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Kenneth Borton joins HIG Capital as managing director

HIG Capital, a global private equity investment firm with EUR20 billion of equity capital under management, has appointed Kenneth Borton as managing director of WhiteHorse Capital, the direct lending affiliate of HIG Capital. He will be based in London.   Borton has over 17 years of experience in direct lending,

Euronext initiatives target family businesses

Euronext is to roll out a series of initiatives dedicated to family businesses to promote listings and increase their visibility among investors. There are currently over 14 million European family businesses, amounting to 60 per cent of the total number of companies in Europe. Family businesses account for 66 per

BlackFin opens new Frankfurt office

BlackFin Capital Partners has opened an additional office in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Since its inception, BlackFin has focused on investment opportunities within the financial services sector across continental Europe. Initially fully based in Paris, the team is expanding geographically to support its pan-European investment strategy.   In 2013, BlackFin

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UK government loses Gina Miller Brexit vote appeal

A majority of eight to three of the Supreme Court judges has found in favour of Gina Miller’s (pictured) campaign that the UK Government cannot trigger Article 50 to begin the formal process of leaving the European Union without an Act of Parliament.  To proceed otherwise would be a breach

Michael P Wong, Dechert

Dechert adds to financial services practice in Hong Kong

Law firm Dechert has expanded its financial services practice in Hong Kong with the addition of Michael P Wong. Wong (pictured) joins the firm as a partner and was most recently at K&L Gates.   “We are very pleased to welcome Michael to Dechert,” says Peter Astleford, co-chair of the

Summit Partners promotes four in global team

Alternative investment firm Summit Partners has made four promotions in its global team, with Jay Pauley and Thomas Tarnowski appointed as managing directors and Antony Clavel and Peter Francis as principals. “We are proud to recognise the achievements of Jay, Thomas, Antony and Peter with these well-deserved promotions,” says Peter Chung,

Angeles Equity Partners raises USD360m for first fund

Angeles Equity Partners has closed Angeles Equity Partners I (AEP I) with USD360 million in capital commitments. The commitments came from a diverse group of institutional investors, including public and private pension plans, endowments, foundations, a sovereign wealth fund, and alternative asset managers in North America, Europe, and the Middle

ACA Aponix expands portfolio company review and diligence offering

ACA Compliance Group has appointed Chad Neale as a managing director with ACA Aponix, its cybersecurity and risk division. Neale comes to ACA from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he was the director of cybersecurity and privacy/information security architect. In his role at PwC, Neale provided cyber assessment services to clients in

Reed Smith hires 50-strong team from King & Wood Mallesons

Global law firm Reed Smith has hired several teams, including 17 partners, three counsel, 22 associates, one jurist and seven trainees, as well as two knowledge management lawyers and six secretaries, from King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) to its London, Frankfurt, Munich and Paris offices. The partners and their teams

Partners Group and PSP Investments to acquire Cerba HealthCare

Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, acting on behalf of its clients, and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), one of Canada's largest pension investment managers, have agreed to acquire European medical laboratory services operator, Cerba HealthCare. The company is being acquired from PAI Partners, a

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