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Framework appoints Head of Market Solutions

Framework, a specialist global solutions vendor for Private Equity (PE) and Real Estate (RE) investments, has made a senior hire to its leadership team with the appointment of Renato Moreschi as Head of Market Solutions. Framework says the appointment will strengthen the company’s focus on innovation and delivering the best

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IMDAA opens applications for inaugural due diligence designation

The Investment Management Due Diligence Association (IMDDA), an exclusive investor-based organisation dedicated to the professionals who investigate facts concerning investment programs, has opened applications for the first class of its new professional due diligence designation. The IMDDA’s Chartered Due Diligence Analyst (CDDA) will be an internationally recognised designation developed to

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Jersey Private Fund product finds favour across alternative asset classes

Mid-year figures from Jersey’s regulator show that the Jersey Private Fund structure (JPF), launched last year, is continuing to show strong appeal across alternative asset classes. According to statistics collated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC), 130 JPFs had been established by 30 June this year holding combined total

White & Case adds to M&A practice and private equity industry group

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of Saam Golshani, Alexis Hojabr and Guillaume Vitrich as partners in Paris. “Saam is one of the most recognised partners in the Paris market and his

OpenGate Capital acquires AICO

OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of AICO, an Italian manufacturer of residential stoves, fireplaces, boilers and cookers from Ambienta SGR, a European private equity group. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. OpenGate Capital Founder and CEO, Andrew Nikou, says: “An integral part

Motive Partners acquires LPA

Motive Partners, a global private equity firm focussed on growth investing, has acquired a controlling interest in LPA. Headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and founded in 1999, LPA is a financial technology solutions provider with a focus on capital markets and wealth management participants. LPA offers a broad suite of software

LSP raises record EUR750 million in 10 months for life sciences innovations

LSP, a specialist life sciences and health care investment group, has raised more than EUR750 million for three different funds over the past ten months to invest in innovative drug development and medical technology companies across Europe. This result constitutes a record fundraise in European life sciences, consolidating LSP’s leading

Graycliff Partners sells Impakt Holdings

Graycliff Partners has completed the sale of Impakt Holdings to Celestica, a leader in design, manufacturing and supply chain solutions for the world’s most innovative companies, for a total purchase price of approximately USD329 million. With operations in California and South Korea, Impakt provides design, engineering and agile manufacturing solutions

Da Vinci Capital Invests in DataArt

Da Vinci Capital, an emerging markets private equity firm, has invested in DataArt, a global technology consultancy that designs and develops unique software solutions, to support the company’s growth momentum in key industries. DataArt will continue to focus on its three key markets: the US, the UK and continental Europe, where

C5 Capital leads USD18m investment round in 4iQ

C5 Capital Limited (C5), a venture capital firm focused on investing in cyber security, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence, has led an USD18 million investment round in US and European identity-focussed cyber intelligence company 4iQ. Around 80 per cent of cybercrime begins with stolen credentials and 4iQ has indexed billions

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