Palatine Private Equity owned SMP Group of Companies (SMP), has completed a deal to acquire Helm Trust Company Limited (Helm), a trust and corporate services provider based in Jersey. The deal, originally announced in July, has been approved by the Jersey Financial Services Commission. Helm has now begun trading
Black&Callow, a European financial print and communications company, and Intralinks, a global financial technology provider for the global banking, deal making and capital markets communities, have formed a strategic alliance to provide end-to-end solutions for Capital Markets fundraisings and related transactions. Black&Callow is the No1 ranked financial printer for UK
Thirty five per cent of private equity managers are now committing 3 per cent or above in capital to their funds, above the equivalent proportion in each of the three prior years, according to research carried out by MJ Hudson. Alignment, part II of MJ Hudson’s Private Equity Fund Terms
Kare Plus National Limited has received a GBP910,000 loan from MEIF Maven WM Debt Finance, part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund. Kare Plus delivers care and support services through residential establishments including large private hospitals, local councils and to private clients within their own homes, providing them with medical
Foresight Group (Foresight), an independent infrastructure and small cap private equity investment manager, has launched its fifth regional private equity fund, which will focus on companies in the thriving SME sector in the East of England. Cornerstoned by the Cambridgeshire Pension Fund, the Fund will target long term value growth
Arctic Shores, a Manchester-based psychometric assessment provider, has secured a USD5.5 million Series A investment to accelerate its international expansion. Beringea, the transatlantic venture capital investor, led the transaction with participation from existing shareholders including Candy Ventures. Arctic Shores was founded in Manchester by Robert Newry and Safe Hammad,
Tikehau Capital, an alternative asset management and investment group, and T&D Insurance Group, a major Japanese insurance company, have agreed to enter into a business and capital alliance. T&D Insurance Group is one of the largest life insurance groups in Japan in terms of market shares and operates three life
MGB Biopharma, a biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of anti-infectives to address antibiotic resistance, has completed its latest funding round. which was supported by new and existing investors, led by Archangel Investors and including Scottish Investment Bank (the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise, Scotland’s national economic development agency), Barwell
Ropes & Gray has represented Dallas-based Ambridge Hospitality, an independent hotel management firm and a portfolio company of Advent International, in its entry into a definitive merger agreement with Interstate Hotels & Resorts, a leading independent multinational hotel operator. The combined company will create a global leader in third-party hotel
O’Melveny has represented Honeywell International Inc in its equity investment in Theatro Labs, an in-store, mobile workforce communication and management solutions company. Texas-based Theatro brings IoT, AI and workforce-optimised apps together in a “hardware-enabled” SaaS offering to provide companies in gaming, hospitality, retail, and manufacturing mobile solutions for hourly employees.
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