Marquee Brands has acquired the Ben Sherman brand and related intellectual property assets from Oxford Industries, Inc. Established in 1963, The Ben Sherman brand and shirt is synonymous with British youth culture. Ben Sherman's colours, cuts and patterns have influenced modern men's wear by combining British style with international fashion trends.
Private equity firm GTCR has signed a definitive agreement to sell AssuredPartners to Apax Partners. Founded in 2011, AssuredPartners is the 6th largest independent P&C insurance brokerage in the nation with offices in over 30 states, the District of Columbia and London. Through Assured’s network of agencies, the Company provides
Athyrium Capital Management and Neuberger Berman have closed the Athyrium Opportunities Fund II, which seeks to make structured capital investments in global, commercial-stage healthcare companies. Athyrium Opportunities II was oversubscribed, closing at over USD1.2 billion. The Fund's global investor base is comprised of more than 40 institutions, including public and
Beechbrook Capital, the specialist direct lender, is launching a new fund to support UK small and medium-sized businesses turning over between GBP5 million and GBP50 million. The Beechbrook UK SME programme represents a significant addition to the private credit sector which has hitherto been dominated by debt funds competing to
KKR and Reggeborgh have teamed up to facilitate the expansion of Deutsche Glasfaser (DG), which plans, constructs, and operates fibre-optic networks in Germany and provides German households and companies with fast broadband connections. KKR will acquire a majority stake in DG, which is currently fully owned by Reggeborgh. In a
LBO has appointed Stéphanie Casciola, Head of Real Estate team, and Jacques Franchi, Head of Portfolio Management team, as Members of the Executive Board, and Jacques Franchi as Chief Investment Officer, in charge of overall investment procedures. Casciola and Franchi are joining Robert Daussun (pictured), CEO, Marie-Astrid Auriol and Gilles
Oak Ridge Natural Resources, an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has received a USD300 million equity commitment from the Kayne Private Energy Income Fund, and members of the management team. Oak Ridge is a private exploration and production company formed to pursue the acquisition and
Funds advised by Advent International (Advent) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have acquired Hypo Group Alpe Adria AG, with its Southeast Europe banking network (SEE) from Heta Asset Resolution, the wind down asset of the former Hypo Alpe Adria owned by the Republic of Austria. The
In an extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Real Estate, Q2 2015, we investigate private real estate funds currently seeking investor commitments, featuring the latest data. The number and aggregate target capital of closed-end private real estate funds in market has remained relatively consistent during Q2, with 417 vehicles looking
Private equity fundraising is analyzed in this extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Private Equity, Q2 2015, featuring the latest data and breakdowns by fund strategy and geographic focus. Following the typical drop-off in the number of funds closed from Q4 to Q1, Preqin’s Q2 2015 data shows a levelling
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