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Olympus acquires FFR-DSI from Cortec Group

Olympus Partners has acquired FFR-DSI, Inc from Cortec Group. FFR-DSI, headquartered in Twinsburg, Ohio, is a leading North American designer, marketer and value-added supplier of merchandising, loss prevention and operational efficiency solutions primarily to retailers and consumer packaged goods companies.    FFR-DSI’s solutions provide multiple benefits and ultimately enhance profitability

GI Partners’ Elystan platform continues expansion of Munich office portfolio

Elystan, GI Partners’ investment platform, has acquired a 21,000 square metre office building from a joint venture between a Stiller Immobilien, Frankfurt, and Drees & Sommer, Stuttgart (F10). Located at Feringa Str 10-12, Munich Unterföhring, F10 (pictured) is one of the largest and most modern multi-tenanted office buildings in the

Craig Baker, global head of investment research at Towers Watson

Pensions funds’ global alternative assets close in on USD1 trillion mark

Alternative assets managed on behalf of pension funds by the world’s largest managers grew 16% in 2010 to USUSD952bn (from USUSD817bn in 2009), according to global research produced by Towers Watson in conjunction with the Financial Times. At the same time total assets under management (AuM) for these managers increased

ABN AMRO sells Kiwa to NPM Capital

Almost five years after ABN AMRO Participaties took over Kiwa from the Dutch water companies through the ACTA investment company, it is about to step down as major shareholder in favour of a secondary management buyout supported by NPM Capital.   The documents for the intended transaction will be signed

Firelake Capital adopts Navatar Private Equity CRM

Firelake Capital, a California-based private equity firm, has selected Navatar Private Equity Cloud to manage its fundraising, deal flow, portfolio and capital calls/distributions. Navatar Private Equity provides out-of-the-box functionality and workflows essential for private equity firms. It runs entirely in salesforce.com’s cloud and is available for a low monthly fee.

Richard Walsh, Lombard Odier

Comment: Tensions to persist in euro zone periphery

Richard Walsh (pictured), Head of Emerging Markets at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, on emerging market exposure to the Eurozone’s periphery… The likelihood of a full-blown debt crisis in Greece has recently declined, but we expect tensions to persist in the euro zone periphery. Greece has now to implement its just-adopted

GRS receives minority investment from FedCap Partners

Global Resource Solutions, Inc (GRS), a leading provider of mission and operational support solutions to the Department of Defense (DoD) and intelligence community, has received a minority investment from FedCap Partners, LLC. Founded in 2006, GRS has achieved significant growth over the last five years, winning key contracts within the

Blackstone to Invest USD33m in FINO

The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX), is to make an investment of approximately USD33 million in FINO Limited (FINO) for a significant minority stake in the firm. FINO is a pioneer in providing integrated technology solutions and physical network to enable financial inclusion in India. FINO is a channel with enabling

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