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Rob Mirsky, EisnerAmper

Former KPMG global hedge fund head opens London office for EisnerAmper

March this year saw Robert Mirsky, then Global Head of Hedge Funds at KPMG, become Global Head of Asset Management and UK Managing Partner at EisnerAmper. Mirsky was also charged with opening EisnerAmper’s first UK office and now presides over a small but fast-growing team. The firm is better known

Plantronics acquires Polycom

Plantronics has completed its previously announced acquisition of Polycom. “We are pleased that Plantronics and Polycom are moving ahead as one company focused on putting people at the centre of every collaboration experience,” says Joe Burton, Plantronics’ President and Chief Executive Officer. “Plantronics now offers an unparalleled portfolio of integrated,

Rcapital supports Havelock

Private investment firm Rcapital has backed Scottish shopfitter Havelock, based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. The deal secures over 300 jobs and the firm’s manufacturing sites, providing financial stability for the business. Havelock’s management team will work in partnership with Rcapital to restructure and invest in the business.  A key focus will be

TorQuest Partners sells Spinrite

TorQuest Partners and its co-investors have completed the sale of their majority interest in Spinrite to Comvest Partners. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Daniel Sonshine, Partner at TorQuest, says: “Spinrite’s success over the past two and a half years is the result of the Company’s continuous drive

Intuitus launches Digital Practice

Intuitus, a specialist in technology and digital advice to private equity firms and mid-market companies, has consolidated its digital expertise into a new Digital Practice specifically tailored to address the interests of the private equity sector. The Digital Practice will provide Intuitus’ clients with thought leadership and actionable insight throughout

Ropes & Gray advises Duke Street Capital on Great Rail Journeys acquisition

Ropes & Gray has advised Duke Street Capital, a UK-based mid-market private equity firm – and another new client for the firm – on its acquisition of Great Rail Journeys, a provider of escorted rail holidays, from ECI. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Great Rail Journeys offers

Amundi Energy Transition raises EUR500m to finance energy transition projects

Amundi Energy Transition (AET), a joint venture between Amundi (60 per cent) and EDF (40 per cent) it has raised more than EUR500 million in equity capital from institutional investors to finance projects for energy transition among French regions and industries. The European Investment Bank, for an amount of EUR50

Ardenton Capital backs PP Control & Automation

Manchester-based Ardenton Capital has backed PP Control & Automation in the investor’s second deal. Ardenton now owns a majority stake in PP Control & Automation (PP), which employs more than 230 people at its world-class manufacturing facility in the West Midlands.   Established in 1967 and headquartered in Walsall, PP

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