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Ipes makes senior appointment in Guernsey

Ipes, a provider of outsourced services to private equity in Europe, has appointed Mark Symons as Senior Manager in the firm’s Guernsey Office. Symons has joined Ipes as part of the Senior Management Team in Guernsey and brings considerable client service experience. He will focus on leading and managing a

Baum Capital Partners selects PEF Services for fund administration

Baum Capital Partners (BCP), a private investment firm that provides equity capital and strategic resources in support of dynamic companies in the lower middle market, has selected PEF Services to provide operational and fund administration services. Working in close partnership with entrepreneurs and managers, BCP invests in technology-enabled and service-based

Technology drives transparency in real estate investing

Ramón van Heusden has seen a lot of changes in real estate investing over the last 14 years he has worked in Luxembourg. Over that time, van Heusden has held three different roles, each one of which has involved working with international real estate and private equity funds.  “What I’ve

Catalyst Development acquires Knadel

Catalyst Development, a specialist financial markets consultancy, has acquired investment management consultancy Knadel. The deal is the first in a series of planned strategic acquisitions by Catalyst, with the combined group forecast to almost double business revenues in the coming financial year. The acquisition follows investment from mid-market private equity

Heitman appoints new head of European Private Equity Group

Heitman LLC (Heitman), a global real estate investment management firm, has appointed Tony Smedley as Managing Director, Head of European Private Equity. In this role, Smedley will lead Heitman’s European Private Equity group and is tasked with broadening the scope of the firm’s European operations while continuing to serve its

Barings adds to European asset management and transactions team

Barings Real Estate has expanded its European asset management and transactions team with the appointment of Guillaume Bieganski as Director, Asset Management & Transactions.  Bieganski, who will be based in Barings’ Paris office, will support the development of the business in France and will report to Séverine Laffineur, Head of

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice-backed Motor Fuel Group acquires MRH

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice-Backed Motor Fuel Group (MFG), has acquired MRH, the UK’s largest petrol station and convenience retail operator in a transaction valued at approximately GBP1.2 billion.  The deal will create the UK’s No1 operator by number of sites and No2 by fuel volume.   MFG and MRH together

Epiris Fund II acquires Time Inc UK

Epiris Fund II, advised by Epiris LLP, has agreed to acquire Time Inc UK (TIUK), one of the UK’s largest consumer magazines and digital publishers, from Meredith Corporation. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. TIUK’s 50-plus brands reach 17 million adults and 13 million online and digital

Bronwen Jones, Reed Smith

Reed Smith adds fund finance partner to London team

Reed Smith has appointed fund finance partner Bronwen Jones to the firm’s Financial Industry Group in London. Jones (pictured), joins from Macfarlanes, where she led the investment fund finance group and previously served as the firm’s head of finance. As a key player in the funds finance market in London,

Drake Star Partners advises ESG on RadarServices acquisitions

CYOSS a German provider of data analytics, IT and OT security, has acquired RadarServices, a European technology company in the field of cyberattack detection & response. Drake Star Partners acted on this transaction as exclusive financial advisor to CYOSS and its parent company ESG Elektroniksystem-und Logistik, a specialist in development,

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