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Maples Group expands Cayman Islands Regulatory & Compliance practice

The Maples Group has appointed Hugo Lodge as a partner in its Regulatory & Compliance legal practice.   Lodge joins the Group’s Cayman Islands office from the UK Financial Conduct Authority, where he led the new team responsible for the oversight of AML supervision in the UK legal sector, prior

M&A plagued by volatility and growing economic concerns

BDO’s mid-market M&A quarterly, Horizons, has revealed a two-year low in deal volumes in Q4 2018. In further analysis BDO flags a deviation from the usual M&A pattern, in which end of year deal volumes are typically higher than at the start of the year.  As mid-market M&A advisers, BDO is

Healthtech M&A and IPO activity resilient in the face of global economic slowdown

The latest Healthtech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions adviser, Hampleton Partners, has revealed a final count of almost 100 deals in the healthtech sector in the second half of 2018. Transaction volume remained steady compared to H1 2018, inching down by a mere six per cent

Ironwood Capital sells Tunnel Hill Partners

Ironwood Capital has exited its investment in Tunnel Hill Partners (Tunnel Hill), which has been sold to Macquarie Group. Tunnel Hill is the largest integrated waste-by-rail operator in the United States with five waste-by-rail transfer stations in the Northeast, two rail-served landfills in Ohio, the largest beneficial use site in Pennsylvania

GCA Altium opens new office Leeds

GCA Altium is opening a new office in Leeds, its 20th around the world. The firm will be based in the One Park Row office development.
 The opening builds upon a very successful 2018 for GCA Altium in the region, advising on nine transactions with a total value of GBP1.35

Darby Private Equity invests in Latin American pharmaceutical company

Darby Private Equity (Darby), the private equity arm of Franklin Templeton, has completed an investment in Pharma Consulting Group (Biopas) through the Darby Latin American Private Debt Fund III (DLAPDF III). Biopas is a specialty pharmaceutical distribution company focussed on in-licensing, selling and marketing innovative prescription pharmaceutical products, cosmetics and

Chainalysis secures USD30m investment led by Accel

Chainalysis, a provider of cryptocurrency compliance and investigation solutions, has secured a USD30 million Series B financing led by Accel. Benchmark also increased its investment in the company after leading its USD16 million Series A round last April.   Chainalysis will use the funding to support strategic product development of

HIG Capital invests in Digital Ware

Private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has completed a strategic investment in Digital Ware (Digital Ware), an independent software supplier in Colombia. Headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, and founded over 25 years ago, Digital Ware specialises in developing and selling ERP software, payroll human capital management (HCM) solutions, as well

Idinvest Partners adds Investment Director in VC team

Idinvest Partners, a leading investor in SMEs across Europe, has appointed Bao Dinh as Investment Director in the firm’s Venture Capital team. In this position, Dinh will be involved in sourcing, analysing and executing investments for the Venture Capital team, both in France and in Europe.   Prior to joining

Maven and NVM back Mojo Mortgages with GBP3.25m investment

Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and NVM Private Equity (NVM) have completed a GBP3.25 million equity investment in UK fintech start-up Mojo Mortgages (Mojo). The investment, which has been equally funded by Maven and NVM, is part of a wider GBP7 million funding round, will support Mojo’s ambitious growth plans and

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