Neuberger Berman-owned Marquee Brands, a global brand owner, marketer and media company, has appointed Neil Fiske as its first chief executive officer. Fiske has 20 years of brand building experience across various consumer segments. Most recently, he was the chief executive officer of the GAP brand. “Neil brings world-class multi-brand operational
International law firm Proskauer has appointed Christopher C Robinson as a partner in the firm’s Private Funds Group in New York.“Chris is an outstanding lawyer with a depth of experience in the Private Funds arena. His joining marks the eleventh lateral partner we have welcomed this year and continues our
Infoblox, a specialist in Secure Cloud-Managed Network Services, has secured a significant investment from private equity growth investment firm Warburg Pincus. Vista Equity Partners (Vista), an investment firm focused on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, which acquired Infoblox in 2016, will continue as an investor, with Warburg Pincus and Vista
Private equity firm Atlantic Street Capital has appointed Whit Williams as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this newly created role, Williams is responsible for helping to manage and grow the firm, and sourcing and executing new portfolio investments. He is also a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Peter
Clearwater International has advised Access Creative College, a UKp-based specialist provider of education in the creative industries to 16-19-year olds, on its investment from Apiary Capital (Apiary), a specialist mid-market private equity firm.
Private investment firm GI Partners has held the final closing of its inaugural Data Infrastructure Fund with USD1.8 billion in capital commitments from a broad group of investors. The fund was oversubscribed, surpassing its initial target of USD1.25 billion. The GI Data Infrastructure Fund continues the firm’s 20-year history of
Finnish venture capital firm Superhero Capital has announced the first close of its second fund at EUR30 miollion. The fund will make seed investments in Finland and the Baltics and aims to invest in 25 startups over the next four years. The fund will remain open for new investors until the
Chicago-based private equity firm Kinzie Capital Partners (Kinzie), through an affiliated entity, has acquired Chelsea Lighting NYC (Chelsea).The transaction was completed in partnership with the Company’s management, including Thomas Ike, Brian Horigan and Eric Martin, who will maintain significant ownership interest in Chelsea and will continue to hold key management
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has partnered with management to acquire Tropical Smoothie Cafe. Tropical Smoothie Cafe is a leading franchisor of fast casual cafes with over 870 units across 44 states. The Company inspires a healthier lifestyle by serving better-for-you smoothies, wraps, sandwiches, and
By Rodrigo Tavares, founder and president of the Granito Group – With fewer regulatory requirements compared with listed equity, the global USD4 trillion private equity market is lagging behind other asset classes when it comes to the adoption of ESG strategies.
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