BDO has appointed Susan Walker as a senior director within the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) team based in London. Walker has specialist experience in plc advisory and capital markets, and will help to enhance and develop this side of the M&A practice. John Stephan, M&A partner at BDO, says:
Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), chief executive of Guernsey Finance, explores how Guernsey’s investment and insurance expertise mean it is capitalising on the opportunities presented by the growth of Insurance Linked Securities (ILS). Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) are growing in popularity among investors as an alternative asset class and with insurers
Thomas von Koch has been appointed as the new managing partner at private equity group EQT. Founder Conni Jonsson, who has served as managing partner since the inception of EQT back in 1994 will, in his role as working chairman of EQT Holdings AB, continue to work full time for
Private equity firm 21 Partners has agreed to acquire Synerlab from Ardian. The transaction will be executed alongside Synerlab’s management team, led by its president Pierre Banzet. Ardian will subsequently reinvest in the company in order to support Synerlab with its pan-European development, together with 21 Partners. Synerlab
La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and BMO Capital Partners have invested in Corporation de développement Nautilus Plus, which owns the largest corporate network of fitness centres in Québec. The investment, made equally by la Caisse and BMO Capital Partners, will enable them to acquire a block of
Kabbee, the price comparison service for London’s minicabs, has completed a GBP3.8m Series A funding round with a view to accelerating its growth in London and beyond. Octopus Investments, whose past investments include Zoopla.com, Graze.com, SwiftKey and Secret Escapes, led the round, with Simon Nixon, the founder of MoneySupermarket.com, making
Gear4Music.com, an online retailer of musical instruments and equipment, is set for 50 per cent growth this year, with an increase in turnover from GBP12m to a forecasted GBP18m at the end of the financial year. The Yorkshire-based company, which employs 100 staff, was founded in 2003 and has continued
Ardian and Italian private equity firm Consilium SGR have sold Rollon Group to Chequers Capital and IGI SGR. Based in Vimercate (Milan), Rollon is an Italian manufacturer of linear rails and actuators. The group generates 80 per cent of its revenues abroad, thanks to its German, French and US
Alternative assets law firm MJ Hudson has appointed two senior M&A/venture capital lawyers – Karma Samdup and Graham Nicholson.

 Samdup, previously of CMS Cameron McKenna, joins as a partner of the firm to lead the venture practice. Samdup brings to the firm his strong reputation for advising start-ups and
Oppenheimer Europe, the London-based arm of Oppenheimer & Co, is acting as joint adviser to Unit4 NV on the recommended cash offer by Advent International. The offer values Unit4 at approximately EUR1.3bn. Unit4 is a cloud-focused business software company aimed at helping public sector and commercial services organisations to
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