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Emerging Markets Property Group closes USD20 million (GBP14.1m GBP) investment round

Emerging Markets Property Group (EMPG), formerly Zamzama Property Group, which controls two international property portals – Pakistan’s Zameen.com and the UAE’s Bayut.com – has closed its Series C funding round with a USD20 million investment from one of its current investors, a fund which focuses on frontier and emerging markets

Cartagena Capital merges with Bryan, Garnier & Co

Investment bank Bryan, Garnier & Co is merging with Cartagena Capital, a technology advisory boutique headquartered in Munich, Germany. Cartagena Capital will be renamed Bryan, Garnier & Co GmbH, and the combined entity will feature one of the largest Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) investment banking teams in Europe.  

3M to sell pressurised polyurethane foam adhesives business

3M is to sell its Pressurized Polyurethane Foam Adhesives business (formerly known as Polyfoam) to Innovative Chemical Products Group (ICP Group), a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. 3M’s Pressurized Polyurethane Foam Adhesives business is a provider of pressurized polyurethane foam adhesive

Maitland obtains EU PERE licence

Maitland is now able to act as an alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) for private equity and real estate (PERE) alternative investment funds, following approval for the extension of Luxembourg-based subsidiary MS Management Services’ existing AIFM licence. Maitland clients using this service can now market and distribute PERE products, namely

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Streeter joins Partners Capital

Suzanne Streeter has joined Partners Capital, an outsourced investment office acting for endowments and foundations and ultra-high-net-worth families in Europe, North America and Asia, as a Senior Investment Principal to lead the firm’s Private Equity asset class in North America. Streeter’s primary professional experience was at the Yale University Investments

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Cognolink relaunches as Third Bridge in the UK and globally

Cognolink, a research partner for hedge funds and private equity funds, has announced a new name and brand identity for the company, becoming ‘Third Bridge’ both in the UK and globally. This move is designed to align the firm’s naming and identity with its strategy and future growth plans under

Grant H Beard to lead Wynnchurch Industries

Private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has launched Wynnchurch Industries, a new platform company which has been established to invest in industrial materials companies. The new platform will be led by Chairman & CEO, Grant H Beard, who previously served as CEO of Wolverine Advanced Materials, a subsidiary of Wolverine Automotive

VC veteran Steve Murray joins Revolution Growth as Partner

Venture capital firm Revolution Growth has appointed Steve Murray, a 20-year veteran of Softbank, who has overseen investments in a range of breakout companies, most recently backing Fitbit, xAd and Kabbage, as a partner. “Steve’s track record of investing in successful, high-growth companies makes him the perfect addition to the

Brentwood Associates acquires Boston Proper

Consumer-focused private equity firm Brentwood Associates has acquired, through its affiliates, the Boston Proper direct-to-consumer business from Chico’s FAS, Inc. Terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. Boston Proper is a Boca Raton, Florida-based multi-channel retailer of women’s apparel and accessories, offering distinctive products with a focus on quality

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