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Gridiron Capital portfolio company Counsel On Call acquires DSicovery

Counsel On Call, a leading alternative legal solutions provider of technology-enabled managed legal and secondment services and portfolio company of Gridiron Capital, has acquired DSicovery, LLC (DSi), a renowned eDiscovery, digital forensics and data management company. The combination of Counsel On Call’s expert attorneys with enhanced technology based legal solutions

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Apex Fund Services secures ADGM licence

Apex Fund Services (Apex) has been granted official approval and licensing by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (AGDM) and has become one of the first Independent fund administrators approved  to carry out Regulated Activity in the jurisdiction. Over the past year, Apex Abu Dhabi

Genstar partners with management to acquire Institutional Shareholder Services from Vestar

Genstar Capital has partnered with existing management to acquire Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), from Vestar Capital Partners for USD720 million. The transaction is expected to close by early fourth quarter, subject to customary closing conditions. ISS will continue to operate independently once the transaction is completed and the current ISS

Vance Street Capital partners with management to acquire RST Instruments

Private equity firm Vance Street Capital has partnered with management to acquire RST Instruments (RST), a provider of complex geotechnical instrumentation and data systems, from Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, RST designs and manufactures highly-engineered geotechnical instrumentation and data systems

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Institutional investors raise concerns over high alternative asset deal pricing

Preqin’s latest survey of alternative assets investors finds that they have generally been satisfied with the performance of their portfolios in recent years, and most are seeking to maintain or increase their allocations over the next 12 months. However, across all closed-end private capital asset classes, investors reported high pricing

Cove Hill Partners closes USD1bn-plus debut private equity fund

Cove Hill Partners, a newly formed private equity firm, has closed on its first long-duration private equity fund with over USD1 billion of commitments from investors and founders. Cove Hill’s first fund significantly exceeded its target with the support of a highly-aligned investor base comprised of families, university endowments and

Agilis Partners acquires majority stake in The Joseph Initiative

East African agribusiness Agilis Partners (Agilis) has completed the acquisition of the Joseph Initiative by buying the stakes of multiple minority shareholders including Dutch Oak Tree Foundation’s (DOTF) shares. DOB Equity acted for and on behalf of DOTF. Agilis will implement a new capital structure and increase collaboration between JI

Dentons appoints new Capital Markets partner in Italy

Global law firm Dentons has appointed Antonella Brambilla as a partner in the firm’s Corporate and M&A practice. Based in Milan, she will focus on the development of the Capital Markets offering in Italy. Brambilla joins from Chiomenti law firm, where she worked for 15 years, nine of which she

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