BGF has expanded its investment team covering the West Midlands with the appointment of Tom Horton, who will be based in the Birmingham office. Horton joins BGF from Lloyds Banking Group, where he held roles including Head of Midlands Business Services and Relationship Director for Lloyds’ Midlands Mid-Cap Team, specialising
Browne Jacobson’s corporate finance team has advised Growth Intelligence on its successful GBP1.7 million investment round led by private capital investment group 24Haymarket and supported by existing venture capital investment fund MMC Ventures. As part of the investment Stuart Dawson will join the Board as Chairman, along with Andy Robertson
One Equity Partners’ (OEP) portfolio company Simplura Health Group (Simplura), a provider of high-quality residential care services for elderly and disabled populations, has completed the acquisition of Personal In-Home Services (Personal In-Home). Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1991, the company provides a
Due to high demand, the Investment Management Due Diligence Association (IMDDA), an investor-based organisation dedicated to professionals who investigate facts concerning investment programs, has extended the global testing period for its first Chartered Due Diligence Analyst (CDDA) test to 31 March 2019. The IMDDA also announced the opening of registration
International law firm Dorsey & Whitney has appointed Helena Nathanson and Paul Regan as partners in the firm’s Finance & Restructuring Group in London. Nathanson and Regan are experienced advisers to corporate trustee houses. Their expertise includes the full range of capital markets and finance transactions, including high yield bonds, exchange
Following the successful completion of its merger with alternative asset manager Altegris, Artivest has expanded its suite of services to include product structuring and fund distribution solutions for asset and wealth manager enterprise partners. These new offerings embody Artivest’s long-term commitment to advising and partnering with its array of clients
Aberdeen-headquartered SPEX Group Holdings Limited (SPEX Group) has secured a multi-million pound follow-on investment from its management team and BGF, to accelerate growth. BGF originally invested GBP5 million in February 2014 to support the company’s expansion in international markets. SPEX Group’s subsidiaries provide specialist explosive products and services
Redpoint China Ventures has completed the closing of two new funds totalling USD400 million in committed capital – the USD300 million China II Fund for early-stage investments and the USD100 million Opportunity Fund for growth investments. Both funds will focus on consumer, enterprise and emerging frontier tech startups based in
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) is making an investment in independent insurance brokerage firm Alliant Insurance Services. The investment by the Canadian pension investment manager is joined by an additional investment from funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC. Following the transaction, funds managed by Stone Point will
The Alternative Investment Partners Private Markets Team (AIP Private Markets), an investment team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management, has held the final close of two investment funds and related separate accounts, with aggregate capital commitments of USD1.9 billion. This total includes commitments to the inaugural Ashbridge Transformational Secondaries Fund I
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