As private equity becomes a household word, more and more investors of merely modest wealth want in on the action. Canadian money manager Kensington Capital Partners is ready to play facilitator. The firm is readying a public offering for a private equity fund of funds that it would operate alongside its privately raised funds. The […]
Target: Trussbilt LLC Price: Less than $50 million Sponsor: Sentinel Capital Partners Sellers: Management and private investors Financial Advisor: Sellers: Bayview Capital Group Legal Counsel: Sponsor: Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Sellers: Winthrop & Weinstine P.A. Research on the U.S. prison population suggests that Sentinel Capital Partners has made a smart bet with its investment in […]
Technology VC Creandum has closed its second fund on €82m, attracting investment from the European Investment Fund (EIF), the Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund, Skandia Liv, Argentum and Finnish Industry Investments.
UK secondaries venture investor Shackleton Ventures has acquired four investments from 3i. Investing through the Shackleton Secondaries LP fund, the companies purchased operate in the information technology, communications and healthcare sectors. Included in the package is Global Computer Holdings Limited, a provider of specialist inventory management facilities worldwide for IT hardware manufacturers, maintainers, resellers and […]
UK VC Braveheart has set-up a £12m fund in partnership with the University Of Strathclyde.
UK small cap firm sells Tekton
Abingworth, the UK life sciences VC house, has raised Europe’s largest ever venture fund dedicated to life sciences. Abingworth Bioventures V (ABV V) has €455m at its disposal, well over the target size of €380m.
UK firm sells Hahl
YFM Private Equity, and UK investor in small and medium-sized companies, has reached a first closing on £23m for its Chandos Fund.
YFM Private Equity, and UK investor in small and medium-sized companies, has reached a first closing on £23m for its Chandos Fund.