Berkshire Partners has appointed Gideon Argov as an advisory director. Argov (pictured) will work with Berkshire to source new investment ideas and serve as an operating adviser to portfolio companies. Josh Lutzker, managing director of Berkshire, says: “We have had the pleasure of knowing Gideon for many years
Burger King has sold its wholly-owned German subsidiary and its 91 company-owned restaurants in Germany to Yi-Ko Holding, owned and operated by Ergün Yildiz, a long-standing Burger King restaurant operator in Germany, and Alexander Kolobov, who has been driving the company’s expansion in Russia. The sale is part of Burger
NBGI Private Equity (NBGIPE), a private equity investor focused on the UK lower mid-market, is increasing its focus around three core sectors: support services, healthcare and food manufacturing. As part of this initiative, the firm has appointed Sandy Young (pictured), an experienced leader in the business services field, as
Electra Partners has received a binding offer for Allflex Holdings, a manufacturer and distributor of plastic and electronic animal identification tags, from funds advised by BC Partners. The offer is subject to consultation with the relevant works council in France and certain regulatory approvals. If the offer is
Backstop Solutions Group, a Software-as-a-Service provider to the alternative asset management industry, has acquired the PerTrac CMS product line, a customer relationship management tool built exclusively for the institutional investment community. The business was acquired from eVestment, a provider of institutional investment data and intelligence solutions. Terms of the
Graham Stock (pictured), chief strategist at Insparo Asset Management comments on Bharti Airtel decision to sell a stake to Qatar investment group… Bharti Airtel’s desire to raise fresh capital to finance further investment in its African operations highlights the continuing potential for growth on the continent. The roll-out of next
CMS Cameron McKenna has advised a consortium led by Bancroft Private Equity on its sale to East Capital Explorer of a majority stake in Starman, a cable TV, broadband internet and voice cable services provider in Estonia. East Capital Explorer will acquire 67.72 per cent stake in the company,
Addleshaw Goddard has appointed Yunus Seedat as national head of private equity, following Andrew Carpenter’s appointment as divisional managing partner for the firm’s new international division. The appointments became effective on 1 May 2013. Seedat (pictured) will combine key client responsibilities and deal doing with a focus on
As part of its efforts to strengthen its relationship with the Chinese fund industry, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) has added a section in Chinese (Mandarin) to its website. The section contains important basic information about the Luxembourg investment fund sector and regulation, and how Luxembourg
Dealogic has completed the acquisition of Junction RDS (JRDS). Founded in 2005, JRDS provides ownership analysis of UK listed companies and combines specialist research by skilled staff with proprietary analytical software. The JRDS acquisition further enhances the Dealogic product set by providing clients with greater transparency into ownership
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