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Bowman Power secures GBP3m funding

Bowman Power, the waste heat recovery technology business, has secured GBP3m (USD5.0m) of additional funding from existing shareholders including Octopus Investments, Fjord Capital and a number of angel investors.  The round was heavily oversubscribed.   The funding will primarily be used for the global expansion of this fast growing business. Bowman

Riverside acquires Italian Gelato ingredients business

The Riverside Company has acquired Optima and its related companies (Mec3), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of ingredients for gelato, pastry and other foods.  Based in San Clemente, Italy, Mec3 sells internationally and enjoys a reputation for quality products, continuous innovation and reliable customer service).   With annual revenues of

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Champ PE appoints CEO

Australian private equity firm, CHAMP Private Equity, has appointed John Haddock as its first Chief Executive Officer.  Haddock will retain his present position of Managing Director, and continue his active role in deal flow generation and portfolio management. As CEO he assumes the additional responsibility for the overall management of

Lampert Capital Markets appoints Tobias Lenza as MD and Head of Equity Capital Markets

Lampert Capital Markets has appointed Tobias Lenza as Managing Director – Equity Capital Markets.  Lenza will spearhead the firm’s expansion into providing a differentiated equity product to institutional and retail investors on managed offerings as well as formalize syndicate relationships with key investment banks. Lenza brings nearly two decades of

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HIG completes acquisition of American Pacific Corporation

An affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital has completed the acquisition of American Pacific Corporation (AMPAC), a manufacturer of fine and specialty chemicals, in a take private transaction. Headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, the Company operates under two primary business segments. The Fine Chemicals segment is a market

White & Case advises DX on IPO and admission to AIM

Law firm White & Case has advised UK and Ireland logistics operator DX (Group) on the pricing of its initial public offering and admission to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. The associated share placing values DX, a portfolio company of private equity firm Arle Capital Partners Limited

AllianceBernstein appoints head of strategy and development for fund of funds group

AllianceBernstein has appointed Michael H Conn as managing director – strategy, operations and development, supporting the firm's fund of funds business. He will be based in Los Angeles and report to Marc Gamsin, head of AllianceBernstein's alternative investment management group.     In this newly created role, Conn will work closely

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LS Power Equity Advisors raises USD2bn for third PE fund

US power and energy infrastructure manager LS Power Equity Advisors has held the final close of LS Power Equity Partners III at a hard-cap of USD2.075bn, exceeding its initial target of USD1.5bn.   Evercore Private Funds Group acted as the global placement agent for the fundraising with Magenta Capital Services

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ZEFR secures USD30m in financing round led by IVP

ZEFR, a platform that builds social marketing and rights management software for online video, has raised USD30m in a new financing led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP). Existing investors US Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital and Richmond Park Partners also participated.   In conjunction with the financing, IVP

Enhance Group selects Confluence for AIFMD technology solution

Enhance Group, a Jersey-based investment consultancy firm, has selected Unity NXT AIFMD Transparency Reporting from Confluence for its AIFMD transparency reporting requirements. “Considering the highly detailed and complex task of collecting and validating the data, calculating the responses and filing the reports electronically in the specific technical and language requirements

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