HIG Capital has promoted Andrew Scotland (pictured) to Managing Director of Bayside Capital, the distressed debt and special situations affiliate of HIG Scotland joined HIG Capital in 2013 as a Principal. He is based in HIG’s London office and has over 17 years of investment banking and distressed investment experience
Venture capital investor Octopus Ventures, part of the Octopus Group, has launched the USD140m Octopus Zenith Opportunities II, which will provide growth capital to successful fast-growing later-stage companies across Europe. The fund is dedicated to follow on investments into existing companies within the Octopus portfolio, as well as having the opportunity to
Fidelity Biosciences is joining with Devonshire Investors’ technology venture capital fund to become F-Prime Capital. F-Prime Capital will create a new, unified name for the venture capital funds of FMR LLC, the parent company of Fidelity Investments, and continue its 40-year history as an active global investor in life sciences,
Global Jet Capital, a provider of financing solutions for large-cabin, long-range private jets, has agreed to purchase the aircraft lease and loan portfolio of GE Capital Corporate Aircraft in the Americas representing approximately USD2.5 billion of net assets. Shawn Vick, Executive Director of Global Jet Capital, says: “We are investing
Over the last 12 months there has been enormous media coverage of cybersecurity, and seemingly endless headlines. Anyone could be forgiven for thinking the end of the world was nigh. It was therefore a refreshing change for hedge fund managers to attend a recent lunch event hosted by Intralinks that
Eighteen months after establishing a presence in Asia and following substantive growth, Hawksford is strengthening its commitment to the Asian market by building its team. Group chief operations officer Steve Spybey (pictured) has been seconded to the Singapore office to support further growth within Hawksford’s Asian business and to consolidate
Mid-market advisory firm Clearwater International has completed deals worth over EUR1 billion during what are typically considered to be the quieter summer months – activity which has seen the company’s average deal value soar to EUR84 million. Following the first anniversary in June, of the merger to create Clearwater International,
HIG Middle Market, the dedicated middle market investment affiliate of private equity firm HIG Capital, has acquired Universal Fiber Systems (UFS). Headquartered in Bristol, VA, with additional facilities in the United States, Europe, Thailand and China, UFS is a global leader in the production of custom solution-dyed synthetic fibres. The
Lincoln International, a global mid-market investment bank, has advised on the sale of Stadco Automotive Limited to Magna International (Magna). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed and closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval. Stadco is a major international supplier of Body-In-White (BIW) products and services
Wellington Financial, a privately held specialty finance firm providing growth capital to Canadian and US-based companies, is pleased to announce the launch of a new USD900 million investment program. Wellington Financial Fund IV, capitalised with USD200 million of re-circulating equity capital in 2012, was a successor fund to three previous
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