Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has hired Shawn Haghighi as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Working from the firm’s office in Los Angeles, Haghighi joins OpenGate’s global senior leadership team comprising investment professionals in Los Angeles and Paris, France. Haghighi is a tenured professional with over 18
One Equity Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired the Alltub Group. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 2005 as a spin-off from the aluminium producer Alcan, Alltub is a market leader in aluminium and laminate speciality packaging for the cosmetics, pharma, food and industrial
Frontenac, a Chicago-based private equity firm, has completed the sale of GNAP, a distributor of industrial abrasive products, equipment, specialty ceramics and ancillary services to CenterOak Partners. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. GNAP was formed in 2005 through a merger between Grand Northern Products and Abrasive
High Road Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Radix Wire (Radix), the ninth platform acquisition for High Road Capital Partners Fund II. Cleveland, Ohio-based Radix is a manufacturer of high-temperature and fire-resistant wire and cable. Radix designs and engineers products proven to perform in temperatures ranging from 150°C to
IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK Small Cap II Fund, together with company founders, is to acquire SCHEMA Group (SCHEMA), a developer and provider of software solutions for demanding product- and process-related content. Financial terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, have not been disclosed. Founded in
Mid-market private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe has completed the sale of managed print services provider Apogee to HP Inc in a deal that values the company at GBP380 milllion. Maidstone-headquartered Apogee employs over 1,000 staff and operates from 25 office locations across the UK and Europe. It has grown
London-based investment fund, Fuel Ventures, has made a GBP275,000 investment in an online employee referral platform. Real Links uses its web-based portal to help organisations lower recruitment costs by utilising their employee network, while improving employee engagement and staff retention. 
 An online platform aimed at helping businesses improve
US-based private equity fund administrator Gen II Fund Services, has reported assets under management (AUM) in excess of USD235 billion. “This achievement is further evidence of the value that the private equity community derives from a premier fund administration partner – one that consistently demonstrates industry-best performance, market leading technology,
A fund managed by Horizon Capital is to acquire a minority stake in Ukrainian biscuit producer Yarych. Yarych is the second largest packaged biscuits producer in Ukraine, holding a 33 per cent share of the packaged biscuits market with its branded Maria, petit beurre and The Crackers biscuits. Yarych was
Investx, a blockchain-based SME funding platform, has opened its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) pre-sale. The ICO will follow ‘ethical ICO’ principles, in order to reduce risk for potential investors and maximise long-term token value. SMEs are considered the powerhouse of economies, but due to difficulties in obtaining new capital, the
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