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HIG Capital sells International School of Europe Group

HIG Europe, the European arm of global private equity firm HIG Capital, is to sell the International School of Europe Group (ISE). Closing of the transaction is expected in mid-September 2016. Terms have not been disclosed. 
 ISE, founded in 1958 by the Formiga family, is a group of schools

Proskauer appoints M&A partner

International law firm Proskauer has appointed M&A lawyer Eleanor Shanks as a partner in the firm’s London office. Shanks’s practice focuses on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, co-investments and other fund investments, in both domestic and cross-border transactions.   “We have made a number of strategic hires

KKR expands Asia-Pacific leadership team

KKR is making additions to its private equity investment team in Asia, including a change in leadership in China and the addition of new senior investment talent in China, Singapore and Korea. Ming Lu, a member of KKR and co-head of Asia private equity, has been named sole head of

Noerr advises Isaria Wohnbau on capital increase and delisting under new law

Noerr has advised Isaria Wohnbau on its capital increase carried out in connection with its takeover by the US private equity investor Lone Star. The cash raised amounted to around EUR53 million.   At the same time, Noerr assisted the Munich-based project development company in cancelling the admission of its

True Ventures closes Fund V at USD310m

Early-stage venture capital firm True Ventures has raised USD310 million for its fifth fund, True Ventures V. With the close of this fund, True now manages approximately USD1.3 billion in capital.   True received support from substantially all of its existing investor base and a few new institutional investors.  

Guardian Capital Partners acquires Carson-Dellosa Publishing

Guardian Capital Partners has acquired Carson-Dellosa Publishing in partnership with the firm’s existing executive management team, which will continue operating the company going forward. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, Carson-Dellosa is a provider of K-8 supplemental education content for parents, teachers and students with a portfolio of brands including Spectrum,

Alpina acquires Cimdata

Funds managed by Alpina Partners have acquired Cimdata from Infoniqa Holding and iLab24. Cimdata will now become part of a larger group of enterprise software businesses focusing on enterprise resource planning (ERP).   Alpina has previously acquired a majority stake in Oxaion, an ERP software company based in Ettlingen, Germany.

Ipreo launches private company business

Ipreo, a provider of market intelligence and workflow solutions to public issuers, sell-side firms and buy-side investors, is launching a new private company solutions (PCS) solution, Prism. Ipreo says Prism will build on the firm’s existing expertise in capital raising and shareholder management to private companies, which face unprecedented challenges

Guernsey Finance launches new brand to promote island’s finance industry

Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the island’s finance industry internationally – has launched a new corporate brand and logo, We Are Guernsey. The rebranding follows lengthy consultation with local industry focus groups.   The new brand and logo will now be used to promote the jurisdiction overseas in

Gordian Compliance Solutions appoints new partners

Gordian Compliance Solutions, a boutique consulting firm specialising in regulatory compliance services for financial industry firms, has promoted four employees to managing partner positions. Each of the new partners – Ben Buckwalter, Patrick Dominguez, Yulia Kalk and Justin Schleifer – has been with the firm for more than three years

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