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With an eye at advancing society, Provenance Ventures launched a $10 million inaugural fund in August to invest in early stage media and communications companies. The Los Angeles-based firm says that it invests in innovative companies that leverage social technologies to advance society. Provenance Ventures founder and Managing Director Bryan Biniak is credited for his […]
Private equity attorney Rob Fogler and Rwandan-born entrepreneur Antoine Bigirimana have made their first investment in Rwanda. Last year, the two Denver-based financiers raised $500,000 for Thousand Hills Venture Fund. In August, the pair announced that their first investment is in a company called Rocket 2020, which provides rural business owners access to FedEx-like services […]
Charlemagne raises €30m for its unique offering
Industri Kapital sold Danish electrical goods retailer - F Group
The Polish private equity firm sold its interest in loan broker Dom Finansowy
Ex-Biofocus CEO heads new company
Zero2IPO, a research firm that tracks the Chinese venture capital market, is working with Silicon Valley’s Startup Capital Ventures to raise a VC fund.Zero2IPO, which is based in Beijing, filed a document with the Securities and Exchange Commission declaring its intent to raise the fund, which is listed as Zero2IPO China Angel Fund I and […]
True Ventures, a venture firm based in San Francisco, has raised $77 million for its first fund, according to a regulatory filing. The firm expects to close on $100 million by the end of the year. The fund counts Paul Capital Partners, Sequoia Holdings and Park Street Capital among its 22 accredited investors. Founded by […]
Swiss alternative asset specialists Partners Group has raised €282m for its final close of Partners Group Global Mezzanine 2005, beating its €250m target. The fund will aim to invest 70% in mezzanine funds, with the remaining 30% focused on direct mezzanine tranches on private equity backed deals. Partners Group has already committed 55% of the […]
German mid-market buyout firm Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has made €98m following the IPO of portfolio company Bauer, a German building company, on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The initial share price for Bauer at IPO was €16.75 per share, towards the bottom of its €16.50 to €21.50 offer range, raising €135m and giving it a […]