CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution (DFI), has appointed Ritu Kumar as director, environmental and social responsibility. Kumar (pictured) will work across the environmental and social remit with a specific focus on CDC’s direct equity investments, as well as the environmental and social performance and value-add of CDC’s investments
Mid-market private equity provider LDC has completed the sale of its stake in Benson Group in a GBP100m deal with Graphic Packaging International. LDC took a significant stake in Benson Group in December 2011. Based across four production sites, Benson Group is a supplier of printed folding carton board
Middle market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has sold Android Industries to a buyer group consortium principally led by Mitsui & Co (USA), Dundee Corporation, Rick Renaud and management. The company will continue to be led by the current executive management team. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Private equity firm GenNx360 Capital Partners has appointed Latasha M Akoma as operating partner. Akoma reports to Lloyd G Trotter, founding and managing partner. Akoma will focus on driving strong performance, operational efficiencies and profitability across the GenNx portfolio companies in addition to working with its deal team to
TradeRiver Finance is to increase the level of funding it will make available to UK SMEs following an investment from GLI Finance (GLIF). The investment, which is in the form of equity and debt to the total of GBP2.8m, enables TradeRiver to accelerate its growth plans and offer trade finance
JTC Group has formed alliance partnerships with two firms within the EU to widen its geographical reach. The alliances are with Trust Company Amsterdam in the Netherlands, which has a strong focus on corporate structuring work, and Aspen Trust Group in Cyprus, which provides a range of services to both
A group led by Starr Investment and Partners Group are to acquire MultiPlan from Silver Lake and private equity firm BC Partners. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Founded in 1980, MultiPlan delivers transaction-based solutions to healthcare payers. With a network of over 900,000 healthcare providers and
Rigby Group has completed the acquisition of M2 Digital, a UK-based managed print services company, from private equity firm ECI Partners through its technology brand, SCC. Rigby Group is focused on five core areas: technology, aviation, hotels, property and investments. M2 Digital and its 180 employees will merge with
ClearVue Partners (CVP) has raised USD262m for its first fund, ClearVue Partners, exceeding the target of USD200m and hitting the hard cap for the fund. ClearVue Partners focuses on investment opportunities in the fast growing consumer market in Greater China, specifically in the food & beverage, consumer products, and consumer
More than 50 per cent of fund managers, prospective clients and consultants attending a recent Northern Trust seminar on the European Union's Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive (AIFMD) said they believed investors would still not be engaged in AIFMD considerations by December 2015. These latest findings echo a previous survey
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