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ACE & Company exits Moulin d’Or in a trade sale

Private equity firm ACE & Company has sold its stake in Moulin d’Or, a Tunisian baked goods manufacturer, to strategic investor Supreme Group.  The firm invested alongside the Abraaj Group, a leading private equity investor, in Moulin d’Or in late 2012. Moulin d’Or sold more than 200 million cakes in

Investec expands Growth & Acquisition Finance team

Investec Specialist Bank (Investec) has expanded its Growth & Acquisition Finance team with the appointment of Robin Aldridge.  Joining from RBS Invoice Finance, where he was a relationship manager in the corporate bank, Aldridge will focus on portfolio management and report into Gary Edwards. Aldridge will be working directly with

Announcement

Investcorp to add Fritta to Spanish Portfolio

Alternative investment specialist Investcorp is to acquire Fritta, a specialist producer of intermediates for the ceramic industry, from financial investor Nazca Private Equity.  The acquisition is subject to Spanish competition authorities clearance.   Established in 1973 in Onda, Spain, Fritta produces ceramic frits and glazes as well as ceramic colours

Euros

EnterNext-backed SMEs raise EUR9bn in 2014

SMEs turned increasingly to financial markets in 2014, with companies backed by Euronext subsidiary EnterNext raising a total of EUR9 billion on Euronext’s pan-European markets.  This included shares and bonds in both primary and second trading, and is the highest figure raised  in several years. A resurgence in IPOs, combined

Fund industry exec Joseph Dello Russo joins Convergence

Convergence has appointed Joseph (Joe) Dello Russo, former Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative officer of MFS Investment Management as a Senior Managing Director.  In his role with Convergence, a provider of database, custom data research and advisory services to the alternative asset manager industry, Dello Russo will lead efforts

Ryan Waddington joins Arsenal Venture Partners as Partner

Arsenal Venture Partners has appointed Ryan Waddington (pictured) as a Partner. He will lead the firm’s efforts in the Midwest region and will be involved in all areas of the firm's operations, from sourcing investments to interfacing with strategic organisations, to delivering value to Arsenal's portfolio companies. Waddington's 15-year investing

Announcement

Crestline-Kirchner assumes management of Medley Opportunity Fund I

Crestline-Kirchner has replaced Medley Capital as the investment manager of Medley Opportunity Fund Ltd. and Medley Opportunity Fund (MOF I Funds).   In conjunction with the transition, the MOF I Funds have been renamed CK Pearl Fund Ltd and CK Pearl Fund LP, respectively. Following consultation with fund investors, the

NXT Capital closes USD800m leveraged loan fund

NXT Capital has held the closing of the NXT Capital Senior Loan Fund III, a leveraged loan fund that will invest in first and second lien loan transactions originated and underwritten by NXT Capital’s Corporate Finance Group.  Transactions include term, delayed draw term, revolving credit, stretch senior, unitranche, first lien

Announcement

Conifer completes SOC 1 Type 2 examination

Conifer Financial Services, a provider of fund administration, middle office, trade execution, and prime brokerage services to the asset management industry, has received an unqualified opinion in the Service Organisation Controls (SOC) 1 TYPE 2 (SSAE 16) 2014 examination of its fund administration entity, Conifer Asset Solutions.  Notable among the

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