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ASEAN private equity deal activity

Start-ups in ASEAN are drawing increasing attention from venture capital firms and several countries have put in place measures to encourage such activities. The appetite for venture capital investments has seen a growth in both the number of deals and aggregate value transacted between 2014 and 2015 YTD. On the

Seyfarth adds corporate partner Eric Simonson in New York

Seyfarth Shaw has added partner Eric Simonson to the firm’s Corporate department in New York.  Simonson joins Seyfarth from Blank Rome where he was a corporate partner in the firm’s New York office. While there, he was a member of the mergers and acquisitions, securities, and Asia practice services as

OnePulse app secures USD1 million in funding

London based Real-time consumer engagement app OnePulse has closed a USD1.07m seed investment round, led by AngelLab, D5 Capital and the London Co-Investment Fund along with a number of senior brand and technology executives. With over 300 clients (including businesses like Aviva, CGA Strategy, Coca-Cola, Bartle Bogle Hegarty & LBi

Blockade Medical closes equity financing round

Blockade Medical, a privately held company focused on the development of catheter based therapeutic devices for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms and ischemic stroke, has closed a round of equity financing.  Existing investors participated along with new investment from TitanMed Capital and GP Healthcare Capital, venture capital and private equity

Arsenal Capital recruits Huff as industry and operating partner

New York-based private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners has strengthened its team of Industry & Operations Partners with the addition of Michael Huff, who will work within the firm’s Specialty Industrials Group and is the firm’s 12th Industry & Operations Partner. Huff’s extensive experience combines working in senior operating positions

Private equity firm SGP closes Stone-Goff Partners Fund II

Stone-Goff Partners (SGP) has held the closing of Stone-Goff Partners Fund II, a private equity fund focused on investments in businesses within the consumer and services verticals.  Fund II will continue its predecessor’s successful lower middle market private equity investment strategy, generally investing between $6 million and $20 million in

MUFG Fund Services selects Markit for private equity valuations

MUFG Fund Services has selected Markit’s private equity services to provide valuations for illiquid debt and unlisted equity positions.  MUFG Fund Services is part of MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing group of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and provides administration services for more than 1,100 alternative funds worldwide.

Baring Asia completes deal to acquire majority stake in Vistra Group

Baring Private Equity has secured regulatory approvals to complete its previously announced acquisition of a majority stake in Vistra Group from IK Investment Partners.  Vistra Group’s management team continue to hold a significant shareholding in the company.   Martin Crawford, CEO of Vistra Group, says: “Our partnership with Baring Asia

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