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Inflexion acquires Alston Elliot

Inflexion Private Equity has completed the buyout of Alston Elliot, a provider of premium data-driven graphics solutions for live sports broadcasts. Alston Elliot was founded in 1992, initially to provide computerised graphics to the BBC for its coverage of test cricket and World Snooker events. Today the business employs more

Key Capital Partners reports record investment of GBP28m in 2017

Private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP), which has offices in Leeds and London, is celebrating a record-breaking year, having completed four deals worth a total of GBP28 million in 2017, the latest in a string of investments it has made in growing SMEs nationwide. A leading investor in the

ZAIS Group Holdings to merge with Z Acquisition and ZGH Merger Sub

ZAIS Group Holdings has signed a definitive merger agreement with Z Acquisition, a Delaware limited liability company (Z Acquisition), and ZGH Merger Sub, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZAIS. Christian Zugel, the founder of ZAIS Group, the Company’s operating subsidiary, and the Company’s Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, is the sole

Nick Cawley, Bedell Trust

Ocorian extends funds and corporate services in Luxembourg and Mauritius with MAS acquisition

Ocorian – an independent provider of corporate, alternative investment and private client services – has completed the acquisition of MAS International (MAS), a Luxembourg and Mauritius based provider of fund administration and corporate services. The acquisition represents a significant milestone in the development of Ocorian’s growing international portfolio of financial

Twelve Capital Group acts as lead investor in three bilateral Private Debt transactions

Twelve Capital Group invested USD67.0 million in three bilateral Private Debt transactions in December 2017, with ACCC Holding Corporation (USD15.0 million), Federated National Holding Company (USD25.0 million) and a commercial US based insurer for small to medium sized businesses (USD27.0 million). On 28 December 2017, Federated National Holding Company (Federated

DPI builds Francophone African higher education platform

Pan-African private equity specialist DPI, has been instrumental in creating KMR Holding Pédagogique, a state-recognised higher education platform in Francophone Africa. This is because of rapidly growing demand for quality degrees and strong job placement that stem from the ever-growing emerging middle class on the continent, particularly in Africa’s fastest-growing

Northern Trust Peter Cherecwich

Northern Trust to acquire technology and software development resources from Citadel

Northern Trust Corporation has reached an agreement with Citadel to bring Omnium technology development in-house – including a team of key development professionals as well as software development rights for its Omnium technology platform. The agreement gives Northern Trust greater control over technological enhancements. Additionally, the transaction enables deeper collaboration

Tikehau Capital finances L Catterton’s Ganni acquisition

Tikehau Capital, through its asset management branch Tikehau IM, has arranged a EUR33.6 million Unitranche facility to support L Catterton in its acquisition of Scandinavian fashion brand Ganni. Founded and headquartered in Copenhagen in 2000, Ganni is a premium fashion brand offering differentiated women’s apparel. Ganni succeeded in establishing an

CenterGate Capital Partners invests in AC Photonics

Private equity firm CenterGate Capital has made an investment in AC Photonics (ACP), a provider of precision optical and fibre optic components and modules designed and engineered to its customers’ precise specifications. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, ACP designs and engineers its products to its customers’ precise specifications, creating photonic

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