Phoenix Equity Partners, the UK mid-market private equity firm, has appointed Warwick Nash as operating director. Prior to joining Phoenix, Nash has held a number of senior operational management roles, including regional president of DBM, regional CEO of Millward Brown, part of WPP plc, and business unit director of Diageo.
Borro has secured a GBP67m lending facility through Victory Park Capital (VPC), an asset management firm that provides debt and equity financing to middle-market companies. Borro, which has seen significant growth over the last five years, will use the new funding line to meet UK and US customer demand for
Ian Kelly has been appointed group chief executive officer of the Augentius Group. Kelly (pictured) has been with Augentius since its inception 11 years ago. He has progressed through the business in a number of roles and more recently has been responsible for the launch of the company’s Luxembourg
DocuSign has raised an additional USD85m with the vast majority from large institutional public funds and the balance from existing investors. DocuSign will use the funds to fuel continued growth as the global standard for Digital Transaction Management (DTM). The company will further innovate the DocuSign DTM platform, drive
Nordic Capital Fund V is to sell Danish-based Kompan, a manufacturer of outdoor playgrounds and playground equipment, to a group of Danish investors. Under Nordic Capital’s ownership, Kompan has been transformed from a dispersed European player into a global company and has completed 14 add-on acquisitions. Revenue has almost doubled
Norwest Equity Partners (NEP) has acquired Apothecary Products, a manufacturer and distributor of consumer healthcare products and pharmacy supplies. NEP purchased the company from Terry Noble, pharmacist, founder and CEO of Apothecary. The transaction closed on 28 February. Financial terms have not been disclosed. Founded in 1975, Apothecary
The private equity (PE) market is primed to expand and prosper in 2014 beyond, according to the Global Private Equity Report 2014 by Bain & Company. Investment activity and deal volume will likely pick-up in 2014, though absent an unexpected revival in large public-to-private transactions it is doubtful that total
UBS Fund Services has launched its Depositary "Lite" platform to help managers of offshore funds fulfil the requirements of the Alternative Investment Funds Directive (AIFMD). UBS will conduct the cash flow monitoring, safekeeping and general oversight requirements as required by the Directive which will be a change to the existing
European sector-focused private equity investor HgCapital has made a significant investment in Ullink, a provider of connectivity and trading solutions to the financial community. The partnership with HgCapital will see Ullink further growing its business and pursuing extensive expansion plans. Founded in 2001 by the current CEO Laurent Useldinger,
The Investment Program Association (IPA) has appointed Matthew Tramel as chief communications officer. Tramel will direct the IPA's overall strategic communications to all audiences, including sponsor, broker-dealer and associate members, the media and other constituencies, and will be responsible for creating greater understanding of direct investments generally. "We're excited
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