Manulife Investments is introducing the Manulife International Equity Private Trust and a Series F for the Manulife Dollar-Cost Averaging Fund (DCAF). The Manulife International Equity Private Trust will be part of the Manulife Private Investment Pools, which now has a lower minimum entry point of USD100,000. Launched in December
Andrew Mertz has joined JMP Securities as a managing director in its equity capital markets division. Based in the firm’s New York office, Mertz (pictured) assists publicly traded and privately held companies in the structuring and execution of equity offerings and equity-linked transactions. “Andy has spent over 25 years
The first half of 2016 has seen an overall shift towards larger private equity deals with total deal value up 2 per cent and volume slipping by 17 per cent, according to SL Capital’s Q2 2016 Private Equity Barometer. The number of European private-equity-backed deals declined by 8 per cent
Data visualisation and analysis specialist PlanetRisk has acquired Analytic Strategies, a provider of enterprise analytics services to the federal government. With this acquisition and the addition of Analytic Strategies’ expertise in enterprise analytics, data system management, operations research, supply chain management and intelligence analysis, PlanetRisk expands its suite of analytic
Steven A Levy has joined Cowen’s investment banking team as managing director, head of financial sponsors. Levy is based in New York and reports to Kevin Raidy, Cowen’s head of investment banking. “As head of financial sponsors coverage, Steve will play a key role in enhancing Cowen’s market presence
Nuveen has teamed with Artivest, a technology-driven alternatives investment platform, to bring alternative investments capabilities to RIAs, family offices, private banks and other financial advisers serving qualified high-net-worth investors. Advisers will now be able to use investment tools, education materials and a client service team to access Nuveen and parent
Press Ganey, a healthcare performance improvement company, is to be acquired by EQT Equity fund EQT VII, part of the global private equity group EQT. Under the terms of the agreement, EQT will acquire all of Press Ganey’s common stock. Shareholders of record will receive USD40.50 in cash per
Sverica Capital Management’s Sverica Fund IV has acquired a majority stake in RMS Healthcare Management, a provider of management services to Med First Immediate Care and Family Practice. The transaction marks Sverica’s second investment made from Fund IV. Cadiz Capital also participated in the transaction. Headquartered in Jacksonville, North
PNC Bank has appointed William Brown as senior vice president with the senior secured lending team in the Mid-Atlantic region. Based in Baltimore, Bowen will be responsible for business development with private equity firms and middle-market companies, originating asset-based and cash flow loans. With 30 years of banking and
DW Healthcare Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has appointed Gabriel Becher, former portfolio manager with Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), as a principal in the firm’s investment team. Becher brings 12 years of merger and acquisition experience. Previously at AIMCo, he was responsible for sourcing, executing and managing direct
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