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Ogier adds investment fund lawyer in Luxembourg as counsel

Experienced investment fund lawyer James Bermingham has joined Ogier’s Luxembourg team as counsel. Bermingham (pictured), who has experience in City and offshore law firms and as a General Counsel of a global asset manager and private equity administration group, is admitted in England and Wales and is registered on List

Cross-border M&A between US and Europe surging, says Acuris

Acuris, a provider of business intelligence and research for fixed income, transactions, compliance and equities, says data from its Mergermarket and Debtwire products indicate a significant rise in inbound debt issuance and M&A activity from the USA to Europe. Despite an increase in US M&A investment in Europe by 108.4

Aliter Capital adds to investment team

Aliter Capital, an investment firm focused on small to mid-size UK support services businesses, has added  to its investment team with the appointment of James Davies as an Investment Associate.  Davies joins the founding partners of Aliter – seasoned support services entrepreneurs and investors Billy Allan, Greig Brown, Andy Galloway

General Atlantic appoints head of financial services and software for EMEA

General Atlantic has appointed Aaron Goldman to Head of Financial Services and Software for the EMEA region. Goldman, who joined General Atlantic’s New York Office in 2007, has relocated and will now be based in the firm’s London office. “We see strong potential for attractive growth equity investments in the

Property software firm Arthur raises over GBP1m

Property management software firm, Arthur has just raised GBP1,136,000 in its first round of funding, which was oversubscribed. The fundraising was managed by the Chairman, Mark Jones who brought in five individual investors, handpicked to bring added value to the brand and aid substantial growth. London Business School investor group

Enghouse Systems Limited acquires Survox

Enghouse Systems Limited has broadened its contact centre portfolio by acquiring San Francisco-based Survox. Survox is a well-established, multi-mode, voice-based survey automation software and services provider.  Its offerings enable market research, facilitate opinion polling and enhance brand equity by efficiently conducting surveys.   The company’s open survey automation development platform delivers

Vinson & Elkins expands London Corporate Practice

John Dawson and Federico Fruhbeck have joined Vinson & Elkins in its London office, adding depth to the firm’s global finance, high-yield and M&A practices. Dawson, a partner who focuses his practice on acquisition and leveraged finance, was previously at Clifford Chance. Fruhbeck, who joins the firm as counsel, comes to

LDC backs pumps solutions business

Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the management buyout of Stuart Turner, a UK-based water pump and pressure solutions business. The investment will enable Stuart Turner to accelerate its buy-and-build strategy, targeting further growth in the commercial pumps sector, in addition to supporting international expansion.   Founded in 1906,

Hilco Valuation Services Europe appoints Director of Intellectual Property Services

Hilco Valuation Services has appointed Nat Baldwin as Director of Intellectual Property Services Europe. Baldwin will assume business development responsibility for the United Kingdom and European Intellectual Property (IP) appraisal and disposal practice assisting clients in identifying, preserving, and extracting value from these key assets within corporate transactions. Baldwin brings

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