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Greenberg Traurig adds investment funds attorney to growing corporate practice

Greenberg Traurig has expanded its Corporate and Investment Funds practices with the addition of Petros (Peter) L Tsirigotis as shareholder in its Washington, DC and New York City offices. Tsirigotis joins from Stradley Ronon, where he was co-chair of the firm’s Private Investment Funds Practice. Before that, he served as

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Unigestion adds two to cross-asset solutions team

Boutique asset manager Unigestion has strengthened its cross-asset solutions team with the recent appointments of Salman Baig and Joshua Seager as investment managers. Baig joined Unigestion earlier this year from Bridgewater Associates, where he was an Investment Associate & Engineer focussing on fundamental macroeconomic research, portfolio construction and risk management.

Framework appoints CEO

Framework, a global solutions vendor for Private Equity (PE) and Real Estate (RE) investments, has appointed Alan Naughton as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. Naughton brings with him more than 30 years of global banking and investment servicing experience acquired in multiple geographic locations in leading financial institutions. Most recently,

Tailwind Capital closes Fund III with USD1.8bn in capital commitments

Tailwind Capital (Tailwind), a middle-market private equity firm investing in targeted sectors within healthcare, business services and industrial services, has closed Tailwind Capital Partners III with USD1.8 billion of capital commitments. The fund, which exceeded its initial target and was oversubscribed, will pursue the same investment strategy Tailwind has employed

Audax Private Equity acquires controlling interest in Acuant

Audax Private Equity has acquired a controlling interest in Acuant from Insight Venture Partners, Lightview Capital and Egis Capital Partners. Yossi Zekri, President and CEO of Acuant, says: “We selected Audax because they share our vision and commitment to creating frictionless, trusted transactions that protect businesses from unnecessary risk. By

Funds advised by Apax Partners acquire Authority Brands

Funds advised by Apax Partners have acquired Authority Brands, a North American franchisor of home services, from PNC Riverarch Capital. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Authority Brands is the parent company of two home services franchisors:

Investec Aviation opens new USD500m aircraft leasing equity fund

Investec Aviation Finance has launched its fourth aircraft leasing fund to acquire some of the latest generation Airbus and Boeing narrow and widebody aircraft, on lease to a range of international airlines. The team has a 10-plus-year track record in the space having successfully exited their previous three equity leasing

Schroders adds private assets expertise to Solutions business

Schroders has diversified its Solutions business with the appointment of a dedicated private assets investment specialist.    Ped Phrompechrut has joined as a Solutions Manager, a new role, based in London. He will report into Neil Walton, Head of Investment Solutions.   Ped will work with clients globally to provide

Yukon Partners expands team with VP hire

Yukon Partners (Yukon) has appointed Elliot Lynch as a Vice President in its investment team. Lynch’s responsibilities will include working with the Yukon team on overall investment activities. He will provide leadership in the areas of evaluation, due diligence, and portfolio investment monitoring.   William Dietz, Managing Partner at Yukon

Stanley Fink invests GBP3m in turnkey homes producer

Hedge fund stalwart, Lord Stanley Fink, has made a GBP3 million investment in UK-based turnkey homes specialist, Project Etopia. Project Etopia creates turn-key properties that combine passive design, affordability, renewable energy generation, intelligent heating and cooling systems and smart home technology.   The cash injection from former Conservative Party Treasurer

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