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Seedrs most active crowdfunder in 2016 mid point

Crowdfunding platform Seedrs has been named as Britain’s most active investor in private companies, ranked number one with 78 funded deals at the halfway point in 2016 according to a leading source of objective deep data on UK startups and scale ups.  The company writes that it is experiencing exponential

JTC Cayman acquisition bolsters fund administration capabilities

JTC to launch AIFM ManCo following Arcange REIM acquisition

Institutional and private client service provider JTC has acquired Arcange REIM in Luxembourg, enabling it to launch a new AIFM management company (ManCo) business as it continues to enhance its range of European alternative fund services. The acquisition of Arcange REIM, which was one of the first Luxembourg based independent management

BC Partners and PSP Investments to acquire Keter Group from Sagol family

Funds advised by private equity firm BC Partners and Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) are to acquire a majority stake in Keter Group – a producer of resin consumer products – from its founders, the Sagol family. The transaction, which is subject to customary approvals and is expected

Fosun Pharma to acquire KKR’s stake in Gland Pharma

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Fosun Pharma), a Chinese healthcare provider, is to acquire an 86 per cent stake in Indian generic injectable pharmaceutical products company Gland Pharma for up to USD1.26 billion. The deal will see Fosun Pharma purchase all shares of Gland owned by KKR Floorline Investments in addition to

Lawson Conner adds Gresham House to its AIFM platform

G10 Capital, an affiliate of Lawson Conner, is to be appointed as an alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) by Gresham House Asset Management in order to provide alternative fund management services to LMS Capital. The LMS portfolio, valued at just over GBP92 million, will form a key component of Gresham

Aksia Group and Alcedo sell Gimi to German group Freudenberg

Private equity firms Aksìa Group and Alcedo are to sell Gimi, an Italian home care products provider, to FHCS (Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions), the German owner of several brands including Vileda, Wettex and Marigold. The transaction, which is subject to approval by antitrust authorities, is expected to complete by

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MUFG Investor Services to acquire Rydex Fund Services from Guggenheim Investments

MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing group of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, is to acquire Guggenheim Investment’s 1940-Act mutual fund administration business, Rydex Fund Services.  The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

   When complete, the

Pulte Capital sells heating and air con portfolio company to MSouth Equity Partners

Pulte Capital Partners has sold portfolio company Southern Air & Heat to MSouth Equity Partners, a private equity fund with USD1.3 billion under management across three funds. Southern Air & Heat, based in the South-Eastern US, provides heating and air conditioning installation to the nation's largest homebuilders and is also

IK Investment Partners sells Vemedia to Charterhouse Capital Partners

IK Investment Partners’ IK 2007 Fund is to sell Vemedia Group, a producer and distributor of over the counter (OTC) drugs, food supplements and medical devices, to an entity ultimately owned by Charterhouse Capital Partners. Charterhouse also owns La Coopération Pharmaceutique (Cooper), a French OTC drug manufacturer and distributor. The

Hogan Lovells advises senior exec team on GBP700m sale of VocaLink to MasterCard

A team of Hogan Lovells lawyers has advised the senior executive management team of VocaLink on its sale to MasterCard for approximately GBP700 million (USD920 million). Hogan Lovells’ role involved advising VocaLink's senior management on their management incentive arrangements and their position and related matters, including warranties and disclosures. Under

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