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LBO France in exclusive negotiations with Equistone for the sale of Averys

LBO France is in exclusive negotiations with Equistone Partners for the sale of Averys, a European producer of storage systems, racks and metallic furniture.  The transaction remains subject to necessary consultations and approvals and could be finalised in the coming months.   In 2013, under the impulsion of LBO France,

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SuMi TRUST makes senior management change in Ireland

Karl McEneff is to step back from day to day executive responsibilities at SuMi TRUST Global Asset Services but will remain within the organisation taking up the role of Chairman and non-Executive Director of SuMi TRUST Ireland with effect from 01 March 2015.   The new CEO will be Hiromitsu

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Ray Iler joins EY Wealth & Asset Management

Ray Iler, former regional leader of Deloitte's hedge fund practice on the West Coast, has joined the Financial Services Organization's Wealth & Asset Management practice of Ernst & Young. Iler, who also served as the lead of Deloitte's Emerging Manager Platform, will provide professional services to EY's hedge fund, private

AXA launches VC fund to foster entrepreneurial discovery in insurance and financial services

AXA has launched AXA Strategic Ventures, a EUR200 million venture capital fund dedicated to emerging strategic innovations in insurance, asset management, financial technology and healthcare services.  AXA Strategic Ventures will have on-the-ground coverage of investment opportunities worldwide. In the US, AXA Strategic Ventures will have offices in San Francisco and

Monroe Capital provides USD27m credit facility to The Sandbox Group

Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a USD27 million senior credit facility to provide growth capital to The Sandbox Group (Sandbox). Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, The Sandbox Group, has embarked upon building an international agency group to meet an identified gap

Hedge fund industry trend forecast for 2015

At the end of 2014, Preqin conducted surveys with hedge fund managers, investors and alternatives investment consultants around the world to ascertain their views on the hedge fund industry over the past year and their outlook for the year ahead. Selina Sy looks at the upcoming trends and developments these

Detlev Louis sold to Warren Buffet

Hamburg-based firm Detlev Louis Motorrad-Vertriebs GmbH has been sold to US holding company Berkshire Hathaway, which is headed by Warren Buffett.  The transaction is currently awaiting approval from the competition authorities. A team from CMS in Germany led by lead partner Dr Thomas J Meyer advised the executor, Dr Peter

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Pereg Ventures launches Pereg Ventures Fund I

Pereg Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that operates in the United States and Israel, has completed initial fund raising for Pereg Ventures Fund I.  The firm primarily provides Series A and B financing to ventures delivering innovative market intelligence and analytics solutions for consumer-driven corporations. "We are delighted to

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