Grupa o2 and private equity fund Innova Capital have completed the acquisition of Wirtualna Polska. The combined companies will operate on the market under the name Grupa Wirtualna Polska. The management board of the new company is led by Jacek Świderski, while Łukasz Wejchert will support its development holding
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has named Jackie Roberts as chief sustainability officer, a newly created position. Roberts comes to Carlyle from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), where she was a senior director of the Idea Bank for the US Climate and Energy Program. Roberts begins her duties
M&A activity for the global chemical industry will likely increase on 2014 due to downstream value-added opportunities, continued strength in specialty chemicals, and portfolio realignments in North America. That is according to the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) 2014 Global chemical industry mergers and acquisitions outlook, which also projects M&A
Private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners has appointed Frank Scrudato as chief financial officer and chief compliance officer. Scrudato (pictured) was formerly chief financial officer and principal of Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co (BRS). Prior to BRS, he was a director in the transaction services practices of KPMG and Arthur
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has launched an Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) reporting package for asset managers and their funds. It is designed to cater to the different needs of SGSS’s asset management clients, allowing them to concentrate on their core investment activities whilst ensuring they are fully
Elbrus Capital, a private equity business in Russia and the CIS, has held the final closing of Elbrus Capital Fund II with capital commitments of USD550m. The fund was oversubscribed, exceeding its target of USD500m and reaching its hard cap. Additionally, the fund secured USD150m financing from the Overseas
Law firm Reed Smith has appointed leveraged finance partner Ben Davis to its UK finance practice. Davis (pictured), previously at Travers Smith, will join the firm’s London office on 18 March. Travis’s practice focuses primarily on leveraged finance; he also advises on corporate facilities, refinancings, debt restructurings and general
JTC Group’s funds arm has invested in an IT platform, FrontInvest, to bolster its capabilities in the funds sector. The platform, provided by eFront, follows best practice processes and systems and helps to ensure that JTC Group can fulfil regulatory, financial and tax reporting requirements for its growing roster of
CVC Capital Partners has competed its acquisition of a controlling stake in Skrill Group from a consortium of investors led by Investcorp, which remains a shareholder. Founded in 2001 and with operations across Europe and in the US, Skrill is among the world’s largest providers of digital wallet technology, with
French private equity firm Activa Capital has obtained and Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) passport from the AMF – Autorité des Marchés Financiers – effective 4 February 2014. Charles Diehl, partner of Activa Capital, says: “Activa Capital's AIFMD compliance confirms the quality of our processes under the objectives of the
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