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Evercore to establish European debt advisory business

Evercore is expanding its investment banking capabilities in London through the formation of a new European dedicated debt advisory business. The business will be led by Swag Ganguly who joins the firm as a senior managing director from Rothschild in London. He will be supported by Mark Craig who joins

Mission Creek reports strong PE distribution activity and new client mandates

Mission Creek Capital Partners, an independent investment advisory firm headquartered in San Francisco, has reported strong private equity stock distribution activity and new client mandates. Mission Creek provides private equity and venture capital distribution management services for private equity institutional investors, general partners, executives and entrepreneurs.   Mission Creek currently

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China Development Bank International and Macquarie lead investment in JinkoSolar

China Development Bank International (CDBI), the Macquarie Greater China Infrastructure Fund (MGCIF) and New Horizon Capital are to invest USD225 million in JinkoSolar Holding’s downstream solar power project business. Upon completion of the investment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JinkoSolar, and the company's additional capital contribution to Jinko Power, the three

Bedell Trust authorised to provide depositary services from London and Jersey

Bedell Trust has received regulatory approval and a variation of permission from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide depositary services to UK alternative investment funds (AIFs) as well as "depositary-lite" services to non-EEA AIFs from its London office. Furthermore, Bedell has received regulatory approval from the Jersey Financial Services

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Equiteq bolsters global M&A service with US appointment

David Jorgenson has joined consulting firm mergers and acquisitions (M&A) specialist Equiteq as its global head of M&A, based in its New York office. Jorgenson has advised business owners, shareholders and C-level executives on every aspect of growth and value realisation during his 20-year career as a technology consultant and

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Bridges Ventures-backed Alina Homecare completes second acquisition

Bridges Ventures’ portfolio company Alina Homecare has acquired a homecare provider in the Midlands. This is the second deal completed by Alina and follows the acquisition of a homecare provider in Hertfordshire in May this year.   Alina is continuing to invest in ‘greenfield’ branches and, in addition to the

Clairvest closes fifth PE fund at USD600m

Clairvest Group has held a final closing for Clairvest Equity Partners V and its parallel partnerships (CEP V). Marketing of CEP V commenced in February 2014 with a fund target size of USD500 million.   CEP V closed at USD600 million, the fund's hard cap, and was materially oversubscribed.  

Thoma Bravo completes acquisition of Sparta Systems

Thoma Bravo has completed its acquisition of Sparta Systems, a provider of enterprise quality management solutions, from current investors Summit Partners and Altaris Capital Partners. Financial details have not been disclosed.   “Sparta is an established leader in the enterprise quality management solutions space, and we look forward to working

LDC exits Penn Pharmaceuticals in GBP127million sale to Packaging Coordinators

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exchanged contracts to sell its stake in pharmaceutical manufacturer Penn Pharmaceuticals in a GBP127million transaction with Packaging Coordinators. LDC took a significant stake in Penn in April 2007, investing GBP33million in the business. The exit will deliver nearly a 3x return on its original

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Guernsey Finance chief quits to head up CISE

Fiona Le Poidevin has resigned as chief executive of Guernsey Finance, the promotional agency for the island’s finance industry internationally, to head up the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE). She will leave in early 2015 to become chief executive at the CISE, which is responsible for the day to day

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