A fund managed by BlackRock Real Assets has completed the acquisition of a 100 per cent interest in an operational wind project in the UK from innogy. The 18-megawatt Batsworthy Cross wind farm is located in Devon and is now fully operational. The project benefits from Senvion technology with
Palatine Private Equity has appointed Zoe Clements as a partner in the London team as the firm looks to back businesses that have a focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles. Clements joins from Electra Partners where she played a leading role in its investment in Photobox Group, a
Asset management firm Barings has acted as co-lead arranger of a unitranche facility to support Bridgepoint Development Capital's acquisition of Inspiring Learning. Barings' role in the buyout marks the third transaction for the former European private finance group of Babson Capital Management since Babson consolidated its operations with the former
James Hall, who joined private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP) a year ago, has been promoted to the position of partner. Based at the firm’s Leeds head office, Hall has been working alongside partners Peter Armitage and Owen Trotter to source investment opportunities in profitable, dynamic SMEs across the
IK Investment Partners’ IK VIII Fund is to acquire ZytoService Group, a compounder of pharmaceuticals for patient-individualised infusions, from the founders and Capiton. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 2002, ZytoService is based in Hamburg, where it runs a compounding facility. “We are
The South African and Kenyan offices of pan-African law firm Bowmans, together with international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Nigerian law firm Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, will launch their inaugural African Private Equity Academy in Sandton this week. Over 100 delegates from across Africa will attend the launch of the academy. John Bellew,
The fourth annual Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS), scheduled for 15-17 February in the Cayman Islands, will convene leading thinkers and decisions makers from across the industry as they explore this year’s theme, “Defying Gravity: The Future of Alternative Investments in Exceptional Times.” In a change of venue, CAIS 2017
Offshore global law firm Carey Olsen has retained its tier one position in Guernsey and Jersey for both its financial and corporate and investment funds advice in International Financial Law Review 1000 (IFLR1000). IFLR1000 rankings are based on independent research over a 12-month period and serve as a definitive guide
All of NatWest’s business and commercial customers can now access an expanded panel of alternative lenders to which they can be formally referred if borrowing directly from the bank is not possible. The panel, called Capital Connections, builds on NatWest’s existing partnerships to signpost small business customers to alternative sources
KKR has appointed Timothy R Franks as a member in its London office as of 1 February 2017. Franks will lead coverage of the consumer and retail industries in Europe, Africa and Middle East as a member of the private equity team, will support UK coverage and will sit on
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