Counsel On Call, a leading alternative legal solutions provider of technology-enabled managed legal and secondment services and portfolio company of Gridiron Capital, has acquired DSicovery, LLC (DSi), a renowned eDiscovery, digital forensics and data management company. The combination of Counsel On Call’s expert attorneys with enhanced technology based legal solutions
Genstar Capital has partnered with existing management to acquire Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), from Vestar Capital Partners for USD720 million. The transaction is expected to close by early fourth quarter, subject to customary closing conditions. ISS will continue to operate independently once the transaction is completed and the current ISS
Noerr has advised the US group HB Fuller, a manufacturer of industrial adhesives, on the strategic acquisition of competitor Royal Adhesives & Sealants in a USD1.58 billion deal. The seller is the private equity company American Securities LLC. The acquisition promotes HB Fuller’s continued focus on technical adhesives and
Private equity firm Vance Street Capital has partnered with management to acquire RST Instruments (RST), a provider of complex geotechnical instrumentation and data systems, from Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, RST designs and manufactures highly-engineered geotechnical instrumentation and data systems
Preqin’s latest survey of alternative assets investors finds that they have generally been satisfied with the performance of their portfolios in recent years, and most are seeking to maintain or increase their allocations over the next 12 months. However, across all closed-end private capital asset classes, investors reported high pricing
Cove Hill Partners, a newly formed private equity firm, has closed on its first long-duration private equity fund with over USD1 billion of commitments from investors and founders. Cove Hill’s first fund significantly exceeded its target with the support of a highly-aligned investor base comprised of families, university endowments and
East African agribusiness Agilis Partners (Agilis) has completed the acquisition of the Joseph Initiative by buying the stakes of multiple minority shareholders including Dutch Oak Tree Foundation’s (DOTF) shares. DOB Equity acted for and on behalf of DOTF. Agilis will implement a new capital structure and increase collaboration between JI
How UMB Fund Services is utilising proprietary technology to expand its service offering and customisation support to private equity managers… With private equity enjoying a surge in interest among institutional investors, keen to seek out longer-term yield away from traditional asset classes, the opportunities for fund administrators to provide outsourced
Mobeus is planning to raise up to GBP80 million across four of its VCTs. Its the first time the company has looked to raise money since 2015 and may be the last for the next three years, according to the manager. The new offer comes in a year which is
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have launched the Russia-Japan Investment Fund (RJIF), to jointly pursue and implement attractive investment projects to promote economic, trade and investment cooperation between Japan and Russia. The process of formalising the fund’s establishment is complete and the
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