Akasakatei, a China-based teppanyaki, BBQ and Japanese-cuisine restaurant, has completed a round of financing, raising USD10 million led by ClearVue Partners, a private equity fund targeting fast growing consumer companies in the Greater China region. With growing traction in Shanghai and Beijing, Akasakatei — known for its best-in-class beef — is
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) and the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) have welcomed the adoption by the European Parliament of its report on European long-term investment funds (ELTIFs) on 17 April. The associations say they welcome
Private investment company Ardian’s latest cycle of fundraising has attracted USD10 billion from investors worldwide. The USD10 billion is composed of USD9 billion from Ardian’s sixth generation secondary platform active in buyout and expansion, with co-investment rights, and a further USD1 billion of primary commitments. Since the start of 2014
Harris Williams & Co has advised Upstream Telecommunications and Software Systems on a significant investment by Actis Capital. The investment, which was completed on 17 April 2014, was led by technology, media & telecom (TMT) group bankers Thierry Monjauze, Zach Mueller and Sylvain Noblet from Harris Williams & Co.’s London
Alternative investment firm Bain Capital has made a major growth equity investment in Viewpoint Construction Software. Viewpoint, which provides mission critical software to more than 8,000 contractors in 28 countries, has been in the construction-specific software market for more than 35 years and has achieved more than 40 per cent
Online alternative investment marketplace FNEX has agreed a strategic partnership with private equity platform DealMarket. DealMarket’s qualified and professional investors can now access deals listed on FNEX.com through the DealMarket platform. The partnership provides funds and investment banks that list on FNEX distribution to over 13,000 family offices globally.
NFT Distribution Operations Limited has completed a deal with new private equity investor EmergeVest, valuing the company at over GBP60 million. The transaction includes integrated debt funding of up to GBP42 million provided by Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance. EmergeVest has acquired the entire shareholding of NFT’s original private
New York-based private equity firm GenNx360 Capital Partners has appointed industry veteran Glen Bushery as chief financial officer, effective immediately. Bushery’s public and private accounting experience spans almost 30 years. For the past decade, Bushery served as chief financial officer and chief compliance officer at Falconhead Capital, a lower middle-market
PitchBook Data has launched PitchBook Mobile, the company’s newest access point for its flagship product, the PitchBook Platform. PitchBook Mobile, the first application of its kind, enables industry professionals to quickly access critical intelligence on all aspects of the PE and VC lifecycle. Featured data includes: • Deal
Shirin Tang, a corporate lawyer with experience in M&A, private equity and joint venture transactions, has joined Morrison & Foerster as a corporate partner in Singapore. "We are delighted to welcome a lawyer of Shirin's calibre to MoFo. Her reputation for M&A work precedes her, and we know she will
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