Scipion Capital, a commodity trade finance investment manager, has appointed Paul Baker as head of trade finance to oversee all of the company’s trade functions. In this newly created role, he will report to the firm’s chief investment officer, Nicolas Clavel. Baker (pictured) brings to Scipion 30 years’ experience
Kuber Ventures, an alternative fund investment platform offering access to EIS/SEIS portfolios and funds, has added Tim Thornton, Matt Lenzie, and Kate Hopkin to its team. All three hires are newly created roles as a result of the continued growth across the business and geographic regions. Hopkin’s role as
International law firm Taylor Wessing has enhanced its London private equity practice with the appointment of Duncan McDonald as partner. The appointment McDonald, who joins from Olswang, brings the number of dedicated private equity lawyers in Taylor Wessing’s London team to 20. McDonald is a highly experienced international private
NorthEdge Capital has launched a specialist deal origination team as part of its ongoing investment to support the development and growth of the firm. NorthEdge now has over GBP525 million in funds under management since the final close of NorthEdge Capital Fund II, which reached its GBP300 million hard cap
Clearwater International has advised Greek private equity house Global Finance, the majority shareholder of TotalSoft, in addition to other shareholders, on the sale of TotalSoft to Logo Software Investment. Logo, a subsidiary of Logo Yazılım Sanayi ve Ticaret, has acquired 100 per cent of TotalSoft shares for an enterprise value
Rutland Partners has completed the sale of Millbrook Group to Spectris for GBP122 million. The disposal from Rutland Fund II realises for investors a return of over six times its investment. Millbrook was acquired from General Motors for an undisclosed sum on 2 October 2013. It is a test,
GamCrowd.com has launched a free-to-access, technology-focused online service, which is set to be the home of innovation and ideas for the gambling industry. The hub will provide a single location where start-ups, growth companies, early-stage investors and entrepreneurs can access ideas and follow the progress of firms in the gambling
STAR Capital has acquired a majority stake in Globalways, a Stuttgart-based IT services and infrastructure business. The investment is the second made by the STAR III Fund, following the acquisition of Synergy Health Management Services in July 2016. STAR, in partnership with the founders and management team of Globalways,
Private equity fund manager and Enterprise Investment Scheme and venture capital trust specialist Calculus Capital has sold its holdings in AIM-listed Horizon Discovery. The average exit multiple for sale of the shares was 1.82x, constituting a tax-free return of over 160 per cent to investors, when factoring in initial income
Inflexion Private Equity has promoted Mark Williams from investment director to partner with immediate effect. Williams joined the investment team in 2011 and has been involved in a number of transactions including the firm’s investment in corporate travel company Reed & Mackay last month; the carve-out of Kynetec; and the
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