Zoyi Capital has completed a $20 million investment in Camelot Information Systems, a provider of enterprise application services and financial industry information technology services in China. This follows the announcement by Camelot in September last year that it had entered into a merger agreement for a going private transaction.
3 min read · 31 March 2014
Oxford Capital has appointed Barney Rhys Jones as infrastructure investment director. He will manage Oxford Capital’s renewable energy and infrastructure asset portfolio and operational aspects of the investment management process.
2 min read · 31 March 2014
LeapFrog Investments has made a $29 million investment into India’s IFMR Capital. The deal is the first to be made from LeapFrog’s Fund II.
3 min read · 31 March 2014
ATP Private Equity Partners has reached a final close of ATP Private Equity Partners V at 800 million euros. ATP PEP is the private equity arm of ATP, Denmark’s largest pension fund.
2 min read · 31 March 2014
Koji Drinks, a UK-based sparkling soft drinks brand, has completed a follow-on funding round from the Angel CoFund. Future Drinks Company, the makers of Koji, who were one of the first companies to receive funding from the UK Government-backed fund back in May 2012, launched Koji Drinks to the grocery trade this month. This round compliments previous funding from the Angel CoFund, Wren Capital and Arion One.
4 min read · 31 March 2014
The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association has appointed Tim Farazmand as chairman as of April 2014. Farazmand is managing director at LDC.
3 min read · 31 March 2014
The California Public Employees' Retirement System has named Tom McDonagh acting senior investment officer for real assets, effective April 1, 2014. McDonagh will take over the position vacated by Ted Eliopoulos, who has been named interim chief investment officer upon the passing of Joe Dear, CalPERS chief investment officer. McDonagh is currently a senior portfolio manager in the global fixed income asset class.
2 min read · 31 March 2014
Catch up on the latest private equity news after the weekend including TDR Capital's fund close, CalPERS clearing data doubts and some dos and don'ts for PE professionals.
1 min read · 31 March 2014
CapMan Buyout X fund is to acquire a majority holding in the Finnish Harvia Oy. Harvia is sauna business operating in Muurame, central Finland.
3 min read · 27 March 2014
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has closed two Collateralized Loan Obligation funds in the U.S. and Europe totaling $1.25 billion. Carlyle GMS CLO 2014-1 and Carlyle GMS Euro CLO 2014-1 will invest predominantly in senior secured bank loans.
2 min read · 27 March 2014
