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Lawson Conner secures EU passport for VC funds

Invesment manager platform Lawson Conner has been awarded the coveted EuVECA designation, from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). This designation means that UK venture capital funds that use its platform, can now have unfettered access to European-based investors.   The EuVECA regulation allows venture capitalists to market their

Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners raises USD12.5m

Mid-Atlantic Dental Service Holdings, operating as Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners, has secured commitments for up to USD12.5 million in growth equity led by SC Goldman and Company. Since the company’s launch in March of 2016, Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners has performed significantly ahead of its business plan, with eight existing offices, and

Mishcon advises Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance on USD952m sale of Canopius

Mishcon de Reya’s Corporate department has advised Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance, a subsidiary of Sompo Holdings, on the sale of its specialist UK insurance subsidiary Sompo Canopius to private equity firm Centerbridge Partners for USD952 million. The sale is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the first quarter

Mourant Ozannes advises CTBC Bank Co on USD800m acquisition of Tricor

Mourant Ozannes has advised CTBC Bank Co on certain senior loan facilities in connection with the USD800 million acquisition of Tricor Holdings Limited, a provider of integrated corporate services, by Trivium Investment Limited (Trivium). Trivium is ultimately controlled by global private equity firm, Permira.   Completion of the transaction was

Orrick advises Atomico in Lilium’s USD90m Series B financing round

Orrick has advised Atomico, the venture capital firm founded by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström, on their investment in the USD90 million Series B financing of Lilium. Founded in 2015, Lilium is a Bavarian developer of the world’s first fully electric vertical take-off and landing jet.   The financing was led

Littlejohn sells Newgistics to Pitney Bowes for USD475m

Private investment firm Littlejohn & Co has agreed to sell Newgistics, a provider of technology-enabled parcel logistics to the e-commerce and direct-to-consumer retail industry, to Pitney Bowes (PBI) for approximately USD475 million. Since being acquired by Littlejohn in 2013, Newgistics has undergone a period of tremendous growth, including: greater than

The Carlyle Group to acquire French insurance software vendor Prima Solutions

Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) is to acquire French insurance software vendor Prima Solutions, in partnership with its management team. The transaction is expected to close on 30 September, 2017, subject to approval from the relevant authorities. Carlyle Europe Technology Partners III, a EUR657 million Carlyle fund

Essling Capital adds fund of funds team

Created in April 2017 as an independent Private Equity firm, Essling Capital has hired the funds of funds team of Amundi Private Equity Funds. The team, led by Jean-Yves Lagache, includes Nizar Chayeb as Investment Director, and, as Senior Investment Managers, Cédric Cabarrus and Sandra Saad. Thanks to a strong

Muzinich and Co George Muzinich

Muzinich hires Managing Director, Head of Institutional Business in the UK

Muzinich & Co has hired Simon Males as Managing Director, Head of Institutional Business, effective this winter. In this newly-created role, Males will be responsible for the growth and development of the firm’s UK institutional client base and consultant relationships and will report directly to George Muzinich, Chairman and Chief

GP Strategies acquires CLS Performance Solutions

Global performance improvement solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation has acquired certain assets and the business of CLS Performance Solutions Limited (CLS), an independent provider of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) end user adoption and training services in the United Kingdom. CLS will operate as part of GP Strategies’ Performance Readiness Solutions group

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