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Gulf Capital closes long-term AED500m revolving credit facility

Middle East alternative asset management firm Gulf Capital has successfully closed a new long-term AED500 million syndicated revolving credit facility from its existing lenders.  The new four-year facility will boost the firm’s liquidity and help it maintain its strong investment pace across the Middle East. Dr Karim El Solh, Chief

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McCarthy Denning adds three to Banking and Finance practice

McCarthy Denning has added three new experienced financial services lawyers to its Banking and Finance Team – Partners, Henning von Sachsen-Altenburg and Richard Ambery, as well as Consulting Solicitor, Sarah Law. Von Sachsen-Altenburg, dual-qualified in German and English law, is an expert advising clients on a range of investment banking

PE fund raising: A Luxembourg perspective

No matter who you talk to, global private equity has enjoyed a period of enormous growth in the last few years and, in Luxembourg, this has proven to be a key factor as it has looked to drive interest, globally, in regulated private equity funds. As the Association of the

MiddleGround Capital acquires Peterson Spring

MiddleGround Capital (MiddleGround), a new private equity firm that makes control investments in business-to-business (B2B) industrial and specialty distribution companies in the North American lower middle market, has closed the second transaction for its inaugural private equity fund – the acquisition of Peterson Spring, a specialty spring manufacturer with thirteen

Montage Partners acquires METALfx

Montage Partners, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based private equity firm, has acquired Advanced Manufacturing and Development (METALfx) from a subsidiary of Avista Corporation. METALfx’s existing management team will continue to lead the company and will own a meaningful equity stake in the business. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Willits, California, METALfx

Duncan and Todd acquires nine Black & Lizars stores

Duncan and Todd has become the largest independent optical provider in Scotland following the acquisition of nine branches from optometrist Black & Lizars.  The acquisition – completed for an undisclosed sum – is the sixth to take place since Duncan and Todd secured a GBP15million investment from LDC, the UK’s

Ara Parthers adds two to senior investment team

Ara Partners Group (Ara Partners), an industrial private equity firm that invests in companies with sustainable competitive advantages, has expanded its senior investment team through the addition of Jim Mahoney as Operating Partner and Johanna Schmidtke as Principal.  Both bring extensive operational and technical experience that closely aligns with Ara

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Onchain Custodian onboards first customers

Onchain Custodian (ONC), a digital asset custodian backed by Sequoia, Fosun and DHVC, has on-boarded its first customers. Headquartered in Singapore, Onchain Custodian has developed a personalised and comprehensive custody service for institutional players and accredited investors to secure digital assets with institutional grade security and controls. The SAFE Digital

Cerberus Closes USD5.1bn of commitments for Global NPL Strategy

Cerberus Capital Management has closed approximately USD5.1 billion of commitments for its global non-performing loan (NPL) strategy.  Cerberus Global NPL Fund initially targeted USD3.5 billion in commitments and closed approximately USD4.1 billion of commitments from existing and new limited partners. In addition to the Global NPL Fund, Cerberus raised over

Ridgemont Equity Partners teams with The Speech Pathology Group

Middle market private equity investor Ridgemont Equity Partners has formed a strategic partnership with The Speech Pathology Group (SPG), a school and centre-based provider of behavioural health and therapeutic services to children with autism and other special needs in Northern California.  Ridgemont and SPG have formed Autism Intervention Services, a

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