LightBay Capital (LightBay), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on middle-market opportunities, has successfully completed fundraising for its inaugural institutional fund, LightBay Investment Partners, with total committed capital of USD615 million. The oversubscribed Fund, which LightBay officially began marketing in April 2017, exceeded its target of USD450 million with
Capidea Management has held the first closing of its third private equity fund, Capidea Kapital III K/S with commitments of DKK750 million from a group of new and existing Danish and international investors. The Fund has a target of DKK1 billion. Capidea was established in November 2006 with the objective
Boston-based investment firm Berkshire Partners has appointed Blake Gottesman and Sam Spirn as Managing Directors effective 1 January, 2018. They join the 22 current Managing Directors of Berkshire in managing the firm and its affiliated investment funds. The firm’s 24 Managing Directors have an average tenure of 17 years with
The total value of funds business in Guernsey grew by approximately GBP20 billion over the 12 months to the end of the third quarter of this year. Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that, at the end of September 2017, the net asset value of all funds
By Nick Bayley (pictured), Duff & Phelps – It’s 3 January 2018. Hallelujah! Christmas has been and gone. The festive cheer over for another year. But there’s one more gift welcoming everyone as they head back to their offices: MiFID II has officially come into effect. What now you ask?
Shore Capital Partners (Shore Capital) has sold The Stepping Stones Group (SSG) to Five Arrows Capital Partners (Five Arrows), with Shore Capital retaining a minority stake. The Stepping Stones Group is a provider of therapy and education solutions to children with special needs and autism in educational settings. Led by
The last couple of years have been a period of recovery for the EU. Since Q2 2016, GDP growth has been on an upward trajectory, having risen by 2.3 per cent year-on-year, according to Eurostat. That is even stronger than the US, which, by comparison, grew by 2.2 per cent.
Equity investments made through the ENVESTORS investor network have surpassed GBP100 million in value. To date, ENVESTORS has facilitated investments in 212 companies, with multiple funding rounds resulting in over 810 deals in those businesses. The average investment secured by these companies was around GBP475,000, with investors making an average
Willkie Farr & Gallagher has appointed Brant K Brown ,an associate general counsel at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA), as counsel in the firm’s Washington office. Brown’s hire is the latest regulatory addition to the firm’s Washington office in recent months, following former Chairman (and Director of the
WillScot Corporation (Williams Scotsman) has acquired Onsite Space (Tyson Onsite) expanding its Ready to Work services to customers in the Midwest, most notably in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. The acquisition increases Williams Scotsman’s offering by approximately 1,750 units. Brad Soultz, president and chief executive officer of Williams Scotsman, says: “We
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