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Abacus Group reports doubled client base and revenue in 2012

Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, closed out 2012 with 100 per cent annual revenue growth. In addition, the company has doubled its client base in the last 12 months, propelled by demand for its scalable, cost-effective AbacusFLEX private cloud solution.

NorthEdge backs FPE Global in maiden deal

NorthEdge Capital, the private equity firm focused on backing businesses based in the North of England, has completed its maiden deal after investing for a significant majority stake in FPE Global, a high-growth specialist engineering firm with an international customer base. The deal is the first investment by Manchester and

Origo Partners enters into joint venture in Myanmar

Origo Partners has formed a new joint venture company with Serge Pun & Associates (Myanmar) Limited (SPA), one of Myanmar’s leading conglomerates, to identify investment opportunities across the natural resources and other sectors in Myanmar. Following the start of liberalisation in Myanmar, the country has the potential to become a

RLJ Equity Partners appoints director of business development

RLJ Equity Partners has appointed Jack Isaacs as director of business development to coordinate corporate initiatives and investor relations. Isaacs has more than 20 years of experience in private equity and as an attorney and will report to managing partner Rufus H Rivers. "Jack has a tremendous amount of experience

Ampersand Capital Partners expands management team

Ampersand Capital Partners, a healthcare-focused middle market private equity firm, has made three additions to its management team. Eric Lev has joined Ampersand as a partner, bringing over 12 years of middle market healthcare investing experience. Lev was most recently at Water Street Healthcare Partners where he served on the

Global early-stage M&A activity down two per cent in Q4

The IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator (DFI), which tracks global sell-side merger and acquisition (M&A) mandates and deals reaching the due diligence stage prior to public announcement, shows an overall decrease of two per cent between Q3 and Q4 2012. EMEA and Latin America showed increases (13 per cent and 19

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Intel Capital and IFC invest USD7.8m in Altobridge Growth

Intel Capital and International Finance Corporation (IFC) have made a follow-on investment of USD7.8m in Altobridge, a specialist in technology that cuts the cost of delivering mobile voice and data across wireless networks. This new investment will provide Altobridge with additional capital to accelerate the pace of roll-out of its

OMERS net assets surpass CAD60bn in 2012 with 10 per cent investment return

OMERS, one of Canada’s largest pension plans, has seen net assets grow to CAD60.8bn, rising by CAD5.7bn in 2012 and by over CAD17bn since the 2008 global credit crisis. Now in its 50th year, OMERS is an active, diversified investor, pension innovator, and an engine of economic growth and employment

Hamilton Lane acquires Shott Capital Management

Hamilton Lane, a private equity asset management firm, has acquired Shott Capital Management (SCM), a provider of private equity and distribution management services for institutional investors, including major public and private pension plans, foundations, endowments, and other financial institutions. The firm has offices in San Francisco and Boston. With the

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