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Z Capital Group (ZCG), a private markets asset manager, has appointed Tony Hu as a director in the Firm’s Corporate Development Team.
In this role, Hu is responsible for fund creation, institutional client solutions and co-investments, placement agent coordination and project management, as well as the development of private wealth channels and oversight of new and existing relationships.
Prior to joining ZCG, Hu was a director with Onex Corp (Onex), where he focussed on project management and investor relations efforts across Onex platforms.
Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, has appointed Manuel Kalbreier, as managing director and head of alternative specialists, EMEA Institutional.
Gresham House Ventures, a growth equity investor specialising in software and digitally-driven businesses in the consumer, healthcare and service sectors, has sold its majority stake in Media Business Insight (MBI).
The leading content, insight and events business for the creative media industry was purchased by GlobalData, an AIM-listed data and analytics company in an off-market transaction.
MBI comprises a range of digitally-led brands including Broadcast and Screen International, providing information and intelligence services informing professionals about the British television industry and international movie industry, respectively.
The exit was led by Bob Henry on behalf of the Mobeus VCTs, and the
European life science venture capital firm Forbion has held the first close of the Growth Opp Fund II – which will invest in late-stage European life sciences funds – at €470 million, according to a report by AltAssets.
The firm is targeting €500 million in total capital commitments for the fund which is expected to reac its hard cap later this summer.
New institutional investors to commit to the fund include the PME and PMT pension funds, plus the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and Reggeborgh, with Pantheon, Wealth Management Partners, and Eli Lilly and Company all reinvesting again.
Carey Olsen and Oakbridge Fund Services (Oakbridge) have supported the Singapore regulated manager Play Ventures on the launch of the Play Future Fund Limited (the Fund).
The fund invests in global early-stage pre-seed, seed, Series A and blockchain and metaverse gaming companies and tokens. It was established as a Jersey Private Fund, an increasingly popular route for Singapore fund managers with digital asset focused investment strategies.
The Carey Olsen team was led by Jersey corporate partner Chris Griffin and Singapore-based senior associate Susan McKinstray, with further support from senior associate Sophie Hancock.
The Arkansas Teachers’ Retirement System has agreed a new private equity allocation of up top $30 million to BVIP Fund XI, according to a report by AlternativesWatch.
The report cites fund documents for as revealing that the $21 billion pension scheme has added to its a raft of private equity investments closed in April of this year including:
up to $50 million to Silver Point Capital Fund LP; up to $15 million each in three Thoma Bravo fund – Thoma Bravo Fund XV, Thoma Bravo Discover Fund IV, and Thoma Bravo Explore Fund II – as well as up to
Sky is anchoring a new £100 million ‘operator-first’ venture capital fund powered by Founders Factory that will champion early-stage entrepreneurs launching planet positive technologies.
Hoping to plug the funding gap that exists for seed stage climate startups, Planet Fund offers entrepreneurs Founders Factory’s robust approach to company building with high-conviction capital, execution support and unparalleled network. The new fund will focus on broad sustainability themes including decarbonisation, resource preservation, climate resilience and the circular economy.
Sky will support Planet Fund building on decades of successful environmental initiatives including its ongoing net zero commitment – Sky Zero. Sky plans to move
Nottingham-based BatFast Cricket Centres (BatFast) has secured a loan from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (‘MEIF’) Debt Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners, and backed by the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS).
The funding will enable the company to invest in its sales and marketing resources, undertake further product development, expand internationally and create 15 new jobs.
BatFast is a global sports technology and entertainment business that has developed a patented augmented reality sports simulator for cricket, tennis and baseball. The simulator aims to make team sports more accessible by re-engineering pitches to fit inside urban entertainment or training spaces.
ISF (Israel Secondary Fund) has raised $312 million for its third fund focussed on investments in the Israeli agh-tern market.
In 2017, ISF raised its second fund of $100 million and currently manages over half a billion dollars focused on secondary transactions in the Israeli technology market.
Several of Israel’s largest institutional investors have committed capital new fund including Migdal Insurance, Altshuler Shaham, Bank Hapoalim, as well as leading institutions, pension funds, endowments and family offices from Europe and the USA.
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
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