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Inflexion’s Global Reach Partners buys FC Exchange

Inflexion portfolio company Global Reach Partners (GRP), a UK foreign exchange specialist, has completed the acquisition of international money transfer and payment solutions provider FC Exchange. GRP, which provides payments and hedging services to businesses and private individuals, transacts annually over GBP3.5 billion of foreign currency, through its team of

BPS to acquire Entertainment Publications

BPS Technology has completed its underwritten AUD27.5 million institutional placement and will use net proceeds of the capital raising to fund the acquisition of Entertainment Publications Australia and New Zealand. Entertainment Publications is a business-to-consumer deals platform with 12,000 SMEs, 18,000 not-for-profits and 550,000 members.   The consideration for the

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Ropes & Gray adds to private investment funds practice

Global law firm Ropes & Gray has appointed Amanda Persaud as a partner in the funds practice in the firm’s 300-lawyer New York office. Persaud’s practice focuses on the formation, fundraising and operation of private investment funds, including private equity funds, hedge funds, credit funds and other types of alternative

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Mariner Investment Group closes USD503m CLO

Alternative asset manager Mariner Investment Group has closed a USD503 million collateralised loan obligation (CLO), the third such transaction by Mariner's leveraged credit team. Mariner has now closed approximately USD1.5 billion in CLOs in the past two years.     "We are pleased at the continued success our team has

KKR launches Eco-Innovation Award for portfolio companies

Private equity investment firm KKR has launched the Eco-Innovation Award for its portfolio companies as part of the firm’s Green Solutions Platform (GSP). The platformh aims to identify, support and highlight environmental initiatives across three areas: eco-efficiency, eco-innovation, and/or eco-solutions.   The Eco-Innovation Award is intended to reward current projects

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NewStar’s John Frishkopf to retire

John Frishkopf, head of the asset management and treasury group at New Star Financial, is to retire from the company on 30 September 2016.  Frishkopf was a founding member of the firm and has served in his current role since NewStar’s inception in 2004.    He will remain involved with

Capstone Financial Group opens Silicon Valley office

Capstone Financial Group, an investment banking firm specialising in the auto aftermarket, has opened an office in Silicon Valley. Located at 6203 San Ignacio Avenue in San Jose, the office will serve an automotive industry that is rapidly expanding in the area.   “Silicon Valley has become a hotbed of

Private equity returns flat in first quarter, says State Street

Private equity returns remained relatively flat in the first three months of the year, according to State Street’s GX Private Equity Index, which saw an overall return of 0.65 per cent for the period. The index, which includes a dataset dating back to 1980, is based on directly sourced limited

Pharos Capital acquires FasPsych

Pharos Capital Group, a private equity firm based in Dallas and Nashville, has acquired telepsychiatry services provider FasPsych in partnership with the company's founder, Ed Irby. Irby, along with the company’s management team, rolled a significant equity stake in conjunction with the transaction.   FasPsych, founded in 2007 and headquartered

Nick Triantos joins Ignition Partners as venture partner

Nick Triantos has joined early-stage business software venture capital firm Ignition Partners as a venture partner in the firm’s new Los Altos office. Triantos will use his background in venture capital and technology to identify new strategic investments for the firm in the areas of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and VR/AR

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