Nearly half of financial services professionals (49 per cent) globally do not believe that any regulator has managed to strike the right balance between protecting investors and underpinning growth, according to a survey by Kinetic Partners. The firms surveyed for Kinetic Partners’ 2014 Global Regulatory Outlook report urged global regulators
SFW Capital Partners has completed its recapitalisation of MD Buyline, a provider of supply chain management solutions for hospitals and healthcare systems. The proceeds of the recapitalisation were used to fund a significant cash distribution to stockholders. Following the recapitalisation, MD Buyline remains conservatively capitalised and has the continued
Mansa Capital Management has raised an additional USD15m for what will be its debut healthcare private equity fund, bringing total commitments to roughly USD50m. With strong relationships in healthcare, private equity and banking, the firm is investing in healthcare information technology (HCIT) and services companies that help to contain healthcare
Kester Capital has invested in Frontier Medical Products alongside a reinvestment from the Frontier management team, led by Nick Davis and Nigel Harris. The transaction has been supported by new loan facilities from The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Founded in 1966, Frontier is manufacturer and supplier of pressure
Middle market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has appointed Robert Burgess to its newly formed executive advisory board. Burgess was previously chairman and chief executive of Pulte Homes, one of the US’s largest homebuilders. Other leadership positions Burgess held during his 19-year career at Pulte include senior vice president
Palamon Capital Partners has appointed of Philippe Arbour as managing director of structured finance and Antony Barker as director of investor relations and marketing. Arbour joins Palamon having spent ten years with Lloyds Banking Group, where he worked in a variety of roles spanning trade finance, specialist credit and leveraged
Palatine-backed MoneyPlus Group, one of the largest providers of debt advice in the UK, has appointed Ellie McKinnon as director of insolvency operations. With over 20 years’ experience, McKinnon joins the company from consumer financial services business Fairpoint and has also worked at Deloitte, with skills in corporate and personal
European Capital and its consolidated subsidiaries have received proceeds of EUR28.8m from exiting their two investments in Alliance Industrie and Financiere Alliance Industrie (Alliance Automotive Group). European Capital's exit comes as Alliance Automotive Group's shareholders have decided to refinance its indebtedness with a EUR185m high-yield private bond. European Capital
Ardian, the independent private investment company, is to acquire an additional five per cent equity stake in the CLH Group, the Spanish oil products and storage company, from Compañía Española de Petróleos (CEPSA). With this investment, Ardian will become the largest shareholder in the company, increasing its shareholding to 15
Friedkin Capital Partners, owned and operated by Houston businessman Dan Friedkin, has teamed with the Harmon family, owners of Auberge Resorts, by investing in the boutique luxury resorts owner and operator. Friedkin will serve as chairman of the board and Mark Harmon, the CEO and founder, will continue to serve
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