Pollen Street Capital, the UK-based financial services specialist investor, has closed its third fund. The firm raised in excess of £400m (€449.2m) for PSC Fund III, surpassing its £350m target. Some 53 per cent of the fund has already been deployed across seven investments including Shawbrook Bank, which the firm took private alongside BC Partners […]
...Capitalflow merges with property finance company
Finance provider Capitalflow has acquired BBF Capital Partners, the firm said. The merged firms will provide term loan facilities and bridging finance products to Irish property investors, Capitalflow said. Since joining forces in December, Capitalflow has financed the recent acquisition of Oranmore Town Centre in Galway. Before joining Capitalflow, BBF Capital Partners provided over €40m […]
...Capitalflow Named as Top Irish Company to Watch
Ireland’s SMEs aren’t exactly spoilt for choice when it comes to borrowing, with the pillar banks still soaking up the majority of business. Alternative Lenders like Capitalflow want to change that, and the finance firm has quickly swelled in parallel with the resurgent economy – and you can expect that trend to continue in 2018 with more […]
...Fora: A huge UK private equity firm has snapped up a wealthy Irish software company
A MAJOR UK private equity firm is buying Vision Blue Solutions, an extremely profitable, Irish-owned software business. Pollen Street Capital announced this morning that it has reached a deal to acquire the Dublin-based company. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Vision Blue Solutions was founded in Ireland in 2002 and employs 50 people here. […]
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