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NorthEdge strengthens new business team

Private equity firm NorthEdge Capital has strengthened its new business team in the north with the appointment of Nicola McQuaid as investment manager and Greg Holmes as investment executive. McQuaid spent 10 years working at PwC in the firm’s corporate finance division before joining JLA, an HgCapital backed business, where

Noerr advises Gegenbauer on takeover of RGM

Noerr has advised the Gegenbauer Group on the acquisition of a majority stake in RGM from Georgsmarienhütte. The takeover, which spanned five European jurisdictions, was coordinated and supported by a Noerr team led by partners Tibor Fedke and Christian Pleister.   The Gegenbauer Group and Georgsmarienhütte agreed on the acquisition

Highview Capital expands investment team

Highview Capital has hired six investment professionals with expertise in private equity, credit and restructuring. Brice Baradel and Steve Russell have joined the team as principals; PJ Gilbert and Dan Picmann as vice presidents; and Tim Park and Kapish Haldia as associates.   All six will be based in Highview’s

Alt managers may slow PE deal activity despite record capital on hand, says Fitch

Diversified alternative investment managers (IMs) are unlikely to see soaring private equity deal activity in 2017 even with record available dry powder, as they take a more cautious approach to new transactions amid elevated market valuations. This is according to a US Diversified Alternative Investment Managers: 2016 Update report from

Peter Doherty, Tideway

ISEFundHub – an essential central fund data repository for investment fund managers

Tideway Investment Partners LLP (Tideway) has become the latest high-profile investment manager to add its funds to ISEFundHub (https://isefundhub.com). Since its launch by the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) in November 2014, approximately 50 investment fund managers have joined ISEFundHub to display information on their funds, ranging from net asset value

NorthEdge-backed FPE Global acquires JWP

Private equity-backed materials handling firm FPE Global has acquired mixing technology specialists JW Process Equipment. Founded in 2016 by engineering entrepreneur James Winkworth, JWP provides mixing technology and processing solutions to customers across a range of process industries.   Based in Surrey, the company has a team of industry experts

EOS IM launches private equity fund supporting Italian SMEs

EOS Investment Management has launched and raised EUR55 million for EOS Private Equity, its new Luxembourg fund that will invest in growing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) based in Europe, with a focus on Italy. The fund continues to target a final close of EUR150 million from qualified investors and

ENRA Group acquired by Exponent

Livingstone has advised the shareholders of ENRA Group, including Livingbridge, on its sale to Exponent Private Equity. ENRA Group is a provider of mortgage finance.   This is the fourth transaction the Livingstone team has advised ENRA on, previously introducing exiting chairman David Campbell on his investment in 2013, raising

2016 likely to be a record year for M&A announcements

Despite the uncertainty created by the UK’s Brexit vote, the Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region is showing the strongest growth globally in early-stage merger and acquisition (M&A) activity at 13 per cent compared to the same period last year. This is according to the latest Intralinks Deal Flow

AXA IM – Real Assets acquires stake in French motorway A63

AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets has completed, on behalf of AXA Germany and AXA France, and in joint venture with Crédit Agricole Assurances, the acquisition of a 42 per cent stake in Atlandes, the concession-holder of the A63 motorway in South-West France. The vendor, InfraRed Capital Partners, an investment

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