Border to Coast raises further £2.7bn in private markets commitments
Border to Coast, one of the UK’s eight public sector pension pools, has raised an additional £2.7bn (€3bn) of commitments for its private markets investment programme from the pension funds it serves. The commitments were from 10 of the 11 partner funds, including the pension funds for Bedfordshire, Durham, East Riding, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, […]
VAM Funds partners with Foresight Capital Management to launch VAM Global Infrastructure Fund
VAM Funds (VAM), a Luxembourg SICAV fund management company, has partnered with Foresight Capital Management to launch the VAM Global Infrastructure Fund (GIF). FCM brings a strong track record in investment management, having generated consistent outperformance for Foresight’s Global Real Infrastructure Fund, which reached a Net Asset Value of GBP500 million within two years of […]
Luminate Capital Partners closes USD1bn Fund III
Luminate Capital Partners has closed Luminate Capital Partners III, LP with USD1 billion of committed capital from a broad group of global institutional investors. The oversubscribed fund closed at its hard cap and above its USD700 million target, bringing the firm’s total assets under management to USD1.7 billion. Since inception, Luminate has built a portfolio […]
TA Associates raises fourteenth flagship growth private equity fund with USD12.5bn of commitments
TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, has completed its fundraising for TA XIV with total commitments at the hard cap of USD12.5 billion. TA XIV was launched in January 2021 and quickly became significantly oversubscribed, with demand exceeding its original USD10.5 billion target. In addition, TA announced the closing of TA Select Opportunities […]
Smart Recruit Online secures £630k MEIF investment
Smart Recruit Online has raised GBP630,000 to support its growth plans. The funding will allow the Milton Keynes-based company to develop its technology further, while expanding its 12-strong team, creating up to six new jobs. Stephens, the company’s CEO, says: “Our platform solves a key problem for employers – how to recruit the best talent […]
Arcano Impact just raised over €200 million to date and completes 10 transactions
Arcano Asset Management has raised over €200 million to date for the Arcano Impact Private Equity Fund (AIPEF) and has already completed 10 transactions. AIPEF is looking to invest in private equity funds with a clear focus on social or environmental impact, aiming to generate measurable positive impact alongside a financial return in line with […]
Ada Health Raises $90M in Series B Financing
Ada Health GmbH, a Berlin, Germany-based digital health company, raised $90m in Series B funding. The round was led by Leaps by Bayer, the impact investment arm of Bayer AG, with participation from Samsung Catalyst Fund, Vitruvian Partners, Inteligo Bank, F4 and Mutschler Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to advance its health […]
GAW COMPLETES $430M FINAL CLOSING OF ASIA-FOCUSED PROPTECH FUND
Gaw Capital Partners on Friday announced the final closing of its proptech-oriented Gaw Growth Equity Fund I, bringing total equity raised for the fund (including co-investments) to $430 million. Launched in late 2020, the investment vehicle backs high-growth, Asia-focused companies operating in proptech and operational businesses related to real estate. Minus the co-investment deals, the […]
Conquest obtains AIFM authorisation in France and launches Conquest Sustainable Infrastructure II
Conquest is an alternative asset management firm, invested in long-term sustainable value stemming from European infrastructure and energy transition real assets. Since its inception in 2012, Conquest has built a strong European team of seasoned professionals combined with a vast network of industrial partners. Thanks to the trust in these partnerships, the fund has a […]
Foresight Just Announced First Closing Of Its Latest Regional Private Equity Fund
Foresight Group, an award-winning listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager, announces the first close of the Foresight Regional Investment III LP (the “Fund”) at £65m. The Fund is cornerstone by the Greater Manchester Pension Fund, with strong support from Clwyd and Merseyside Pension Funds. The fundraise comes off the back of the Foresight Regional […]
