The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) has appointed Robert W van Zwieten as its president and chief executive officer. Jennifer Choi, vice president of industry and external affairs, has served the organisation as acting CEO during the executive search, following the departure of founding president and CEO Sarah Alexander
As part of a recent mandate to acquire EUR500m worth of assets, B Capital Partners has guided its client through the purchase of two wind portfolios made up of over 80 MW of operational wind park assets from across Europe’s expanding green energy sector. The initial portfolio (57MW) was
Mid-market private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe has exited its Fund II investment in AFI-Uplift, the powered access equipment company, in a transaction that involves the simultaneous acquisition of two smaller businesses at a total deal value of GBP85m. The transaction sees Rutland Partners acquire a majority stake in AFI-Uplift.
Fiduciary, funds and corporate services provider First Names Group has appointed Morgan Jubb as group chief executive officer. Jubb (pictured) will replace the current CEO Declan Kenny who will move in to the role of group executive chairman. Jubb joined First Names Group as the MBO from IFG
HgCapital has sold ATC to Intertrust for an enterprise value of EUR303m. This realisation represents an investment multiple of approximately 2.2x original cost and a gross IRR of 37 per cent over the two year investment period for HgCapital’s clients. HgCapital completed its investment into Amsterdam-based ATC in
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners’ Winch Capital 2 fund has taken a minority stake in MCI, joining existing investor Iris Capital, which invested in MCI in 2010, in backing the professional congress and conference organiser (PCO). MCI has a strong presence in the pharmaceutical sector. Almost 100 senior executives
Kölleda-based Funkwerk AG has sold its UK subsidiary, Funkwerk Information Technologies York, to the Trapeze Group of Canada. Funkwerk Information Technologies York has until now been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Funkwerk Information Technologies, Kiel, which is in turn wholly owned by Funkwerk AG, headquartered in Kölleda. An international
Rutland Partners has completed the simultaneous acquisitions of AFI-Uplift in the UK, Access Rental Gulf in the Middle East and Hi-Reach in the UK, for a combined enterprise value of circa GBP85m. AFI-Uplift (AFI), owned by its management team and Equistone, is a provider of powered access equipment rental
Sprott has entered into a joint venture agreement with CITICPE Hong Kong MGT Co Limited to set up an offshore global resource fund. “We are very pleased to be launching this fund with CITICPE HK, one of China’s leading alternative asset managers and we look forward to working together
SVG Capital has completed the sale of 50.1 per cent of SVG Advisers to Aberdeen Asset Management. The combined business will be branded Aberdeen SVG and will be led by SVG Capital’s chief executive Lynn Fordham (pictured). Aberdeen SVG brings together SVG Advisers’ and Aberdeen’s private equity teams’
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