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CMS advises Seafort on acquisition of Emder Werft und Dockbetriebe

Seafort Advisors GmbH and ThyssenKrupp have signed an agreement on the sale of the Emder Werft und Dockbetriebe shipyard in Emden.  Completion of the deal is subject to the necessary permits and approvals and is scheduled for the first quarter of 2015. A team led by lead partner Dr Tobias

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Ares Management closes acquisition of energy investors funds

Ares Management has completed its acquisition of Energy Investors Funds (EIF), an asset manager with approximately USD4 billion of assets under management across four commingled funds and related co-investment vehicles.  The transaction closed on 1 January, 2015, and is expected to be accretive to Ares. “The EIF transaction provides Ares

Virtus Partners acquires Trade Settlement

Virtus Partners has acquired the business and assets of Trade Settlement, Inc (TSI), a New York-based primary and secondary loan trading settlement and documentation service provider. “We are excited about the opportunities this acquisition provides to our clients and the ever-evolving loan market,” says Kelly Faykus, Co-Founder and Managing Partner

New healthcare-focused PE firm launches

Harbour Point Capital, a private equity firm specialising in healthcare investing, has been launched by co-founders Robert Juneja and Bret Bowerman. Both previously had been investment professionals with the middle market investment firm of Irving Place Capital – Juneja as a Senior Managing Director and head of its healthcare sector,

2014 PE-backed buyout deals and exits reach highest level since crisis

2014 represented the highest ever aggregate exit value for private equity buyout fund managers, with a total of 1,604 exits globally valued at USD428bn, according to Preqin. This is up over 30% on the total value of exits in 2013, and is the highest ever annual value of private equity-backed

Intralinks DealNexus adds 57,000 portfolio companies to deal sourcing platform

Intralinks DealNexus has partnered with PEI Services (PEI) in order to enhance its database of private equity portfolio companies. DealNexus is one of the leading online deal sourcing and marketing platforms for M&A professionals. The partnership expands upon the high quality data already within the platform. This will enhance Intralinks

Delos Capital acquires FCA packaging

Newly-launched private equity firm Delos Capital has acquired FCA Packaging (FCA) from a group of private investors. One of FCA’s founders as well as senior management partnered Delos in the transaction. FCA is a manufacturer of customised and engineered packaging products and solutions for major original equipment manufacturers serving such

Texas

Rock Hill Capital invests in JP Services

Rock Hill Capital Group has completed a majority recapitalisation of JP Hydro (JP Services), a provider of industrial integrity testing services along the Gulf Coast and throughout Texas. JP Services is led by Founder and CEO, Justin Peter, and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. The Company provides hydrostatic and

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Aeon Funds launches Aeon Fiber Opportunity Fund

Aeon Funds, a family of alternative investment funds, has launched the Aeon Fiber Opportunity Fund LP.  The fund’s structure complements the Aeon Multi Opportunity Fund which focuses on Pre-IPO investments in the most notable VC backed technology companies in the world today.  Aeon Funds has expanded its management team and

Cross Atlantic Capital Partners exits HMS

Cross Atlantic Capital Partners (XACP) has completed the exit of its investment in Health Market Science (HMS) with LexisNexis Risk Solutions to acquire the supplier of health care professional data. “Cross Atlantic Capital Partners’ investment, completed in 2010, allowed HMS to invest heavily in its technology platform which enabled us

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