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EMH Partners closes sophomore growth fund on nearly double the capital of the predecessor

EMH Partners has held the final close of its Growth Fund II on €650m, which will invest into small and medium-sized (SME) businesses in Germany.

Guangdong issues special bonds to recapitalise small banks, paves way for Chinese local govts

The Guangdong provincial government sold Rmb10bn ($1.5bn) of special purpose bonds this week, creating a new form of support for small and medium-sized banks. The proceeds will provide a crucial source of funding for the

SMBC hires Lee for corporate banking

Former JP Morgan banker Luke Lee has joined Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp’s Hong Kong office in a senior position.

H.I.G. Closes Virtually Raised Fund VI

H.I.G. Capital has held an above-target close of H.I.G. Capital Partners VI LP with aggregate capital commitments of $1.3 billion. Like its five prior funds, Fund VI will invest in lower middle-market companies, primarily in

Bertram Acquires Senior Living Media

Spectrio, a portfolio company of Bertram Capital, has acquired Senior Living Media from the Osborn Company. Senior Living Media (SLM) is a provider of specialized content and graphics – digital signage, social media, newsletters, calendars,

H.I.G.’s Circle Graphics Acquires Bay Photo

Circle Graphics, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, has acquired Bay Photo. Bay Photo is a provider of photographic prints and photo finishing services to professional photographers, artists, and other third-party channel partners. The company’s

Titanbay looks to open up private equity to smaller LPs with newly-launched platform

Fintech startup Titanbay is hoping to open up private equity investing to small and medium-sized institutional and private investors through its newly-launched platform.

Alternatives fund platform launches with former Barings Europe CEO & Kirkbi CIO as advisers

Titanbay, an online platform, allows small and medium-sized institutional and professional private investors access to private equity

H.I.G. Carves Out Piece of Genuine Parts

Publicly traded Genuine Parts Company has completed the sale of its S.P. Richards (SPR) operations through two separate transactions. GPC’s first transaction was the sale of SPR’s Cleveland-based Supply Source Enterprises (SSE), comprised of The

Consortium in €20m series-A round for Memo Bank

BPI France, BlackFin Capital Partners, and Daphni have led a €20m series-A funding round for Memo Bank, a French online bank targeting small and medium businesses.

PE and distressed debt most popular strategies among private investors – survey

Three-fifths of high net worth investors said they are ready to support small and medium-sized British businesses

H.I.G. Invests in Specialty Chemical Maker

H.I.G. Capital has made an investment in USALCO, a provider of specialty chemicals. The investment in USALCO is H.I.G.’s tenth current platform in the chemical sector. USALCO (United States Aluminate Company) is a manufacturer of

Mediterrania collects €286m for its third Africa-focused growth fund

The fund, which is 60% committed, targets small and medium-sized companies in North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa

SMBC’s covered feat shows it’s time for tougher trades

Covered bond issuers were urged to do their toughest covered bond trades in the wake of an outstanding result on Thursday for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, which attracted a deeper and broader range of higher

SMBC set to issue its first negative yielding covered bond

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation sent a positive signal to hesitant Asian covered bond issuers on Thursday when it was set to price its first negative yielding covered bond, attracting a deeper and broader scale of

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