HighPost Capital raises $535m for consumer-focused investments
Jeff Bezos’ brother’s private equity firm, HighPost Capital, a private investment firm focused on the global consumer sector, has closed its inaugural fund, HighPost Capital Fund I (Fund I) at $420 million. HighPost has raised an additional $115 million through affiliated co-investment vehicles to invest alongside Fund I for a total of $535 million in […]
Moonfare launches API; provides fintechs with an effortless way to access top private equity funds
Moonfare’s newly-launched software interface allows investment platforms and other fintechs to diversify their product offering with alternative assets, unlocking all-new revenue streams. Moonfare’s direct API integration gives partners the opportunity to tap into the growing group of wealthier individual investors who seek exposure to private equity, venture capital and other highly sought-after alternative strategies. Moonfare […]
Apollo provides a €500m capital solution to Air France operating affiliate
Apollo announced the close of an agreement for Apollo-managed funds and affiliated entities to make a €500m investment into an Air France operating affiliate owning a pool of spare engines dedicated to the airline’s Engineering and Maintenance activities. Air France is a fully owned subsidiary of Air France-KLM. The bespoke transaction, part of Apollo’s high-grade […]
Blackstone makes strategic investment in Esdec Solar Group
Blackstone Energy Partners and Blackstone private equity (Blackstone) are to make a significant strategic investment in Esdec Solar Group BV (Esdec), a global specialist in rooftop solar mounting systems. Esdec was acquired by Rivean Capital (Rivean) and its management team in 2018 who have since transformed the business from a small innovative Benelux operation with […]
Advent International invests over €250m in Seedtag
Seedtag, a specialist in contextual advertising in EMEA and LATAM, has raised over €250 million in funding from private equity investor. As part of the transaction, Seedtag’s core existing institutional investors – Oakley Capital, Adara and All Iron Ventures – will remain investors, supporting the company in its next phase of growth. Jorge Poyatos and […]
KKR completes majority investment in apexanalytix alongside Carousel Capital
KKR has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in apexanalytix (apex), a provider of supply chain risk management software and services. Following the purchase, apex’s largest prior shareholder, Carousel Capital (Carousel), a private investment firm that invests in companies located in the Southeastern United States, continues to hold a significant minority stake in the […]
HNW investors turn to alternative assets for higher returns
High-net-worth investors (HNWIs) are allocating more to alternative assets such as private equity and private debt, as they diversify away from quoted markets in search of higher returns. Connection Capital’s private client Alternatives Investment Survey has revealed a radical overhaul of the traditional 60 per cent equities / 40 per cent bonds mix as investors […]
DeciBio Ventures invests in $55m Replay seed funding round led by KKR & Co and OMX Ventures
DeciBio Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in and advising precision medicine start-ups, has invested in a $55 million seed funding round for Replay, led by KKR & Co Inc and OMX Ventures. As part of DeciBio Ventures’ strategy-heavy and supportive VC model, DeciBio Ventures is also providing Replay with ongoing strategic support. Replay’s portfolio […]
LGT Capital Partners holds final close of Crown Co-investment Opportunities III at $2B
LGT Capital Partners (LGT CP) has held the final close of Crown Co-investment Opportunities III (CCO III), its third dedicated co-investment fund, at $2.0 billion, well above its initial target size of $1.5 billion. Crown Co-investment Opportunities III (CCO III) continues the investment strategy of its predecessor funds and seeks to build a diversified portfolio […]
Ares gearing up to launch €11B European direct lending fund
Ares Management Corp is targeting more than €11 billion for a new new European direct-lending fund, making it the continent’s largest direct lending fund to date, according to a report by Bloomberg. Unnamed sources are cited as revealing that fundraising for the new Ares Capital Europe VI fund is slated to begin in the first […]
