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Altium makes four senior promotions

International investment bank Altium has strengthened its UK team following the promotion of four senior staff. Katie Hobbs has been promoted to director in the London office. She joined the firm in 2008 from Goldman Sachs and has worked on a number of transactions including the sale of Mentor to

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Catella advises Carlyle on sale of Globen City

Catella has acted as advisor to The Carlyle Group in the sale of Globen City and Startboxen. The buyer was property company Klövern, and the purchase price amounted to SEK3.8bn.   The sale is the largest transaction completed in Sweden thus far in 2014.   The deal includes the Arenan

Further fleet expansion for Talis Capital

A fourth vessel has been added to the fleet of small handy dry cargo ships, following the latest shipping transaction under Talis Capital’s Project Blueline. Talis Capital advised on the acquisition of a 10,700 dwt 2007 built general cargo vessel which was completed in the last week of February. Alongside

ACE expands M&A practice

ACE Group has expanded its mergers and acquisitions (M&A) practice into a private equity practice concentrating on insurance solutions for private equity firms, their portfolio companies as well as their M&A transactions. Seth Gillston, based in New York City, has been named executive vice president to lead the expanded practice.

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KNEIP expands service offering to meet regulatory demands in Europe

KNEIP has launched an expanded service offering to help asset managers meet the increased demands posed by regulation in Europe. Over the course of 2013, KNEIP added new business lines including AIFMD transparency reporting and regulatory filing.   Quarter four 2013 was the firm’s best quarter ever. KNEIP signed 73

Superior Capital Partners sells Edge Adhesives

Private equity firm Superior Capital Partners has sold Edge Adhesives to a buyer group led by Gladstone Investment Corporation and Akoya Capital Partners.  The company will continue to be led by the current executive management team.  Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas,

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LLR Partners closes fourth fund at USD950m

LLR Partners has held the final closing of LLR Equity Partners IV (LLR 4), a USD950m private equity fund that builds on the firm’s 15-year history of investing in and partnering with middle market growth companies. LLR 4 began investing in 2013 and has closed investments in five companies –

Wynnchurch Capital adds Jude Thompson to executive advisory board

Wynnchurch Capital, a middle-market private equity firm, has appointed Jude Thompson to its newly formed executive advisory board. Thompson was most recently president and co-CEO of Papa John's International, the world's third largest pizza company.   Previously, Thompson held several leadership roles at WellPoint, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield,

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