Kuang-Chi Group has launched its second Global Community of Innovation (GCI) fund, which will invest up to USD250 million in companies developing technology in industries including robotics, internet-of-things, telecommunications, and digital health. The fund has a focus on global start-ups and follows a previous investment of USD50 million in similar
Eversheds has appointed Pinsent Masons partner Andy Phillips to its Manchester corporate team. Phillips, who is expected to join Eversheds’ Manchester office in early 2017, will lead the Eversheds private equity group in the North West. Phillips has experience and expertise advising PE institutions and management teams and sellers
Oaktree Capital Group has appointed Steven Gilbert to its board of directors, effective 24 October 2016. Gilbert is the founder and chairman of the board of institutional investment firm Gilbert Global Equity Partners. Howard Marks, Oaktree’s co-chairman, says: “Over three decades, Steve has had an impressive career in private equity
Bowside Capital, a private investment firm that specialises in the North American private equity, small capitalisation market, has appointed Dru Rushing as a vice president. Rushing will be involved in sourcing, due diligence and monitoring of private equity investments. Prior to joining Bowside, Rushing spent over seven years as
TorQuest Partners has completed the sale of Global Traffic Technologies (GTT) to Gilbarco. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. GTT provides priority traffic control for public transit and emergency vehicles, with a growing presence in the broader public transit market for solutions that improve public transportation efficiency,
SharesPost, a liquidity provider to the late-stage, venture-backed asset class, has appointed Kelly Rodriques to its board of directors. Rodriques has more than 25 years of financial services and technology experience and has been an investor in more than 20 venture-backed firms. He was a founding investor of mFoundry,
Meilleurtaux.com, a French provider of mortgage solutions advice backed by Equistone Partners Europe, has acquired the insurance comparison website MerciHenri.com through its holding company Finizy. MerciHenri.com (formerly LeComparateurAssurance.com) specialises in the comparison of health, housing, car and motorcycle insurance. Christophe Triquet, founder of MerciHenri.com, will join the management of
Law firm Paul Hastings has advised Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank as lead arrangers and bookrunners on the USD815 million term loan B refinancing of Suddenlink’s existing term loan facilities. Suddenlink is the seventh largest US cable operator with approximately 1.5 million subscribers. In June 2015, Paul Hastings advised JP Morgan
Ignition Partners, an early stage business software venture capital firm, has appointed Bob Kelly as a managing partner in the firm’s Seattle office. Kelly will be one of the firm’s four partners responsible for fund investments and overall firm strategy. Kelly brings more than 20 years of experience with
Private equity firm Cinven has agreed to sell SLV Group, a German-headquartered provider of residential and technical lighting, to Ardian for an undisclosed amount. This represents the second successful realisation of an industrials business within the last month, following Cinven’s agreement to sell Italian-headquartered Avio Spazio to Space2 and Leonardo-Finmeccanica
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