UK private equity buy and build investor Sovereign Capital has appointed Alex Hay as a partner. He joins from RJD Partners where he had been a partner since 2011 working with businesses across a breadth of sectors. Hay’s investments include the GBP23 million secondary buy-out of training provider Babington
Private equity fund manager Calculus Capital has invested GBP3.5 million in Scottish biotechnology company Synpromics via its Enterprise Investment Scheme funds and venture capital trust. Calculus has invested in a GBP5.2 million fundraising round alongside the Scottish government’s economic development agency, Scottish Enterprise and a group of private investors. Edinburgh-based
The Angel CoFund, which launched at the end of 2011 with an initial government-backed funding of GBP50 million, is celebrating its fifth birthday. Since its creation, the Angel CoFund’s mandate has been to back the best UK-based high potential and high growth early stage companies and to partner with business
Affluent Partners has conditionally agreed to purchase 33 per cent of the entire issued share capital of Dellos Group, at the aggregate consideration of HKD79.2 million. Dellos Group is an investment holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability. Currently, it holds the entire equity interest of
Some 2.21 million investors in the UK are entering the new financial year with a greater risk appetite and seeking fresh investment angles, according to a survey of 1,000 UK investors by IW Capital. Nearly half (44 per cent) of British investors feel Brexit will have a positive impact on their investment strategy, with 22 per cent
Portfolio Advisors, a private markets-focused investment firm, has held the closing of PA Direct Credit Opportunities Fund II (PADCOF II) with total commitments of USD740 million, reaching the top end of its target fundraising range. The fund received support from existing and new investors, which included pension funds, insurance companies,
Alternative asset advisory firm Campbell Lutyens has appointed Gordon Bajnai in a part time executive role as chairman of the firm’s global advisory board. Bajnai will assist the firm in managing senior level relationships, providing advice to the firm’s clients and counterparties as well as supporting and advising on the
Dallas-based alternative investment firm Highland Capital Management has appointed Damon Krytzer as managing director, supporting business development across the firm's institutional platform. The addition of Krytzer (pictured)is part of Highland's ongoing commitment to reshape its institutional platform to meet the needs of investors in today's increasingly complex investment environment. Highland
NorthEdge Capital has sold energy technology provider Utiligroup to Energy Services Group (ESG), a provider of technology solutions to the retail energy and utility industries, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1997, the Chorley-headquartered company is a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions to the utilities and energy industries and has
Post Holdings, a consumer packaged goods holding company, is to acquire Weetabix from Shanghai-based state owned enterprise Bright Food Group and an investment fund advised by Barings Private Equity Asia, in a deal worth GBP1.4 billion. Baker McKenzie acted for Post Holdings. The Baker McKenzie team is led by London corporate
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