and WMS software.
Combining Zethcon’s multi-decade track record of delivering premier 3PL WMS solutions with Made4net’s WMS product leadership across a broad diversity of end markets that extend beyond 3PL, creates a best-of-breed warehouse software company that serves an impressive
Qubit Pharmaceuticals, a deeptech company specialising in molecular simulation and modelling using quantum physics, has raised €16.1 million from XAnge, Omnes, Quantonation and Octave Klaba, founder of OVH.
This seed round with investors specialised in Life Sciences and Deep Tech brings the total amount raised since the company’s creation in 2020 to more than €23 million.
The transaction aims at strengthening Qubit Pharmaceutical’s proprietary Atlas software platform, capable of leveraging the computing power of supercomputers and quantum computers to accelerate the development of more effective and safer drug candidates.
The Oregon Investment Council has allocated a total $1.6 billion to private equity, real estate, energy and co-investment strategies in the first four months of 2022, according to a Report by AlternativesWatch.
The council oversees investment for the $95 billion Oregon Public Employees’ Retirement Fund which currently has a 10 per cent allocation to private equity.
Funds included in this latest allocation include Aquiline Financial Services Fund V ($200 million); Union Square Venture 2022 Funds ($40 million); TPG Partners IX and Healthcare Partners II ($350 million).
HIG Bayside Capital (Bayside), the special situations and distressed debt affiliate of HIG Capital, has promoted Mathilde Malezieux to managing director.
Malezieux has over sixteen years of investment banking and distressed investment experience. She previously worked at Nomura where she focused on European senior and mezzanine debt investments.
Galaxy Digital has led a $20m Series A funding round in Skolem Technologies, according to a report by CoinDesk.
Point72 Ventures, Jump Crypto, Fenwick & West, Morpheus Ventures, and Dragonfly Capital, also participated in the round.
Skolem, a provider data and trade execution services for decentralised financial markets, will use the capital to grow its team, and increase the platform’s capabilities.
The outlook for private credit markets looks strong as investors plan to increase their investment in these assets. The size of allocations is also set to grow. These findings are detailed in the Global Private Debt Insights Report 2022, published by TMF Group and Private Equity Wire.
This second edition of the annual private debt survey reveals that investor return expectations are somewhat muted despite the strong appetite for the asset class.
The full report outlines the trends, challenges and needs of private debt investors in the current environment.
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