Novan Therapeutics has secured USD50 million in an oversubscribed private financing led by new investor Malin Corporation with strong participation from Novan’s existing private investors throughout the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. The round closed 27 March, 2015 at USD50 million, including an August 2014 initial filing of USD10.3
Claranet, the European managed services provider, has signed a refinancing agreement, securing a long-term facility for the company. Goldman Sachs’ Private Capital Team has joined Claranet’s existing and well-established finance providers RBS, ABRY Partners and Ares Management’s European Direct Lending Team for the first time in a move that reflects
Palamon Capital Partners has appointed Mina Mutafchieva as an Associate Principal. Mutafchieva joins Palamon from McKinsey & Company where she was an Engagement Manager in the firm’s Antwerp office. She was with McKinsey for five years and latterly she specialised in leading strategy development and commercial transformation projects on behalf
Node4, a regional data centre, managed IT and communications specialist, has completed the acquisition of Reconnix, a leading open source technology services company, for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which was transacted with support from leading private equity provider LDC, represents the second acquisition to be completed by Node4 since
Sanne, a Jersey headquartered provider of corporate and fund administration, is proceeding with an Initial Public Offering (‘IPO’) and placing of shares on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. The offer is expected to raise more than GBP140m following strong interest from institutional investors across the UK. Admission
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has agreed to acquire the principal holdings of Competitive Power Ventures (CPV). The transaction includes equity interests in a portfolio of power generation projects, as well as CPV's development and asset management platforms. CPV's management team will continue to lead the business and develop value-added investment
Aberdeen Asset Management is to purchase SVG Capital plc’s stake in their joint venture vehicle, Aberdeen SVG Private Equity Managers Limited (Aberdeen SVG Private Equity) for GBP29 million. In May 2013, Aberdeen acquired a 50.1% stake in Aberdeen SVG Private Equity from SVG Capital plc with the option of acquiring
The Consumer sector team at Livingstone has advised JacTravel, a leading B2B hotel accommodation wholesaler and provider of inbound travel services, on the acquisition of TotalStay Group. The transaction was supported by Vitruvian Partners, JacTravel’s existing institutional shareholder. The enlarged group will benefit from greater scale in the accommodation market,
Accenture Federal Services (AFS) has completed its acquisition of Agilex Technologies, Inc (Agilex), a provider of digital solutions for the US federal government. The acquisition, first announced on 9 February, 2015, advances AFS’s ability to help clients harness the power of emerging digital technologies and enable rapid, predictable systems deployment
The fortunes of European and US funds of hedge funds have become increasingly polarized over the past year, as the 2015 Preqin Global Hedge Fund Report found. In an extract from March’s edition of Preqin’s Hedge Fund Spotlight, we look at this trend and assess whether it is likely to persist in the longer term. Funds of
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