Ares Management Corporation has appointed James Kim has as a partner and head of European special opportunities in Ares’ private equity group. Based in London, Kim will lead Ares’ Special Opportunities activities in Europe, adding to Ares’ growing private equity presence in the region, while leveraging Ares’ leading European private
Barings has acted as sole lead lender of secured credit facilities in Thoma Bravo’s investment in Mercell Holding AS, a European provider of e-tendering and procurement systems. Mercell, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, is the European market’s leading e-tendering software for public buyers and tender notification software
HarbourView Equity Partners (HarbourView), a global alternative asset management company founded by Sherrese Clarke Soares, has acquired Big Loud Mountain Music’s publisher share of select songs from country music duo Florida Georgia Line’s catalogue. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Big Loud Mountain Music, an independent publishing, management,
Jeito Capital (Jeito), an independent Private Equity firm dedicated to biotech and biopharma, has co-led a Series B financing round in SparingVision, a privately held French biotech company. As a spin-off of the Paris Vision Institute and the result of more than 20 years of scientific research, SparingVision develops genetic
North Island Ventures, a crypto-focused investment firm, has closed NIV Fund II with $125 million in capital commitments. The new fund will aim to make 30 to 40 early-stage investments in emerging crypto and Web3 companies and protocols, with initial investments ranging from $250,000 to $3 million. NIV Fund II
Apex Group, a global financial services provider, is expanding its business in the Nordics region, with the launch new services delivered from its office in Sweden.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged registered investment advisers Hudson Advisors and Lone Star Global Acquisitions for including Hudson’s owner’s anticipated income tax liability as a component of certain fees charged to 14 funds they managed.
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has completed the recapitalisation of Navitas Life Sciences (Navitas), a global technology-enabled clinical research organisation (CRO). Navitas provides outsourced data science (including biostatistics, statistical programming, and data management), regulatory & safety services (including software and monitoring), and other full-service CRO capabilities to blue-chip large
Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has appointed Michael P Charlton as Managing Director, Capital & Partner Solutions. Charlton will be responsible for spearheading investor relations efforts dedicated to Vista’s credit platform, Vista Credit Partners and will report to
SER Capital Partners (SER), a private investment firm dedicated to sustainability, has held the final closing of its SER Capital Partners I, LP and affiliated vehicles with $475 million in capital commitments. The fundraise exceeded SER’s stated target with the support of aligned and well-capitalised limited partners that include a
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