Stanhope Capital, the global investment office, is adding significant resources in private equity to address growing client demand for further investments in this area. Edward Clive, a Senior Director within the firm’s investment research department, has been appointed Head of Private Funds. He previously worked at Lazard and Vantage Group,
Peer-to-peer lender Lending Works is launching an Auto Income tool that allows lenders to draw down a regular income over the course of their lending term. From 6 April, Lending Works customers will be able to elect to draw down their interest repayments, or a combination of their capital and
ARX Equity Partners, together with experienced healthcare investor Joseph Priel, has completed the 100% buy-out of Slovenian healthcare services provider, Diagnosticni Center Bled doo (DCB). Details of the transaction have not been disclosed. DCB is the largest private healthcare service provider in Slovenia. The Company provides comprehensive outpatient and inpatient
A USD 1 billion sector focused private equity fund underwritten by Cairo Financial Holding is behind a plan to revive the tourism sector in Egypt, battered by four years of turmoil and instability. Tourism revenues have dropped by 55 per cent over the past four years, but the return of
Värde Partners, KKR and Deutsche Bank are to acquire GE Capital’s Australia and New Zealand Consumer Lending Business (the company) at an enterprise value of AUD8.2 billion. The company is a leading financial services provider offering a range of services and products including personal loans, credit cards and interest free
NetBase, a social media analytics company, has completed a new round of growth funding with USD24 million in Series E financing led by new investor Spring Lake Equity Partners. Also participating in the financing were long-time investors Thomvest Ventures, Altos Ventures, and WestSummit Capital. NetBase will use this additional funding
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has committed USD75 million to private equity firm Siris Partners. This is the first direct commitment to Siris, which has previously received commitments from CalPERS through the System's emerging manager fund-of-funds. "CalPERS is committed to emerging manager strategies," says Ted Eliopoulos, CalPERS Chief
Ogier has advised Cinven on its acquisition of Premium Credit Limited for an enterprise value of GBP462 million. Premium Credit Limited is a UK specialty finance provider which provides financing for insurance premiums and a variety of annual fees, including school fees and membership subscriptions. It has 2 million customers,
Webgility, a provider of e-commerce accounting integration software for small and medium-sized businesses, has raised USD2.5 million in growth funding from SaaS Capital. Webgility will use the funds to increase headcount, ramp up product development, and expand into new vertical markets. “This funding from SaaS Capital will be instrumental as we
Funds managed by KKR are to acquire Air Medical from affiliates of Bain Capital and Brockway Moran & Partners. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Air Medical provides emergency transportation services to individuals with critical health issues or injuries who are located too far from hospitals to
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