Tagged: investments

April 9, 2025 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global investment company Aberdeen announces that £3bn of pension scheme policies have transferred from Phoenix Life Limited to abrdn Life and Pensions Limited. The transfer relates to a specific book of business “where the policyholders are typically pension scheme trustees.” It highlights the strength and ambition of… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest has announced a minority investment in Yonder, a credit card platform that provides customer experiences through “lifestyle-led rewards.” Yonder provides a financial lifestyle platform “that brings together people, money and experiences.” Predominantly targeting young professionals and expats, their platform offers its members “a range… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 5:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ImpactA Global announces it has mobilized over $200 million to drive sustainable infrastructure investment in emerging markets. This milestone underscores ImpactA’s approach to closing the infrastructure financing gap while delivering “measurable impact in climate transition and inequality reduction.” ImpactA Global, a private credit firm, focuses… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Schroders Capital’s Infrastructure team in Asia announces the first close of a China renewable energy strategy following a $100 million anchor investment commitment from Apple. The actively-managed strategy targets renewable infrastructure investments in late-stage development and construction wind and solar assets “across China, aiming to… Read More

March 31, 2025 @ 11:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Deloitte announced the scaling of its Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Simulation Center of Excellence (CoE), building on its global investment of $3 billion in Generative AI (GenAI) through fiscal year 2030. Launched first in Bengaluru, India to serve Deloitte’s global network, the Simulation CoE aims… Read More

March 29, 2025 @ 11:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Churchill Asset Management LLC, an investment-specialist of Nuveen, has closed its third collateralized fund obligation, NPC SIP 2024-1. The $750 million transaction is said to be structured as a “long-duration bond and invests across the flagship strategies” of Churchill and Arcmont Asset Management Limited, the… Read More

March 25, 2025 @ 10:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Upvest, a European investment infrastructure provider, has announced the appointment of Starling Bank’s former Head of SME Banking, Symmie Swil, as UK General Manager, as the company embarks on a scale-up strategy across the region. Upvest’s Investment API enables Fintechs, banks, and wealth managers to… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Commission has adopted its strategy for the Savings and Investments Union (SIU), a key initiative to improve the way the EU financial system channels savings to productive investments. It seeks to offer EU citizens broader access to capital markets and “better financing options… Read More

March 17, 2025 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Capitala Group, a private markets investment firm providing capital solutions to lower middle-market companies, is pleased to announce that its latest fundraise was “oversubscribed with over $1.0 billion in commitments, including leverage, and separately managed accounts.” Capitala invests both debt and equity capital “into small… Read More

March 14, 2025 @ 6:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arch, a digital alternatives management platform modernizing workflows, data standardization, and portfolio insights across private equity, hedge funds, venture capital, real estate, and other alternative investments, announced a partnership with RSM US LLP, the provider of assurance, tax and consulting services for middle-market companies. This… Read More

March 6, 2025 @ 9:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coalition, the Active Insurance provider designed to prevent digital risk before it strikes, announced a new $30 million equity investment from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. (MSI), a member of MS&AD Insurance Group (MS&AD), the non-life insurer in Japan and across the Asian-Pacific region. The… Read More

March 4, 2025 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Northleaf Capital Partners, a global private markets investment firm, today announced that it held the final closing for Northleaf Private Credit III . In aggregate, Northleaf raised more than $1 billion in “capital commitments for NPC III and separately managed accounts that invest alongside the… Read More

February 23, 2025 @ 7:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AltNovel, an investment platform based in ADGM providing private market solutions, announced a private credit partnership with RockCreek. This partnership aims to offer investors diversified “access to income-generating opportunities through co-investments in private credit markets.” This partnership expects to focus on private credit investments “that… Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Addepar, a technology and data platform for investment professionals,  announced the launch of Alts Data Management, Private Fund Benchmarks, and cash flow forecasts in Navigator. These capabilities are reportedly built to enhance data-driven decision-making and boost operational efficiency for “advisors and institutions managing complex portfolios… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 2:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

abrdn announces the final closing of its third core/core+ infrastructure fund, ASCI III. Focused on direct investments in European small to mid-market core and core+ infrastructure opportunities, the Fund builds “on the success of Funds I and II, and related co-investment vehicles.” The Fund has… Read More

February 11, 2025 @ 11:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent survey of German companies operating in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) reveals that the region is expected to become increasingly important as a market and investment location. More than half of the companies surveyed (55%) anticipate that the economic relevance of the region… Read More

February 9, 2025 @ 2:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Several venture capital firms in Latin America are reportedly planning to increase their investments in startups offering loans and artificial intelligence products. According to a report from Bloomberg, these efforts are driven by the region’s potential for financial-technology growth. This focus on Fintech lending and… Read More

February 6, 2025 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, the global fintech platform driving the alternative investment marketplace for the wealth and asset management industries, announced a series of enhancements to its portfolio construction tool, iCapital Architect. The toolkit arms financial advisors with education and analytics and also provides the iCapital Architect technology… Read More

February 4, 2025 @ 10:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fuel Ventures, a UK venture capital firm, announced its investment of £2 million in Prosper, a wealth management platform targeting high net worth individuals that is shaking up the way wealth is managed by unlocking access to private markets and leveraging AI. The investment round… Read More

February 3, 2025 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group signed €89 billion in new financing last year. The Group made more investments to strengthen EU energy security, mobilizing over “€100 billion for projects in new and upgraded infrastructure such as grids and interconnectors, renewables, net-zero industries, efficiency and storage.”… Read More