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Goldman Sachs to make equity investment in MDC Partners

Goldman Sachs has agreed to invest USD95 million in MDC Partners through the purchase of non-voting convertible preference shares (the Preference Shares).   In connection with the closing of the transaction, Bradley J Gross, a managing director in the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs, will join the MDC Partners

GCA reports record results post Altium merger

Global investment bank GCA achieved record revenues of GBP148 million and EBIT of GBP27 million in 2016, successfully completing 133 deals over the course of the year. This is GCA’s first set of results since its July 2016 merger with Altium.    Recent high profile deals included advising JayZ on the

Cairngorm Capital’s Polyframe to acquire Customade Group

Cairngorm Capital Partners is making a further investment in Polyframe Group Limited (Polyframe), a UK manufacturer of trade windows and doors, to facilitate Polyframe’s acquisition and merger with Customade Group Limited (Customade).  The enlarged group, with revenues in excess of GBP100 million, will trade as Customade and now has a

APS acquires EUR100m portfolio of Croatian NPLs

APS Holding (APS) has acquired a portfolio of Croatian non-performing loans (NPL) with a nominal value significantly exceeding EUR100 million. The firm’s newly established office in Croatia is expected to have more than 40 employees in the first half of the year.  The acquisition includes secured and unsecured non-performing corporate

Sixpoint Partners appoints Michael Leonardo as Vice President, West Coast Distribution

Sixpoint Partners (Sixpoint), a global investment bank serving the middle market, has appointed Michael Leonardo as Vice President, West Coast Distribution. In addition, the company has promoted three long-standing members in the New York office, deepening its distribution and origination capabilities. Leonardo’s appointment and the promotions are effective immediately.  

HIG Capital acquires assets of Xtera Communications

Private equity firm HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired substantially all the assets of Xtera Communications (Xtera), a provider of innovative and bespoke sub-sea fibre optic solutions.  HIG previously provided debtor-in-possession financing to the Xtera debtors in connection with the chapter 11 case.   Established in 1998 and based in the UK

Darby Private Equity invests in Unilink

Darby Private Equity’s Darby Converging Europe Fund III (SCS) SICAR (DCEF III) has completed a mezzanine debt investment in Unilink SA (Unilink), strengthening Unilink’s balance sheet and providing capital for growth through acquisitions. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. Unilink is the leading insurance multiagency in Poland

Maximising success of an exit

Mark Hardwicke of boutique investment bank, Invenio Corporate Finance, writes on the tactics required to make a successful exit.  The word was not even in the dictionary five years ago. Businesses were not making plans for it, the government was refusing to consider it, and almost no-one was predicting it.

NXT Capital expands asset management team with new Head of Institutional Marketing

NXT Capital has appointed Linda Chaffin (pictured) as Head of Institutional Marketing. Chaffin's responsibilities include expanding the firm's fund raising and investor relations efforts, in which she will partner with Kelli O'Connell, NXT's Head of Asset Management. Chaffin will spearhead capital raising activities for NXT's multi-investor loan funds and single

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