Signal Capital raises €900m for European credit and real estate fund
Signal Capital Partners has raised €900m for its European credit and real estate special situations investments fund. The London-based private asset management firm said the fund has been backed by investors including pension funds, insurance companies, financial institutions and single-family offices across EMEA and North America. The fund, which targets transactions of €25m–75m, has made […]
J.P. Morgan Private Bank Closes Global Impact Fund with Investable Capital of More Than $150 Million
J.P. Morgan Private Bank announced the final closing of its Global Impact Fund (the “Fund”), with total investable capital of more than $150 million. The Fund, which began investing in December 2020, has already committed to four underlying impact venture, growth and buyout managers, in addition to executing two co-investments. The Global Impact Fund targets […]
Temasek-Backed Fund Seeks to Marry Doing Good With High Returns
A Temasek-backed fund aims to foster growth in impact investing in Asia by striking deals that can do good while still generating a commercial rate of return. ABC World Asia Chief Executive Officer David Heng outlined his vision for the S$405 million ($300 million) impact investment fund in his first interview since taking the role […]
Mainspring and Aspida launch USD550m Guernsey-domiciled private investment fund
Mainspring Fund Services and Aspida Group have partnered to provide Guernsey-domiciled private equity and venture capital funds with a comprehensive solution for fund administration, compliance, governance and reporting. At the same time, the partner firms confirmed their very first launch – a USD550m Private Investor Fund. The Guernsey-domiciled Fund, which has completed its first close, […]
Mainspring and Aspida launch USD550m Guernsey-domiciled private investment fund
Mainspring Fund Services and Aspida Group have partnered to provide Guernsey-domiciled private equity and venture capital funds with a comprehensive solution for fund administration, compliance, governance and reporting At the same time, the partner firms confirmed their very first launch – a USD550m Private Investor Fund. The Guernsey-domiciled Fund, which has completed its first close, […]
Independent specialist fund administrator Oakbridge Funds launches
Oakbridge Fund Services (Jersey) Limited (Oakbridge Funds), a specialist independent fund administrator based in Jersey has launched to service the alternative funds sector. Expert in the main alternative asset classes with a focus on Private Equity and Venture Capital, Oakbridge Funds will provide administration services to offshore closed and open-ended funds and corporate structures. The […]
Fy! secures GBP5m in funding round led by Hoxton Ventures
Fy!, a home, living and lifestyle retail platform has secured GBP5 million in a funding round led by Hoxton Ventures, with additional investment from a number of angel investors The funding will enable the team to focus on growth in international territories including the USA, Australia and the EU, and speed up the innovation of […]
Brunnur Ventures launches USD65m second fund
Brunnur Ventures GP has launched Brunnur II, its second venture fund with USD65 million (ISK8.3 billion) in commitments. The new fund’s Limited Partners include ten of Iceland’s leading pension funds and Landsbanki Brunnur II is a lead investor targeting seed and early-stage investments in Iceland with a focus on start-up companies with extraordinary entrepreneurial talent, […]
Cryptocurrency prediction platform TotemFi raises USD255,000 in strategic funding round
TotemFi, a decentralised finance (DeFi) prediction markets platform for the crypto community, has closed USD255,000 funding round with a roster of strategic investors including DuckDAO, Nabais Capital, LD Capital, Alphabit, Altvest, Moonwhale Ventures, and Bluenode Capital CEO Jolyon Layard-Horsfall says: “We couldn’t be happier with the strategic investors we’ve partnered with; each of them brings […]
The Gamestop effect may attract investors to private markets
Volatility has been the watchword in public markets since the turn of the year The bull market on tech stocks continued in January before a slight correction as market dynamics shifted in response to the vaccine roll out in the US and UK. Fears of inflation and the so-called Gamestop effect, as a new generation […]
