Tagged: investments

November 28, 2024 @ 10:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), a UK based growth equity investor, announced a growth investment in Springtime Technologies, an accounts payable automation software company operating in Vienna, Austria. The investment from SEP will now aim to accelerate Springtime’s product development and expand its market presence. Springtime’s… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Amundi, the European asset manager, announces the launch of Amundi Private Markets ELTIF, an evergreen solution enabling savers to access investment opportunities in European private markets while supporting transitions. Interest in private market investment products is reportedly continuing to “grow in all markets.” Institutional investors,… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 12:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pearlmark is pleased to announce the second closing of its sixth high yield credit investment fund, Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners VI, L.P.. Pearlmark Mezz VI totals $300 million+ in commitments, including discretionary managed accounts, gaining on the momentum of the initial closing of $185+ million… Read More

November 13, 2024 @ 9:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gen Z are turning investing into casual discussions, according to a report from eToro. The research study noted that younger investors are far more open to talking about portfolios with friends and family. The eToro research report revealed that Gen Z investors are “twice as… Read More

November 12, 2024 @ 2:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs has reportedly invested in Brevis, a ZK-coprocessor platform that unlocks new use cases for apps by allowing verifiable, trust-free computations on historical on-chain data. Brevis’ product, the ZK-coprocessor, empowers smart contracts to trustlessly access and run arbitrary computations on historical on-chain data, such… Read More

November 11, 2024 @ 4:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hayfin recently revealed that it’s expanding its US footprint with a new Chicago office. According to an update from the firm, this is Hayfin’s third office in the United States will support new capital raising and investment opportunities in the region. Hayfin confirmed in a… Read More

November 7, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aventus Home is part of Aventus Group’s international business. Aventus Homes’ primary activities reportedly include the following: constructing, selling, and renting luxury villas in one of the most prestigious European places in Spain – Marbella. The value of Aventus Group’s properties in Spain currently is… Read More

November 6, 2024 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares International Limited, the European investment company specialising in digital assets, has released its results for the quarter ending 30th September 2024. Jean-Marie Mognetti, Chief Executive Officer of CoinShares said that during Q3 2024, they concentrated on executing their strategy and preparing for a promising… Read More

November 4, 2024 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

abrdn Investments has reportedly become the latest ETF Issuer at SIX Swiss Exchange. As noted in the update shared this month, SIX welcomes abrdn Investments as its latest issuer of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) with their new real estate product. According to the announcement, this addition… Read More

October 31, 2024 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blackstone has announced announced the final close of the first series of its evergreen institutional U.S. direct lending fund, Blackstone Senior Direct Lending Fund (BXD). Blackstone has closed on around $22 billion of investable capital for the inaugural series of BXD and related vehicles, “including… Read More

October 31, 2024 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment firms Capital Group and KKR filed registration statements with the SEC for two public-private fixed income funds, Capital Group KKR Core Plus+ and Capital Group KKR Multi-Sector+ (which are expected to launch in the U.S. in the first half of 2025, pending regulatory approval)…. Read More

October 24, 2024 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HeavyFinance and EIF signed a portfolio guarantee of €10.5m. HeavyFinance has teamed up with the European Investment Fund (EIF) in order to secure a €10.5 million portfolio guarantee aimed at supporting the ongoing operations of small and medium-sized farms in their shift toward more “sustainable… Read More

October 24, 2024 @ 8:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

abrdn plc, a global investment company, announced earlier this month the expansion of its real estate investment business in Japan via its subsidiary, abrdn Japan Limited. This latest update comes as abrdn commences a new investment mandate to manage a residential portfolio in Japan. The… Read More

October 22, 2024 @ 3:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Projectworks has reportedly completed a Series A $5 million capital raise. This investment enables them to accelerate the growth of their team across New Zealand and the Silicon Valley to drive more value for Projectworks customers. Projectworks is professional services automation software that connects with… Read More

October 21, 2024 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Three in four business professionals in the tech sector (74%) believe that the results of the upcoming US election will have a significant impact on the US tech industry’s ability to stay ahead or relevant when compare to their international competitors. Ernst & Young LLP… Read More

October 6, 2024 @ 2:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs has reportedly made an invested in Sophon, which is described as an ecosystem for apps focused on the gaming sector, social, AI, prediction markets and a range of other use-cases. With the vision of changing how users live, play, create, and connect in… Read More

October 2, 2024 @ 7:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PhonePe announced its partnership with Jar to launch its new product offering ‘Daily Savings’ on its platform, enabling users to save money in 24K digital gold via “incremental daily contributions.” With Daily Savings, users are able to set aside as little as ₹10 per day,… Read More

October 1, 2024 @ 5:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Business lending provider NovaLend, which is focused on supporting small businesses in Poland, has reportedly joined PeerBerry with an 8% annual return on investing in business loans secured by a buyback guarantee. According to the update shared by European investment platform PeerBerry, the lender’s loan… Read More

September 22, 2024 @ 9:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Borderless Capital, a Web3 investment manager, has launched its third DePIN-focused fund, a $100 million fund designed to accelerate the growth and development of Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN). The DePIN Fund III is backed by prominent investors, “including peaq, Solana Foundation, Jump Crypto, IoTeX,… Read More

September 22, 2024 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

E-commerce enablement investments have reportedly increased QoQ, producing $1.9 billion across 101 different deals, improvements of 2.4% as well as 9.8%, respectively. This, according to the latest research report from PitchBook. However, PitchBook pointed out in its latest report that YoY contractions “were sharper, with… Read More