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Ara Partners appoints partner and co-lead of infrastructure strategy

Ara Partners (Ara), a private equity and infrastructure firm that specialises in industrial decarbonisation investments, has appointed Teresa O’Flynn as a partner and co-lead of the firm’s infrastructure strategy.  Further expanding the firm’s infrastructure team, Gearóid Maher has joined as a Principal. O’Flynn and Maher are both based in Ara’s

Ada Ventures launches second fund following £36m first close

Ada Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs with breakthrough ideas, has successfully reached a £36 million first close of its second fund.  Ada Ventures Fund II fundraise comes on the back of strong performance from the firm’s first fund. Overall, Ada’s Fund I has invested in

Wafra buys strategic minority interest in Oak Hill Partners

Global alternative investment manager Wafra has acquired a strategic minority interest in mid-market private equity buyout firm Oak Hill Partners from an affiliate of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Wafra said the partnership with OHCP is a continuation of Wafra’s strategy of acquiring minority interests in established alternative asset management firms

Stanley Capital Partners boosts AUM to $440m with Lab XO deal

Stanley Capital Partners has invested in a majority stake in French pharmaceutical group Laboratoire XO. Founded in 2015, Lab XO specialises in mature market authorisations to sell and market drugs across various therapeutic areas such as pain, central nervous system, cardiology, oral care, and women’s health.  The company attained a turnover

Equistone-backed Ligentia completes acquisition of VGL Solid Group

Tech-enabled supply chain manager Ligentia Group has completed its acquisition of VGL Solid to create a global supply chain management business with revenues of over £1 billion. The company said the combination strengthens Ligentia’s presence on the Asia-Europe and  and Transpacific trade lanes, at a time when customers are facing

AE Industrial Partners appoints MD and head of capital formation

AE Industrial Partners (AEI), a private equity firm specialising in aerospace, defence & government services, space, power & utility services, and specialty industrial markets, has appointed Charles Short as Managing Director and Head of Capital Formation, effective immediately.

Gen II Fund Services appoints COO and CMO

Gen II Fund Services (Gen II), an independent private capital fund administrator, has appointed Nikolaos Perros as chief operating officer and Ishita Shah as chief commercial officer. Perros is an experienced business executive with significant expertise in developing and implementing corporate strategy across various business verticals within the alternative asset

LDC appoints new VCP director

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has expanded its team of Value Creation Partners with the appointment of Cécile George as VCP director, to further enhance the support it provides for its portfolio of medium-sized firms. With 20 years’ industry experience, George specialises in commercial strategy. In her role at LDC

Tiger Infrastructure Partners appoints chief corporate counsel

Tiger Infrastructure Partners has appointed Danielle J Hunt as Chief Corporate Counsel, effective 1 October, 2022. Hunt joins Tiger from Allianz Global Investors, where she was Director and Associate General Counsel and served as both Global Head of Alternative Transactions Legal and Head of US Institutional Legal. At Allianz Global

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