CORDET has held the first close of its debut fund, CORDET Direct Lending with commitments of approximately EUR200 million from both Northern European and international institutional investors. This first close is the first admission of investors to the Fund which has a hard cap of EUR600 million. Jakob Lindquist and
The 2015/16 VCT season has drawn to an unexpectedly successful close, with VCTs raising record-breaking amounts. And law firm Howard Kennedy has once again been at the heart of the VCT community, advising over 80 per cent of all funds coming to market in 2015/16, including the largest fund raise
The Halifax Group (Halifax), in partnership with management, has completed an investment in Familia Dental Group Holdings. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Familia, headquartered in suburban Chicago, provides quality, affordable dental care to underserved populations in smaller markets across five states. The Company provides general dentistry, orthodontics
Nexthink, a provider of end-user IT analytics, has raised USD40 million in new investment round led by venture capital (VC) firm Highland Europe. This is the largest round of funding to date for Nexthink and includes participation from the Bertarelli family’s Waypoint Capital and existing investors Auriga Partners and Galeo
Healthcare private equity firm Council Capital has held the closing of its third private equity fund, Council Capital III, with commitments totalling over USD150 million, exceeding its target of USD125 million and hitting its hard cap, bringing total capital under management at the firm to approximately USD300 million. For Fund
An affiliate of private equity firm Warburg Pincus is to acquire a majority stake in Reiss Holdings, owner of the global men's and women's fashion and accessories brand REISS, valuing the business at GBP230 million. REISS, founded by David Reiss in 1971, is an international fashion brand offering affordable luxury
A group of investors including GCP Capital Partners, Western Heritage Capital, and Performance Equity Management have acquired a significant stake in Complete Merchant Solutions (CMS), a leading provider of merchant acquisition services, credit card/debit card transaction processing services, and payment solutions. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered
Centerbridge Partners has selected SEI to provide a customised operating platform for its private equity and credit businesses. Through its Investment Manager Services division, SEI supplies customised operating infrastructure and services to investment organisations around the world. SEI drew on its global operating platform to provide Centerbridge with a solution
BTIG, LLC, a global financial services firm specialising in institutional trading, investment banking, research and related brokerage services, has appointed Mark Secrest as a Managing Director within its Healthcare Investment Banking Group. Secrest will focus on the medical devices, life sciences tools and diagnostics industries, increasingly active areas of growth
Sabine Mathis, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of BlackFin Capital Partners, has been promoted to a partner in the firm. Mathis joined BlackFin Capital Partners in 2011 as CFO. Prior to joining BlackFin, she spent several years as an auditor at Ernst & Young (from 2002 to 2008), then as chief
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