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NEWSLETTER | 4 Nov 2020

Wed | 4 Nov 2020, 12:05

Zip Co Limited, a specialist in the digital retail finance and payments industry, has closed a AUD100 million debt funding agreement with Victory Park Capital (VPC).

Wed | 4 Nov 2020, 12:05

Guardian Capital Partners (Guardian Capital) has invested in Upper Echelon Products (Upper Echelon). Guardian Capital partnered with Upper Echelon’s co-founders and executives, who will continue to operate the Company.

Wed | 4 Nov 2020, 12:05

Archean Capital Partners (Archean), a provider of strategic capital for emerging private equity firms, has announced a new USD75 million commitment to Invictus Growth Partners (Invictus), a growth equity and small buyout firm with a focus on automation-enabled enterprise cloud software, cybersecurity and fintech.

Wed | 4 Nov 2020, 12:05

Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing, has entered into an agreement to acquire Sweeping Corp of America (SCA) from Soundcore Capital Partners.

Frontenac acquires Newterra Group

Wed | 4 Nov 2020, 12:05

Frontenac Company (Frontenac) has acquired Newterra Group (Newterra), a Global Modular Water Treatment Company, from its current shareholders including institutional investors XPV Water Partners and Angeleno Group,. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

Wed | 4 Nov 2020, 12:05

Cavendish Corporate Finance, a UK’s mid-market M&A firm and part of the finnCap Group, has appointed Jamie Blewitt to head its new Alternative Capital division, which will provide family offices and other private capital funds with a bespoke range of services as well as attractive opportunities to back or acquire ambitious growth companies.

Wed | 4 Nov 2020, 12:05

Logisly, a B2B tech-enabled logistics platform based in Indonesia, has closed a new USD6 million funding round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures.

Wed | 4 Nov 2020, 12:05

Sherpa Capital, an Iberian private equity firm focused on medium-sized companies, has appointed José Angel Medina as an Operating Partner in its Portfolio Management team.

GCA Altium hires ESG Director

Wed | 4 Nov 2020, 12:05

GCA Altium has appointed Dr Jules Wurlod as ESG Director in a newly created role as ethical investing booms across the globe.

New growth opportunities for an expanding global funds industry

Wed | 4 Nov 2020, 12:05

By Marc-André Bechet, ALFI – Luxembourg is in a quite unique position as a global funds jurisdiction compared to other financial centres in the European Union. The country enjoys an unrivalled political and economic stability. It benefits from a triple A rating with a stable outlook, which has been re-confirmed in September by the three rating agencies Fitch, Standard & Poor’s and DBRS Morningstar. Luxembourg is one of the ten countries worldwide with a triple A rating. Debt to GDP, although on the rise as a consequence of the current crisis, will soon reach 26 per cent but remains well below debt levels in the EU.