International investment bank Altium has completed 54 consumer deals worth in excess of GBP8.5 billion over the last five years. The firm has enjoyed a buoyant 2015, completing 13 deals in the sector, including two of its largest-ever transactions. In May, Altium advised the Singh Family Trust on the GBP1.9
Private Equity firm Värde Partners has named Brian Ward as CEO of Trimont Real Estate Advisors, the Atlanta-based real estate financial service provider owned by funds managed by Värde. With over USD90 billion of client assets under management and offices in the US, UK and The Netherlands, Trimont provides real
Goodwin Procter has appointed Elizabeth Roberts as a partner in the firm’s Financial Institutions Group in Washington, DC. Roberts counsels a wide range of fund sponsors and investors on forming private investment funds, partnerships, joint ventures and other complex transaction structures. “Liz will play an integral role in the ongoing
Accounting and business consulting firm Armanino has promoted nine new partners effective 1 January, 2016. This new partners have been with the firm for less than 10 years on average, well below the industry norm of 16 years. Many are alumni of the firm’s Managers’ Advisory Board, a committee that
The Pittsburgh office of global law firm K&L Gates has appointed Brian Vargo and Michelle Repp as partners in the firm’s investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments and corporate/M&A practices, respectively. Vargo joins the firm from Dechert LLP, while Repp returns to K&L Gates from II-VI Incorporated, where she served as
Skyscanner, has secured a combined GBP128 million from five new investors. The deal includes both primary and secondary proceeds and sees the incoming investors acquire an undisclosed share of the travel search engine. The primary investment in Skyscanner will support the company’s strategy and accelerate its rapid growth in the
Northgate Public Services (NPS) has appointed Royston Hoggarth as its Chairman. Hoggarth brings extensive experience as CEO and Chairman of companies in the software, IT, telecoms and financial services industries, helping businesses to deliver significant expansion through improved customer focus. He was formerly UK Managing Director for Hays plc;
Private equity firm Nautic Partners has successfully completed its fund raising for Nautic Partners VIII, which closed on its hard cap of USD900 million. Nautic began formal fund raising in October 2015 and raised its cap to USD900 million after receiving strong demand from both new and existing investors.
MyShowcase, the leading distributor of independent beauty products in the UK, has raised GBP3m in two ‘Series A’ funding rounds conducted during 2015 to fuel expansion. MyShowcase was created in 2012 by Nancy Cruickshank (founder of handbag.com) and Kate Shapland (former beauty correspondent at the Daily Telegraph) to cater for
Koch Equity Development, in conjunction with co-investors including affiliates of Eaglehill Advisorsand MSD Capital, have acquired a minority equity stake in Trident Private Holdings III, the holding company of Transaction Network Services (TNS). TNS, a portfolio company of Siris Capital Group, provides connectivity and gateway services via a global network
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