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Wynnchurch Capital makes partner promotions

Middle market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has promoted Chris O’Brien and Ian Kirson to Partner. John A Hatherly, President and Managing Partner of Wynnchurch, says: “The closing of our most recent investment fund at $1.2 billion is a testament to the team we have built and the consistent returns

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Fordhouse Equity acquires Livetel Solutions

Fordhouse Equity has successfully completed the acquisition of Livetel Solutions, a telephone answering, virtual PA and lead generation provider. The acquisition of Livetel Solutions forms part of multi-million pound investment strategy to grow the MessageBase brand, which was acquired by Fordhouse Equity in August 2014. MessageBase provides call answering, call

Françoise Gri joins the supervisory board of 21 Centrale Partners

21 Centrale Partners has appointed Françoise Gri to the firm’s supervisory board. Supervisory board members are high-level, successful entrepreneurs and prominent business people who offer strong development support through the contribution of know-how and experience in a variety of fields and industries as well as the generation of potential investment

Aquila Capital announces first closing of Aquila Renewables Fund III

Aquila Capital’s newly launched Aquila Renewables Fund III SA (ARF III) has secured a significant amount at first close from a large institutional investor. A high double digit million amount of the capital has already been allocated to operating assets.  The fund, which invests in a diversified portfolio of photovoltaic

Anne Oian joins Bravia Capital Advisory Board

Bravia Capital Hong Kong Limited Bravia Capital has added Anne Oian (pictured) to the firm’s Advisory Board, with immediate effect. Oian has had a stellar career in the banking sector with virtually every major shipping line worldwide. Beginning her career as a junior credit officer in 1975, Oian became Global

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Niche property fundraising

In this extract from the Preqin Real Estate Spotlight | June 2015, Abbie Smith examines the recent fundraising successes of private real estate funds focused on non-traditional property types, such as medical/healthcare facilities, senior homes, student housing and self-storage. Fundraising Preqin’s Real Estate Online contains extensive information on 131 funds

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S&P Private Placement League Table shows EUR6.4bn in 2014 European deals

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) has published its first annual league table for private placement deals in Europe, created in collaboration with Private Placement Monitor (PPM). The table shows that almost EUR7 billion was raised in private capital for European companies in the last year, through 87 deals. And

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