Private equity firm BlackFin has acquired GP3 and Decalog, two software solutions providers dedicated to the asset management and asset servicing industry, from SunGard. GP3 is a fund accounting, valuation and reporting software, while Decalog is a middle-office, front-office and compliance software. BlackFin is combing the two companies to
Advanced Accelerator Applications, a specialist in molecular nuclear medicine (MNM), has completed a capital increase of EUR41m. The capital increase will help fund expansion plans and finance clinical trials of its portfolio of MNM diagnostic and therapeutic products. The fundraising came from existing and new shareholders, including private investors
Private equity firm GTCR has acquired Callcredit Information Group in partnership with the company’s management team. Callcredit is a provider of consumer credit data solutions and software and analytics services in the UK. GTCR is partnering with CEO John McAndrew, managing director Graham Lund, and the rest of Callcredit’s
Gaw Capital Partners USA has appointed Roman Nemtsov as senior vice president, investments. Nemtsov will be based in the soon-to-be opened Chicago office and is responsible for US investments for the firm, focusing on overseeing Gaw Capital's recently established hospitality venture, as well as development of new joint ventures.
MPM Capital and Atlas Venture’s portfolio company CoStim Pharmaceuticals has been acquired by Novartis for an undisclosed amount. CoStim, founded in 2012 by MPM managing director Luke Evnin together with MPM managing director-operations Robert Millman, is an emerging immuno-oncology company developing monoclonal antibody drugs that enable a patient's own immune
A company backed by European private equity firm Permira has completed the acquisition of more than USD200m of the outstanding equity of LegalZoom, a provider of online legal document preparation services. The Permira funds are now LegalZoom’s largest shareholder and will appoint a majority of the company’s board of directors.
Omnes Capital has sold its stake in the Melkonian Group, a provider of mining and underground works equipment, to the founding family as well as Bpifrance, Amundi PEF and Sofipaca. Based in Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône), the Melkonian Group is a family-owned company that designs, manufactures and sells equipment and spare parts
Management consulting firm Kurt Salmon has named Bruce Cohen, a senior partner in its retail and consumer products group, as head of its private equity and strategy practice. In his more than 20 years of consulting experience in the retail and consumer products industry, Cohen – whose new title is
An affiliated investment fund of financial services private equity firm Lightyear Capital is to sell Antares Holdings, a specialist insurer and reinsurer operating in the Lloyd’s market, to Qatar Insurance Company SAQ. Through Antares Syndicate 1274 the company underwrites a worldwide diversified range of property, casualty, marine and aviation insurance
High Road Capital Partners’ portfolio company Celco Controls has completed the add-on acquisition of Canadian Process & Control. Based in British Columbia, Canadian Process & Control designs, manufactures, and installs customised process control systems for the resource, refining, chemical, wastewater treatment, and manufacturing industries. “Canadian Process & Control is
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