New Silkroutes Group (NSG) is to acquire an 80 per cent stake in New York-based CG Capital Markets Holdings (CGCMH) and all its subsidiaries, including FINRA-registered broker-dealer CG Capital Markets (CGCM), for USD14.4 million, in a major push to expand its own investment business and diversify its business lines. Founded
Alternative asset manager FS Investments has appointed Chris Condelles as head of capital markets and investor relations (IR). Condelles will serve as an executive vice president based in the firm’s Philadelphia headquarters. In his new role, Condelles will help expand the reach of the firm’s growing suite of investment
Scania is targeting investment in high-growth companies connected to the transport and automotive industries with its new venture capital fund, Scania Growth Capital. Henrik Henriksson, Scania's president and CEO, says: "Through Scania Growth Capital, Scania is looking to invest in promising, innovative and entrepreneurial companies. Gaining insight and early access
Mourant Ozannes Hong Kong has appointed finance and restructuring specialist Claire Fulton to the global partnership, bringing the offshore law firm's total number of partners to 59. Fulton joined Mourant Ozannes from Hogan Lovells in 2014 and is based in the firm's Hong Kong office. She specialises in advising
Silverfleet Capital has appointed Andrew Harrison as head of investor relations, based in the firm’s London office. Harrison joins Silverfleet from Credit Suisse where he spent over 12 years, latterly as a member of the firm’s Private Fund Group (PFG). During his time in the PFG, Harrison raised capital
The South African M&A market will grow by 66 per cent in the next two years, according to the Global Transactions Forecast issued by global law firm Baker McKenzie in association with Oxford Economics. The report shows that South African M&A slowed in 2016 amid economic and political uncertainty. While
SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm with a focus on the specialty materials, chemicals, and pharmaceutical sectors, has acquired Niacet Corporation, a producer of specialty ingredients for food, feed and pharmaceutical applications and a global leader in propionates and acetates. Headquartered in Niagara Falls, New York, Niacet currently serves
Private equity firm HIG Capital has sold Fibercore to Humanetics Innovative Solutions, a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Fibercore, based in the UK, is a world leader in the design and manufacture of specialty optical fibre and offers the industry’s
Specialist direct lender Beechbrook Capital has held a final close of its inaugural UK SME credit fund with commitments in excess of GBP150 million. The fund has completed two new investments. Beechbrook Capital UK SME Credit I, which backs small and medium-sized businesses in the UK with a turnover
The fourth Albion Growth Report, based on interviews with 1,000 SMEs, finds that less than half (45 per cent) of microbusiness owners with fewer than five employees expect their company to grow over the next two years compared to almost three-quarters (73 per cent) of larger scale SMEs. The report
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