PE firms made GBP10.1 billion of corporate carve-out acquisitions in the UK last year, up from just GBP765 million in 2019 as the Covid-19 pandemic drove more corporates to sell non-core business units, says Mayer Brown, the global law firm. Mayer Brown says that the economic disruption of the past
TMF Group, a global professional services firm, has appointed Gaurav Rishi Mehra as part of its Fund Services team. TMF Group’s Fund Services delivers a holistic suite of fund administration and related services across Private Equity, Real Assets (including Real Estate), Infrastructure, Debt and Venture Capital. Over the past months,
In the latest addition to PEWire’s ‘New Normal’ Q&A series Dave Tayeh (pictured), head of private equity, North America, at Investcorp shares his views on the current deal environment, the role of the private equity industry in the recovery as well as its timeline, how the low interest rates are
Infrastructure investment firm Ventus and Singapore company Sky Logistica Pte Ltd have acquired Prague-based Skyport, a central European air cargo infrastructure company. Skyport is the leading cargo handler at Prague Airport in the Czech Republic and also has operations in Bratislava and Košice, both in Slovakia. Skyport operates in a
Fund administrator Saltgate has promoted Mohammad Arrab to Associate Director. Mohammad, based in the company’s Luxembourg office, joined Saltgate last year as Head of Real Estate Accounting. In his new role as Associate Director, Client Operations, he will be responsible for partnering with clients to deliver exceptional client service to
The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has made a minority investment in CIS Secure Computing, Inc (CIS), a provider of secure endpoint communications solutions to government agencies. The Riverside Strategic Capital Fund (RSCF) partnered with HKW, an Indianapolis-based private equity
Modern Meadow, a specialist in biofabrication, has secured USD130 million in Series C funding and appointed Anna Bakst as Chief Executive Officer. For the past nine years, Modern Meadow’s investment in research and development across material science and biotechnology has paved the way for a future of biobased, sustainable consumer
Kainos Capital (Kainos), a food and consumer-focused private equity firm, is to sell its portfolio company Olde Thompson to Olam Food Ingredients, an operating group of global food and agri-business Olam International. Olde Thompson was acquired by Kainos in May 2018. Headquartered in Oxnard, California, Olde Thompson is the
Godspeed Capital Management (Godspeed Capital), a lower middle-market Defence & Government services, solutions, and technology focused private equity firm, has launched after forming a strategic partnership with East Rock Capital. East Rock Capital is a New York City-based investment firm that manages approximately USD2.5 billion on behalf of a select
GCA Altium has continued to expand its European business, with the appointment in Frankfurt of Frank Merkel as a member of the management board in Germany and Head of GCA Altium’s Industrial Technology sector group in Europe. Industrial Technology has become a key sector for GCA Altium in recent years.
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