Noerr has promoted six of its lawyers to partners, as 1 January. Fabian Badtke, Sophia Habbe, Michael Hawkins, Alexander Israel, Patrick Mückl and Nikolai Warneke will reinforce the partnership in their role as equity partners. Tom Billing, Helge Heinrich and Alexandru Ene (Bucharest office) will work as senior counsel
Infrastructure and private equity investment manager Foresight Group has promoted Minal Patel, Ricardo Pineiro and Matt Smith to partner as of 1 January 2017. The promotions follow continued expansion in the group during 2016. Staff numbers increased by 21 per cent to more than 150 as Foresight opened two
Mid-market advisory firm Clearwater International completed a record breaking 106 deals worth over EUR9 billion in 2016 – a deal value increase of over 120 per cent from 2015. Average deal values also nearly doubled during the period. In a year where the business completed mergers with firms in
Invest Europe has appointed Marc Nahum as director of membership, a new role created to deepen engagement with the private equity association’s 650 members and connect with fund managers and investors across Europe. Nahum brings over 15 years of experience in private equity fundraising and investor relations, having previously worked
Private equity fund manager and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and venture capital trust (VCT) specialist Calculus Capital has invested GBP3 million in Origin Broadband, a provider of internet and phone services. Since launch in 2011, Origin has developed its own infrastructure and now has the sixth largest broadband network in the
Influencer marketing platform Buzzoole has raised USD830,000 through a convertible note funding, led by international venture fund Impulse VC with co-investment from Swiss technology venture firm R301 Capital. The investment has potential to double within 18 months (up to USD1.6 million) and draw further investors. Buzzoole’s proprietary, big data-based
Scott Graves has joined Ares Management as a partner in the firm’s private equity group based in Los Angeles. Graves will lead the Ares Special Situations Funds platform as portfolio manager and head of distressed. His primary responsibilities will include overseeing investments within the special situations strategy and expanding
Alternative Investments Forum (AIF) has appointed veteran institutional investor Melissa Waller as president of its newly formed AIF Institute. The AIF Institute is the branch of AIF dedicated to educating institutional asset owners about the use of alternative investments such as private equity, private credit, hedge funds, real estate and
Bloomberg BNA has released a new tax management portfolio that focuses on tax considerations for structuring estate planning transactions with carried interests in hedge funds and private equity funds. The portfolio, Wealth Planning with Hedge Fund and Private Equity Fund Interests and Related Section 2701 Issues, was written by attorneys Todd
Seedrs, the investment platform backed by Neil Woodford, saw more than GBP85 million invested into campaigns on the platform and 159 deals funded in 2016. The British fintech company has been live for four-and-a-half years and recently surpassed GBP190 million invested into campaigns with more than 450 deals funded since
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