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Bansk Group (Bansk), a consumer-focused private investment firm dedicated to building distinctive consumer brands, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in amika and Eva NYC, two of the fastest-growing scaled independent haircare brands in the US.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
StepStone Group Inc, a global private markets investment firm, has made the final closing of StepStone Credit Opportunities Fund I (SCOF I), raising over $600 million of commitments.
Through SCOF I, StepStone seeks to invest in both liquid and illiquid credit at stressed, dislocated, and distressed entry points or opportunistic situations across asset classes, industries, and geographies.
A diverse group of limited partners from around the world is invested in the Fund.
Soluna Holdings, Inc (SHI), the parent company of Soluna Computing, Inc (SCI), has secured $35 million in project financing to develop green data centers co-located with renewable energy assets.
Spring Lane Capital, a private equity firm, invested private funds in Soluna as a part of their strategy focused on hybrid project capital for sustainability solutions in the energy, food, water, waste and transportation industries.
The capital will help develop three behind-the-meter (BTM) projects designed to convert wasted renewable energy into clean computing services such as bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence.
QHP Capital LP, the management company for NovaQuest Private Equity (NQPE), has made the final close of its private equity investment fund, NovaQuest Private Equity Fund II, LP (NQPE II) at $500 million of LP commitments.
NQPE II closed at its hard cap, exceeding the fund’s initial target of $425 million, and was fully committed in less than seven months of fundraising.
The oversubscribed fund includes commitments from a diverse group of new and returning investors including pension plans, insurance companies, asset managers, private foundations, and family offices.
Linedata, a global provider of asset management and credit technology data and services, has launched its Cognitive Investment Data Management Service, a front office data management solution for asset managers and alternative funds.
With the rise of digital transformation and the explosion of data, asset managers and credit analysts are often strapped for time and facing an information overload. With this solution, investment teams can act faster to spot alpha while gaining back time and productivity. Intelligent data extraction cuts opportunity screening and idea validation times by nearly 60% compared to analyst-driven research.
Travel Manager, the owner of the Hotailors brand, which offers a comprehensive tool for booking business trips, has secured EUR 23 million from DC24 ASI.
The amount raised will be used for further development of the company on international markets (USA, MENA), the launch of new products (insurance and financial), and the rebranding process of Hotailors to WorkTrips.com.
Aston Particle Technologies, a company which has developed a novel dry powder coating technology, has completed a £1 million funding round led by DSW Ventures.
The investment into Aston Particle Technologies (APT), a spin-out from Aston University, was led by DSW Ventures alongside Aston University and an Aston alumnus.
BlackRock has expanded its partnership with a consortium of Limited Partners (LPs) and Funds of Funds in an effort to streamline and standardise ESG reporting for private markets.
Gain.pro, the market intelligence and software innovator delivering a wholly new level of insight into private companies, has reached a landmark $10 million in investment following its latest funding round.
The injection of new funding has come from a combination of the original group of investors, including a group of leaders in the industry, and the investment arm of a leading European family office plus the Gain.pro founders and management team and employees.
Fidelity International (Fidelity), a global asset manager with total client assets of $767.6 billion, has significantly expanded its private credit team with 12 new hires, including senior appointments in direct lending.
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