Funds managed by Cornerstone Partners and Oaktree Capital Management are to acquire IT Kontrakt, a vendor of IT services outsourcing in Poland, from Work Service (WS Group). The preliminary share purchase agreement was concluded on 31 March 2017. The transaction requires approvals from relevant third parties, including the consent
Fund and corporate services provider the Aztec Group has strengthened its real assets team in Luxembourg with the appointment of Stephen Osmont as associate director. In this new role, Osmont (pictured) will lead the real assets teams in Luxembourg, with overall responsibility for the relationship management activities of those teams.
Ultimus Fund Solutions, an independent provider of mutual fund, pooled investment and middle office services, has appointed Bill Tomko as an executive vice president, director of fund servicing. Tomko has nearly 30 years of third party fund administration experience, including time spent servicing mutual funds, hedge funds and private equity
KL Outdoor, maker of Sun Dolphin kayaks, and GSC Technologies, maker of Future Beach kayaks, are to combine to form a single company. “The merger will create the largest kayak company in the world,” says Mark Becker, partner at Boca Raton-based private equity firm New Water Capital. Affiliates of
GK Strategy and sister digital agency onefourzero have appointed Justin Ash as chairman. Ash takes up his new part-time position this week. He was previously chief executive officer of Oasis Dental Care, where he grew the business to become the largest private dental provider in the UK, culminating in
Stephen Delaney has been made a partner of Bowmark Capital, the mid-market private equity firm. At the same time, Antonia Cheong and Guy Yarrow have been promoted to investment director. Delaney leads Bowmark’s technology practice and, most recently, led the firm’s investment in Node4, the fast-growing IT solutions provider. He
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and funds affiliated with Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) have signed an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Nord Anglia Education. Funds affiliated with BPEA are the majority shareholders of Nord Anglia and BPEA controls 67 per cent of Nord Anglia's issued and
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is continuing the expansion of its finance and private equity practices with the addition of Joshua Samis, who joins as partner in the firm’s Chicago office. Samis, previously a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, has represented many of the country’s leading and most
HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets asset manager, has appointed Paula Drake as managing director and general counsel. Drake will oversee all aspects of HarbourVest’s legal and compliance functions across the globe. “As HarbourVest continues to grow and expand our solutions and investment capabilities, our primary focus remains on
The way that fund managers protect their data goes far beyond thinking about the four walls of their office. The way we work has revolutionised in recent times, as technology advances, especially cloud technology, redefining what the workplace actually is. With wifi, cloud platforms, and mobile phones, a hedge fund
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