Janney Montgomery Scott (Janney), a full-service wealth management, capital markets, and asset management firm, appointed 16 Capital Markets professionals in the second quarter of 2018. Nine of the new hires came to Janney as a result of the firm’s May acquisition of HighBank Advisors, a Baltimore-based middle market investment bank
SME funding partner, Ultimate Finance, has reached a new lending milestone, with almost GBP200 million available to small and medium-sized businesses across the UK. The figures from the first half of 2018 show a 42.3 per cent increase in cash to customers for the alternative finance specialist, which has recorded
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has appointed Bruno Deschamps, a seasoned executive with a distinguished career leading and advising both public and private industrial and services enterprises globally, as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds. Deschamps is Chairman of the Board of Diversey (HQ: Charlotte, NC – USA), a specialist in
Clyde Blowers Capital (CBC) is to sell precision motion control expert, Cone Drive, to The Timken Company (TKR), subject to customary government and regulatory approvals. Since acquiring Cone Drive in 2012, CBC has repositioned Cone Drive from an industrial gearing company operating largely out of North America to a globally
Aurelius Alpha Limited, a subsidiary of Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE & Co (Aurelius), has acquired Ideal Shopping Direct (ISD), one of the UK’s leading multi-channel home shopping retailers, from Blackstone. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. With over 600,000 customers and FY17 revenues of GBP145 million,
Town & Country Holdings (T&C), a portfolio company of HIG Capital, has acquired Home Dynamix (HDX), a wholesaler of floor rugs, mats and bedding, headquartered in North Arlington, New Jersey, and Amalgamated Textiles USA (ATI), a supplier of window treatments and hardware, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. T&C, a provider of
ICV Partners (ICV), an investment firm focused on lower middle market companies, has successfully completed the final closing for ICV Partners IV (Fund IV) with USD585 million of committed capital. ICV currently manages usd1.3 billion of AUM. ICV’s Fund IV meaningfully exceeded the firm’s target and represents an approximately
KPS Capital Partners (KPS), through an affiliate, is to sell Expera Specialty Solutions (Expera) to Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj (Ahlstrom-Munksjö), of Finland, a specialist in fibre-based materials, for USD615 million. Expera is a leading North American manufacturer of specialty paper products for the industrial & technical, food and pressure-sensitive release liner segments.
Law firm Morrison & Foerster has appointed Benoit Lavigne as a partner in the finance practice in the firm’s London office. Lavigne (pictured), who has a wealth of experience in complex, cross-border finance matters, comes to Morrison & Foerster from Ropes & Gray, and is the third partner to join
UK private equity investor Graphite Capital, has completed the fundraising for its ninth fund, Graphite Capital Partners IX, securing capital commitments of over GBP470 million, slightly more than the GBP450m raised for its previous fund. Graphite was able to reach its target quickly, with existing investors providing 75 per cent
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