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Kim Koopersmith, Akin Gump

Akin Gump promotes 10 to partnership

Law firm Akin Gump has elected 10 new partners, effective 1 January 2017. The 10 individuals and their respective office locations are Gerald Brant (New York), Olivia Chung (New York), Olivier De Moor (New York), Sophie Donnithorne-Tait (London), Mahmoud (Mac) Baki Fadlallah (Dubai/Washington, DC), Jaisohn Jungbin Im (New York), Allison

Indus Valley Partners launches PE deal management platform

Indus Valley Partners (IVP), a provider of technology solutions to alternative asset managers, has launched IVP for Private Equity, an end-to-end solution designed to manage portfolio companies, deals, cash flows, water falls and expenses under one platform. IVP for PE integrates the front, middle and back office across a single deal

Jeremy Berry, Fried Frank

Fried Frank adds partner to asset management group

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has named Jeremy Berry as a partner in the firm’s asset management practice. Berry (pictured) will be based in New York.   Berry has experience in advising large private equity and hedge fund managers on matters involving private investment funds and complex corporate transactions, with a

TA Associates makes four investment staff promotions

Private equity firm TA Associates has promoted four investment staff members in the firm’s Boston, London and Mumbai offices, effective 1 January 2017. “These talented individuals earned their promotions through the quality of their character and, consistent with their roles, demonstrated investment judgment, creativity and work ethic to generate positive

Daniel Strachman, Apex

Apex appoints head of US business development

Apex Fund Services has appointed Daniel Strachman as head of US business development. Strachman (pictured) brings more than 20 years of financial services experience having held positions at Cantor Fitzgerald and Morgan Stanley.   He led A&C Advisors for 16 years delivering strategic guidance, counsel and support to investment management

Chinese firm launches winery acquisition fund in the US

Hong Kong-headquartered Chateau Segonzac International Group has launched an international Winery mergers and acquisition fund in the United States. Chateau Segonzac International owns Bordeaux-based Chateau Segonzac, a 40-hectare vineyard, which produces Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec. The company is jointly funded by Austchi Dragon and a number of other Hong Kong and Mainland China enterprises,

Sentinel teams with Altima Dental

Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising companies at the lower end of the middle market, has partnered with Altima Dental Centres, one of the largest dental services organisation in Canada. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Toronto, Altima’s clinic network includes

Man Group Luke Ellis

Man Group completes acquisition of Aalto Invest Holding AG

Man Group has completed its previously announced acquisition of Aalto Invest Holding (Aalto). Luke Ellis (pictured), CEO of Man Group, says: “We are delighted to have completed the acquisition of Aalto, which is a key step in the development of Man Global Private Markets, our new investment engine for private

Israeli high-tech exits totalled USD10 billion in 2016, says IVC-Meitar

Israeli high-tech companies closed 104 deals, totalling USD10 billion in exits, during 2016, according to the latest IVC-Meitar Exits Report. The figure includes 93 M&A deals with a total value of nearly USD8.8 billion including the USD4.4 billion Playtika acquisition. Eight additional buyouts generated USD1.22 billion while three small IPOs

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