Downing has appointed Richard Lewis as an investment director focusing on its growth capital portfolio. He joins from Radius Equity, where he headed up the investment team which raised money from high net worth investors on a deal by deal basis. Prior to this Lewis spent nine years working
Clearwater International has advised MML Capital Partners on its sale of Optionis to Sovereign owned Arkarius Group. Trading under its brands Parasol and Clearsky, Optionis is a provider of accountancy and employment services to the UK’s flexible workforce. MML invested in Optionis back in 2013. Since then the company
Private equity firm Constitution Capital Partners (CCP) has held the final close of Ironsides IV and related segregated mandates with total commitments of USD755 million. Ironsides IV was oversubscribed and significantly exceeded the original USD500 million target. As with its predecessor fund, Ironsides IV will focus on investments in
Switzerland’s annual Investor Summit 2017 will give 180 international investors from VC firms such as KKR and Robert Bosch Venture Capital and international groups such as Credit Suisse, UBS and Swisscom to meet some of the country’s most promising high-growth tech start-ups tackling serious social, biological and commercial issues. Hosted
Invenios, a micro-fabrication foundry specialising in glass structuring, micro glass packaging and glass bonding and a provider of consumables and devices for gene sequencing, bio-medical, sensor, electronic and optical applications, has acquired Varioptic, previously a business unit of Parrot Drones SAS, for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2002 in Lyon,
New York law firm Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen has appointed Jared R Gianatasio, Jason W Soncini, and Christopher M Terry as partner at the firm. "Jared, Jason and Chris each have a proven track record of excellence and a commitment to exceptional client service,” says managing partner Andrew Chonoles
Permira Debt Managers (PDM) is acting as sole lender in the refinancing of Away Resorts’ existing debt. PDM’s support will also enable Away Resorts to acquire its sixth park, Sandy Balls, based in the New Forest. In addition to the refinancing, PDM funds have also provided a capex facility
Hamburg-based CEE Group is to acquire the Gollenberg wind farm currently under construction in Rheinland-Pfalz from juwi Energieprojekte, the company that is also responsible for the construction stage as general contractor. The wind farm comprises six Vesta V126 turbines. The hub height is 137 m, the rotor diameter is 126
PyroGenesis Canada, a clean-tech company that designs, develops, manufactures and commercialises plasma waste-to-energy systems and plasma torch products, has signed two additional military contracts totalling approximately USD1.2 million (CAD1.6 million). As of 30 June 2016, total military contracts signed now exceed USD3.7 million (CAD5 million). The military contracts are
Private equity firm Calera Capital has acquired a majority stake in Carnegie Fabrics, a family-owned supplier and innovator of sustainable textiles and wallcoverings for the corporate, healthcare, hospitality and education building markets. Cliff Goldman, Carnegie’s president, will retain a significant equity interest in the business. Terms of the transaction have
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