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Hines, the global real estate firm, has raised c €900 million of equity from institutional investors at the first closing of its new value-add fund, Hines European Value Fund 3 (HEVF 3).
Franklin Resources, a global investment management organisation operating as Franklin Templeton, is to acquire BNY Alcentra Group Holdings (Alcentra) from BNY Mellon.
One of the largest European credit and private debt managers, Alcentra has $38 billion in assets under management (AUM) with global expertise in senior secured loans, high yield bonds, private credit, structured credit, special situations and multi-strategy credit strategies.
Through this acquisition, Franklin Templeton’s US alternative credit specialist investment manager, Benefit Street Partners (BSP), will expand its alternative credit capabilities and presence in Europe, doubling its assets under management to $77 billion globally. The transaction will also continue
Chiltern Capital, a lower mid-market buy and build specialist, has promoted three members of its investment team on the back of a strong year at the firm.
Joe Bennett has been promoted to Investment Director, and Laura Clayfield and Zerxis Billimoria have been promoted to Investment Manager.
Bennett has led several platform investments since joining Chiltern, most recently Surepharm and IDS during 2022. In addition, he has actively originated investment opportunities and worked closely with management teams to deliver real value creation.
Clayfield has been integral to the acquisition of several new platform investments and add-ons over the last
ODILO, an EdTech industry leader with a mission to improve global literacy by democratising access to high-quality education, has raised €60 million in an investment round led by Bregal Milestone, a European technology growth capital firm.
The round also includes participation from previous investors Swanlaab Venture Factory and CDTI.
ODILO offers the largest digital catalogue in the world of nearly three million titles from leading and popular publishers, currently accessed by 170 million users through 8,500 organisations across 52 countries. The company’s mission is to democratise access to high-quality education, improving literacy and empowering informed thinking for users globally.
Private equity company Baird Capital has sold portfolio company Crisp Thinking Group (Crisp) to Kroll, Inc.
Apis Growth Fund I, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners (Apis Partners), a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses, is to sell the whole of its interest in payment solutions provider Q Link Holdings Ltd (Q Link) to Sanlam Private Equity (SPE).
Q Link provides payment application software to improve collection rates for the insurance industry and other third-party benefits providers in South Africa, while optimising costs. The company facilitates collections for over 30% of all recurring retail life insurance premiums in the country, and has focused on putting customer welfare
Campbell Lutyens, a global private markets advisors, has expanded its GP capital advisory team, which offers specialist advice to general partners on key investment and strategic growth decisions regarding their management company and their GP financing options, including minority GP stakes.
The firm’s GP capital advisory practice has seen a high level of activity in the past year and is currently working on a number of mandates involving asset managers raising minority equity capital, with volumes expected to increase in 2022, across a range of private asset classes globally.
The GP capital advisory practice is led by Thomas Liaudet,
Churchill Asset Management, an investment-specialist of Nuveen which provides customised financing solutions to private equity firms and their portfolio companies, has appointed Mickey Weatherston as principal, head of sustainability and ESG Integration.
Weatherston, who is based out of Churchill’s New York City headquarters and reports directly to Christopher Cox, chief risk officer, will be responsible for providing strategic direction for ESG integration across Churchill’s Senior Lending, Junior Capital & Private Equity Solutions strategies, working closely with parent company Nuveen’s Responsible Investing Team to coordinate efforts across the broader organisation.
In partnership with Churchill’s investment teams and external industry groups, he
Venture capital investor Forgepoint Capital has launched Surefire Cyber, a new incident response firm that helps cyber insurers, brokers, law firms and the organisations they support better manage cyber events.
Founded and led by leading incident response expert Billy Gouveia, Surefire Cyber emerged from stealth with $10 million in Series A funding from Forgepoint Capital following its successful incubation within the firm.
The second startup incubated at Forgepoint, Surefire Cyber has benefitted from a wide range of support including recruiting, platform development, introductions to its first customers, marketing, governance and critical introductions. These company building blocks have enabled Surefire Cyber
Middle market private equity firm Blackford Capital has appointed Ken Wagner as chief financial officer (CFO).
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