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Gresham House appoints ex-Fidelity Director as Head of Institutional Business

11 June 2018

Gresham House, a specialist alternatives asset manager, has appointed Heather Fleming to the newly created role of Head of Institutional Business. Fleming has over 20 years’ experience in the institutional arena, largely focussed on working with pension funds. She spent over seven years at Fidelity International, latterly as the Group’s Head of Institutional Distribution for UK & Ireland. Prior to this, she spent

ICOs to account for 10 per cent of UK firms’ capital raising by 2023

11 June 2018

Cryptocurrency initial coin offerings (ICOs) will become a significant fundraising route for companies seeking growth capital in the next five years, coming to represent over 10 per cent of all capital raised in the UK, according to results of a new survey by the law firm Collyer Bristow. Over half

Southern Communications targeting acquisitions

11 June 2018

Basingstoke-based Southern Communications is targeting further acquisitions in the telecoms and digital sectors following an increase in existing debt facilities from a syndicate led by Santander Corporate & Commercial, alongside HSBC and Aviva Investors (Aviva). Southern Communications traces its roots to 1965 as a telecoms service provider and has, over

Ropes & Gray advises more than USD20bn in private equity transactions on four continents in a fortnight

11 June 2018

Ropes & Gray’s lawyers have announced or closed transactions totalling more than USD20 billion on four continents in two weeks. The milestone demonstrates the firm’s exceptional international reach on significant transactions, including across Asia, Latin America and Europe. “From London and Tokyo, to Hong Kong and into Latin America, our

LDC sells PEI Media Group generating 3.5-times return

11 June 2018

LDC, the UK’s leading mid-market private equity investor, has exited its investment in PEI Media Group (PEI Media) in a sale to Bridgepoint Development Capital. The deal value has not been undisclosed. PEI Media provides market-leading intelligence and analysis for senior professionals in the alternative asset classes of private

Bowmark Capital backs buy-out of the Instant Group

11 June 2018

Mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital has backed the buy-out of The Instant Group, a specialist in independent flexible workspace solutions. Founded in 1999, Instant provides alternative methods of office procurement and management, with specific focus on flexible workspace and medium-term lease solutions, employing 250 people in 11 cities around

LDC backs Right Choice Insurance Brokers with GBP28m investment

11 June 2018

Mid-market private equity investor LDC has invested GBP28 million for a minority shareholding in one of the UK’s leading vehicle insurance specialists: Right Choice Insurance Brokers (RCIB). RCIB is a motor insurance broker with great insurer relationships, helping to deliver competitive premiums to those customers who typically find it more

Idinvest appoints Investment Director in Venture Capital team

11 June 2018

Idinvest Partners, an investor in SMEs across Europe, has appointed Nicolas Debock as Investment Director in the firm’s Venture Capital team. In this position, Debock will be involved in sourcing, analysing and executing investments for the Venture Capital team, both in France and in Europe. Debock joins Idinvest Partners

HIG Capital invests in Grupo Meridional

11 June 2018

HIG Capital (HIG), a global private equity investment firm with over USD25 billion of equity capital under management, is pleased to announce it has completed a strategic investment in Brazilian hospital Grupo Meridional, one of the leading hospital groups in Brazil. Headquartered in Cariacica and with five hospitals in the

Ropes & Gray advises Reed & Mackay on its acquisition of Hillgate Travel

8 June 2018

Ropes & Gray has advised Reed & Mackay, an international travel management company, on its acquisition of Hillgate Travel, a leading UK-based travel management company. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The deal takes Reed & Mackay’s global turnover past the GBP600 million mark. With

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Intelligence

Gresham House appoints ex-Fidelity Director as Head of Institutional Business

ICOs to account for 10 per cent of UK firms’ capital raising by 2023

Southern Communications targeting acquisitions

Ropes & Gray advises more than USD20bn in private equity transactions on four continents in a fortnight

LDC sells PEI Media Group generating 3.5-times return

Bowmark Capital backs buy-out of the Instant Group

LDC backs Right Choice Insurance Brokers with GBP28m investment

Idinvest appoints Investment Director in Venture Capital team

HIG Capital invests in Grupo Meridional

Ropes & Gray advises Reed & Mackay on its acquisition of Hillgate Travel

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