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AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is to create AXA IM PRIvate Markets Enabler (AXA IM Prime), a business unit which would host the Private Markets Fund of Fund business that the groups investment teams have built since 2013 together with AXA IM Alts.
AXA IM Prime would gather indirect alternative investment expertise such as Primary and Secondary Private Equity and Infrastructure, General Partnership (GP) minority stakes, Private debt, Fund of Hedge Fund, Fund financing and Co-investments which would complement AXA IM’s current offer. For these activities, assets under management stand at c€20 billion as at end 2021, 12 of which
The Board of Directors of Real Madrid CF has ratified an agreement with Sixth Street, an investment firm with extensive experience in sports and infrastructure, and Legends, a premium experiences company for sports and live venue organisations, with the objective of promoting the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium as a venue and a worldwide benchmark for leisure and entertainment.
As part of the long-term partnership, Real Madrid will receive approximately €360 million to be invested across any of the Club’s activities. Through this alliance, Sixth Street acquires the right to participate in the operation of certain new businesses of the Santiago Bernabéu
Canadian venture capital firm Round13 has launched a new fund dedicated to investing in the emerging blockchain and digital assets market.
The fund, which has raised $70 million to date and is targeting $100 million, is operated by Managing Partners and blockchain/digital asset market veterans, Satraj Bambra and Khaled Verjee.
The lead investor is a major Canadian pension fund, with additional participation from institutions, high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and members of the Round13 team. The fund is also partnered with Satstreet, one of Canada’s fastest growing digital investment firms with a deep network of relationships in the crypto universe.
Qmulos, a cybersecurity software and professional services firm, has secured a strategic growth investment from PSG, a growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies to help accelerate their growth.
Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
The Qmulos platform enables customers to continuously monitor security controls to meet compliance requirements across a wide spectrum of regulatory frameworks.
Andrew Eshelman has joined the Board of Directors of Paxton/Patterson. Eshelman is a managing director at Maranon Capital where he is responsible for structuring, negotiating, and closing transactions.
Eshelman joined Maranon in 2012 and has 13 years in leverage lending, asset management, and investment banking. He serves as a Board Observer for two other portfolio companies.
Hudl, an industry-leading sports performance analysis company, is to acquire Realtrack Systems in its first acquisition in human performance wearable technology.
An affiliate of global alternative investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has completed the acquisition of Pixelle Specialty Solutions Holding (Pixelle).
Pixelle is a provider of fibre-based specialty solutions in North America and owns and operates four industry-leading specialty paper mills. Collectively the mills operate 11 paper machines and produce more than one million tons of paper annually.
Cubera Private Equity has appointed Urs Bitterling to the newly established position of chief sustainability officer.
Bitterling, who reports directly to the CEO and is a member of Cubera’s leadership team, joins Cubera from Allianz SE where he has developed and led sustainability efforts since 2012.
Bitterling will be responsible for directing and integrating ESG activities across the firm’s existing and new fund of fund strategies.
Clearlake Capital Group is to acquire BBB Industries, a sustainable manufacturer and specialist in the automotive aftermarket.
Upon closing the transaction, Clearlake will become majority shareholders of BBB, while genitor Capital will remain as a minority investor.
Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close later this year pending customary closing conditions, have not been disclosed.
Funding Circle, a UK-based small business loan platform, and institutional asset manager Waterfall, have formed a lending partnership that will provide £1 billion of new funding to small businesses.
The partnership leverages Funding Circle’s technology and distribution platform to deploy new funding to UK small businesses, continuing Waterfall’s support for UK SMEs.
Waterfall will lend through the platform alongside a wide range of investors, including banks, asset management companies, insurance companies, government-backed entities, individuals and funds.
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