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Ian Gobin, Appleby

Appleby bolsters funds capability with two partner appointments

Ian Gobin and Deborah Poole have been appointed partners of Appleby within the funds and investment services team. Both Gobbin (pictured) and Poole join Appleby from Walkers. Gobin joined Appleby on 1 October 2012 and Poole, who was instrumental in starting Appleby’s London office back in 2012, will start in

NBGI expands UK team

UK private equity investor NBGI Private Equity has appointed David Turner as an investment manager in the firm’s UK team. Turner (pictured) joins from Experian where he was as a member of its corporate development team. He was responsible for originating and executing acquisitions and commercial JVs across Experian’s target markets

JZCP invests USD130.8m in six months

JZ Capital Partners (JZCP), the London listed private equity fund which invests in US, European and Latin America micro cap companies, deployed a total of USD130.8m across 17 new investments during the six months to the end of August 2012. JZCP made USD85.7m of new investments across all industry verticals

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FSAstore.com closes USD2m financing

FSAstore.com, an e-commerce site exclusively stocked with Flexible Spending Account (FSA) eligible products and services, has closed its second round financing of more than USD2m. The financing, led by Originate Ventures, includes investment from previous investors Point Judith Capital and Columbia Business School Lang Fund, as well as additional angel

New Silk Route adds senior operating adviser

New Silk Route, an Asia-focused private equity and growth capital firm founded in 2006 with USD1.4bn under management, has appointed William I Campbell as senior operating adviser. Campbell (pictured) has held leadership roles at the many of the world’s largest companies. His new role at New Silk Route will involve

Fiona Le Poidevin, chief executive of Guernsey Finance

FATCA approach provides certainty, says Guernsey Finance

Guernsey Finance has welcomed the announcement from the island’s government that it is seeking to negotiate a partnership agreement with the US to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The governments of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man have simultaneously announced their intention to negotiate their own

Paine & Partners to acquire majority ownership of Eurodrip

An affiliate of private equity investment firm Paine & Partners has entered into a definitive agreement with Aquanova International, a company controlled by Global Capital Investors II, a private equity fund advised exclusively by Global Finance, as well as with Bellaria Holding, for the sale and purchase of majority ownership

Isle of Man

Isle of Man appoints director of financial services

The Isle of Man’s Department of Economic Development has appointed John Spellman as director of financial services with immediate effect. Colin Kniveton, chief executive officer of the Isle of Man’s Department of Economic Development, says: “John has worked with the department for a number of years in a special advisor

3i-backed SLR acquires GSS Environmental

3i-backed SLR Management, the international environmental consultancy, has acquired GSS Environmental, an Australian provider of environmental consulting and project management services to clients in the mining, minerals, land development and natural resource sectors. GSS Environmental is a top three environmental consultant to the coal extraction industry in Australia, having advised

Air Energi completes secondary buyout with LGV

Palatine Private Equity portfolio company Air Energi Group has completed a management buyout led by LGV Capital. The deal sees LGV acquire a majority interest in the business. HSBC provided a senior debt package and various increased working capital facilities globally. Palatine Private Equity, Air Energi Group’s previous investor, has

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