RWC Partners, a UK-based asset management business, has appointed Huan Ke as a new Head of Legal and Compliance. Ke has over 19 years of experience and joins from Macquarie Asset Management where he spent eight years as Head of Legal (EMEA) for the Macquarie Investment Management and Macquarie Private
Wynnchurch Capital has made an investment in Eastern Metal Supply (EMS) a distributor of aluminium extrusions and related products. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Lake Worth, Florida, EMS started with just five employees and has grown to employ approximately 800 today. Their single Florida location has also grown into
Ropes & Gray has advised Paine Schwartz Partners, a specialist in sustainable food chain investing, on Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V, which has closed with USD1.425 billion in total capital commitments. Fund V, which exceeded its original target and hard cap due to oversubscribed demand and strong support from
Harbinger Ventures, a growth-equity investment firm focused on scaling early-stage, female-led companies in the consumer space, has closed its second fund with USD21.7 million of committed capital. Fund II closed with nearly universal participation from investors in the first fund, as well as a number of new investors. Following the
Austin-based Escalate Capital Partners has held a first close of Escalate Capital IV with USD282 million of capital from returning and new limited partners. Limited partners in Escalate IV include JP Morgan Asset Management, The University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company, Bespoke Private Strategies, Cadence Bank, and Regions Bank,
Midwest Products & Engineering (MPE), a design and manufacturing partner to healthcare and technology OEMs, has secured a majority equity investment from Chicago-based Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company (BPOC), a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
HSBC Global Asset Management has appointed Jorge Huitron as Senior Product Specialist for private markets in the firm’s Alternatives Team. Huitron will be responsible for the developing HSBC Global Asset Management’s private markets offering and expanding the platform to a larger institutional investor base across Europe and Asia. Huitron
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has appointed Michelle Kirschner as a partner in the firm’s London office. Kirschner, formerly a partner with Macfarlanes, will continue to focus on financial services regulation at Gibson Dunn. “We are pleased to welcome Michelle to the firm,” says Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of
Impact investing is becoming of increased importance to investors and fund managers alike, as they seek out investment opportunities in companies that are committed to making the world a better place. From clean technology and sustainable energy to healthcare innovation, electric vehicle advances and decarbonisation projects, there is a huge
The Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) Debt Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven), has provided Lincolnshire-based, Jepco, with a GBP900,000 funding package, which will enable the horticulture firm to acquire the hydroponic technology and equipment needed to expand production all year round. The finance package will also create 14
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