Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has closed a collateralised loan obligation (CLO) fund in the US totalling approximately USD816 million. The CLO, arranged by Citigroup, is the firm’s third of 2014 in the US. Carlyle GMS CLO 2014-3 will invest predominantly in senior secured bank loans. Including
Mezzanine finance specialist Attract Capital is expanding to the UK. The firm was founded in New York in the year 2000 to provide middle market companies direct access to the mezzanine lending market. According to founder David Barnitt, the UK is an under-served mezzanine market, particularly in the lower
Cressey & Company and Level Equity Management have sold Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) to Roper Industries, a diversified technology company. SHP, headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, is a provider of software and informatics solutions to the post-acute healthcare market. SHP delivers data-driven insight to thousands of post-acute organisations, such as home
ARCH Venture Partners’s eighth venture fund has closed with more than USD400 million in subscriptions. ARCH Venture Fund VIII exceeded its USD250 million subscription target by more than USD150 million. "The enthusiasm behind Fund VIII shows the strength and potential of our approach to finding and funding new platform
Phil Sanderson, the former head of Travers Smith’s London private equity team, is joining Ropes & Gray as a partner in the firm’s London office. Sanderson has established himself as one of the top private equity lawyers in the UK market over his 20-year career, and he has consistently ranked
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a director of market intelligence at a Manhattan-based investor relations firm with insider trading ahead of news announcements by more than a dozen clients. The charges were filed against Michael Anthony Dupre Lucarelli, who garnered nearly USD1 million in illicit profits.
Chiquita Brands International and Fyffes have updated the anticipated annualised pre-tax cost synergies for the proposed combination of the two businesses. Chiquita and Fyffes have identified an additional USD20 million of synergies for a total of at least USD60 million in annualised pre-tax cost synergies by the end of 2016,
bfinance, an independently owned investment consultancy, has added to its service and advisory capabilities in the Middle East with the hire of a senior consultant. Navneet Maheshwari joins from Nasdaq Dubai and will be responsible for local market client relations for bfinance across the Middle East as well as the
Prudential Capital Group has appointed Michael Berry as a managing director and head of its London office. Prudential Capital Group, a provider of private capital, is an asset management business of Prudential Financial. Berry’s appointment is effective immediately. He reports to Marie Fioramonti, managing director and head of Pricoa
Key figures from the UK’s financial industry have welcomed the launch of the Social Media Charter, which aims to ensure compliant use of social media. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced a couple of weeks ago the launch of a consultation on social media, following months of dialogue with the
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