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CVC Fund VI closes acquisition of Theramex

CVC Capital Partners (CVC) has closed CVC Fund VI’s acquisition of the international women’s health assets which the fund agreed to acquire from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd in Q3 2017. The new company, called Theramex, is a global specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to women and their health. Headquartered in London, UK,

Cooley adds to M&A practice in UK

Cooley is strengthening its UK office with the hire of M&A partner Michal Berkner. She arrives from Skadden, where she had been practicing for more than 20 years. “Michal is an exceptional M&A lawyer whose high-profile client base will pair perfectly with the firm,” says Justin Stock, Cooley’s UK managing

Mourant Ozannes adds three new partners

Offshore law firm, Mourant Ozannes has appointed three new partners to its global partnership, bringing the firm’s total number of partners to 60. Stephen Alexander and Carla Benest (pictured), from the Jersey office and Chinyin Johnston from the London office will join the partnership with effect from 1 February 2018.

Aberdeen Standard launches UK Impact Fund with Big Issue Invest

Aberdeen Standard Investments has launched the UK Equity Impact – Employment Opportunities Fund, in collaboration with Big Issue Invest, the social investment arm of The Big Issue. The Fund will be managed by Lesley Duncan, Investment Director, Aberdeen Standard Investments. The aim of the Fund is to generate a financial

Campbell Lutyens appoints Head of North American Real Assets

Campbell Lutyens has appointed Guillermo Marroquin as Head of North American Real Assets. Marroquin brings his specialist knowledge of infrastructure and real assets to the firm and will be responsible for key relationships and origination activities in these sectors, as well as investor engagement. The appointment further strengthens the firm’s

Unigestion’s Euro Choice Secondary II closes at card-cap

Unigestion’s Euro Choice Secondary II (ECS II), a European small and mid-market private equity secondary investment programme, has completed its final close at its hard-cap of EUR300 million. The fund attracted a high level of interest with some 59 limited partners subscribing. The final close of ECS II was achieved

Ropes & Gray advises on sale of Thomas International to Palamon

Global law firm Ropes & Gray has advised the founders of Thomas International, a provider of psychometric assessment solutions, on the sale of a majority stake in the company to Palamon Capital Partners, a pan-European growth investor.   The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Thomas International

Bill Prew, Indos Financial

INDOS sees assets under depositary increase by 54 per cent to over USD20bn

INDOS Financial Limited (INDOS), a UK independent depositary, has passed the milestone of undertaking depositary services for 100 alternative investment funds with assets over USD20 billion.  These figures represent a substantial growth in the business of 37 per cent in the number of funds (from 73) and 54 per cent in

Noerr assists SSVP funds advised by Orlando on sale of TierOne to HIG Capital

A team from Noerr led by Georg Schneider has assisted private equity funds advised by Orlando Management AG in the sale of TierOne Beteiligungs GmbH to HIG Capital. TierOne is a holding company which holds a majority stake in the automotive supplier Beinbauer.   The Beinbauer Group primarily specialises in

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