Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), a Los Angeles based private equity firm, has appointed Lee Stern as a managing director and dedicated member of the credit strategies investment team. Stern joins LLCP from Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts (KKR), where he was a founding member of KKR’s private mezzanine fund. He
IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator (DFI) for the second quarter of 2012 shows a 23 per cent increase in global merger and acquisition deal activity compared to Q2 2011. All regions also showed a year-over-year positive trend for Q2 2012 over Q2 2011, with the strongest growth in Asia Pacific
Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity has completed a majority investment in Creative Circle, one of North America’s largest professional staffing firms specialising in advertising, creative and marketing talent. Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity partnered with the current management team who will remain in place and retain a considerable equity stake.
Although fundraising conditions remain challenging around the globe, Asia-focused funds on the road are showing considerable momentum, with many having already held interim closes, and the market is welcoming back many large players that have launched new funds, according to the recently released Preqin Special Report: Asian Private Equity. Significantly,
Franklin Square Capital Partners, a sponsor of alternative investment products, has hired John Towle as chief marketing officer. Towle will assume his role effective immediately. Towle comes to Franklin Square with 25 years of financial services industry experience. Most recently, he served as chief marketing officer for Resource Real Estate,
Global merger and acquisitions activity in the first three quarters of 2012 added up to USD1,426.5bn, down by 19.4 per cent on the same period in 2011 (USD1,769.3bn), and representing the second lowest total since Q1-Q3 2009 (USD1,142bn), according to mergermarket. Q3 2012 totalled USD433.5bn, down 20.2 per cent from
An affiliate of private equity firm Roark Capital Group has acquired Massage Envy, the largest provider of massage therapy and facial treatments in the US. "We are thrilled to have Roark as a partner as we continue to grow the Massage Envy brand," says Dave Crisalli, Massage Envy’s president and
Morgenthaler Private Equity (MPE) has sold Avtron Industrial Automation (AIA), a provider of highly engineered control and automation solutions, to Nidec Corporation. AIA’s products and systems are key components for the precise control of the motion of heavy industrial equipment in applications such as oil and gas drilling rigs,
Merger and acquisition deal flow into Europe is set to grow towards the end of 2012 and into 2013 as overseas buyers, including those in Asia Pacific, North America and South America, target discounted European M&A opportunities, according to Clifford Chance. Arndt Stengel, M&A partner in Frankfurt, says: "We expect
BlackRock has appointed James Wilkinson as European chief investment officer for the firm’s recently launched global real estate securities platform. With over 15 years of experience in investing in real estate, Wilkinson (pictured) will be responsible for building and leading an investment team for BlackRock’s real estate securities group in
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