More and more institutions are turning to private equity for the first time, in search of investment returns that are increasingly hard to find elsewhere. Commitments to private investment strategies have grown from an estimated USD180 billion in commitments in 2009 to over USD480 billion in 2016. Many investors believe
Solid Solutions Management has acquired New Technology CADCAM to support its continued growth and enhance its ability to deliver more sophisticated SolidWorks-based CAD solutions. Having acquired New Technology CADCAM, and following the acquisition of Cadtek Systems Ltd in 2016, Solid Solutions now supports a customer community of more than 12,500
Dragos Inc, an industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity company made up of industry experts with the vision of securing global industrial infrastructure, has secured USD10 million in Series A venture capital funding from co-lead investors Energy Impact Partners (EIP) and Allegis Capital, with additional support from DataTribe, a cybersecurity startup
Los Angeles-based private equity firm LightBay Capital has appointed David Leeney as a Managing Director and Head of Business Development. He will be responsible for coordinating LightBay’s deal sourcing and relationship management efforts. Leeney brings more than 14 years of business development, origination, and investor relations experience to LightBay. Prior
Prudential Capital Group, a source of private capital for public and private companies, has provided more than USD7.1 billion to companies and projects worldwide in the first two quarters of 2017. This milestone represents an increase of USD1.8 billion compared to the first half of 2016, and an almost doubling
TPG Capital, the global private equity platform of alternative asset firm TPG, is to acquire Transplace, a provider of transportation management and other third-party logistics services. TPG is partnering with company management to purchase Transplace from Greenbriar Equity Group (Greenbriar). The transaction is expected to close in September and is
As your firm evaluates moving to the cloud – as most financial and investment firms today will inevitably do – your list of priorities will likely include: Regulatory and investor impact Migration plans and operational effects Hardware disposal and infrastructure changes But another critical business area your firm should put
Southwest Foodservice Excellence (SFE), a provider of outsourced foodservices to K-12 public schools, has secured an investment led by Harkness Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in leading service-oriented companies. SFE was founded in 2005 by two industry veterans, Don Gala and Luis Benavides. The Company is a
Noerr has advised the US-based AVX Corporation on the takeover of a business division from the UK electronics manufacturer TT Electronics. AVX is acquiring the firm’s automotive segment, the Transportation Sensing and Control (TS&C) division, for around USD155 million. The strategic takeover will strengthen the manufacturer of electronics components listed
International corporate finance firm Clearwater International has appointed Dan Salt as a Director in its Birmingham office. Salt (pictured), joins Clearwater International with over 10 years’ experience in finance, having previously worked for RBS and CYBG. He has worked with public and private companies as well as private equity across
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