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Alcedo Master Fund launches in Abu Dhabi with global investment mandate

Kingfisher Capital Advisors, operating as Alcedo Group, is launching its flagship Alcedo Master Fund LP (AMFL) in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and domiciling both the Master Fund and its managing vehicles, Alcedo Technology (Abu Dhabi) Ltd and Alcedo Capital Advisors (Abu Dhabi) Ltd, in the capital of the

Permira appoints Senior Adviser

Permira, a global private equity firm, has appointed Dr Bruno Strigini as a Senior Adviser, focusing on healthcare.Strigini brings over 30 years of experience in healthcare with a successful track record in international executive leadership as President and CEO of Novartis Oncology from 2014 to 2018. He was previously President

Covid heightens need for cybersecurity in digital world, says Hampleton Partners’ M&A report

Hampleton’s latest Cybersecurity M&A report highlights the importance of cybersecurity vendors as all industries seek protection from cyber-attacks, now that millions more people are working and learning from home using VPN networks and potentially suboptimal computer equipment and inadequate cybersecurity.   Henrik Jeberg, director, Hampleton Partners, says: “A spike in phishing

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The BVI continues to innovate with its new Private Investment Fund (PIF) regime

By Jeffrey Kirk and Simon Gray – Ever innovative and commercially minded, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has recently introduced a new regulatory regime for private equity, venture capital and other closed-ended funds – adding to its already well established, cost effective and popular stable of incubator funds and approved funds.

Elaghmore-backed Hexcite Group appoints non-executive director

Hexcite Group, a leading provider of design, communication, brand activation, signage, display and merchandising products and services for major brand owners and retailers, has appointed Simon Langley as a non-executive director.Langley is an experienced executive with a long successful career in the retail store fixture and leisure interiors sectors. With

Miss Group acquires Lithuanian web hosting company UAB “Interneto vizija”

Web hosting business, Miss Group, has acquired 100 per cent of UAB “Interneto vizija”, headquartered in Vilnius in Lithuania, including its subsidiary company UAB “Rakrėjus”.Founded in 2003, UAB “Interneto vizija” (IV) is a web hosting business with around 68,000 customers, and with 170,000 registered domains accounting for 60 per cent

Maven completes 2.9x realisation of VCT investment in Symphonic Software

Maven Capital Partners, one of the leading VCT managers, has realised its VCT investment in Edinburgh-based Symphonic Software (Symphonic) through a sale to PING Identity, a NYSE listed company which delivers Intelligent Identity solutions for enterprise. The exit from Symphonic, Maven’s fourth VCT realisation of 2020, has delivered an impressive 2.9x

Zilico secures further PE investment and appoints new Chair of Board of Directors

Early cancer diagnostic specialist, Zilico Ltd, has secured further investment from existing investor, Deepbridge Capital and appointed Martin Frost CBE as its new Chairman.Frost joins Zilico as Non-Executive Chair of the Board after stepping down as CEO of CMR Surgical, a surgical robotics company he co-founded and led to successful

Alvarez & Marsal appoints senior adviser in Global Transaction Advisory Group

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed John P Malfettone as Senior Advisor with the firm’s Global Transaction Advisory Group. Malfettone will work with Global Transaction Advisory leaders to identify solutions to maximise emerging merger and acquisition (M&A) and private equity trends. His appointment boosts the firm’s bench of senior transaction

O’Melveny advises Strava on USD110m financing round led by TCV and Sequoia

O’Melveny has represented Strava, a social platform for athletes, in its USD110 million Series F financing round led by TCV and Sequoia Capital, with participation by Dragoneer Investment Group and existing investors including Madrone Capital Partners, Jackson Square Ventures, and Go4it Capital.With more than 70 million members in 195 countries,

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