North Castle Partners has completed an investment in Curves International, the largest fitness club franchisor in the world with approximately 7,300 locations in 90 countries of clubs specifically designed for women. North Castle is a private equity firm focused exclusively on health, wellness and active living companies. The terms of
Maven Capital Partners has sold WEMS International to WHEB Partners and members of the WEMS management team, realising the investment made in June 2010 by Maven on behalf of the Capital for Enterprise Fund A. WEMS (formerly Adam Communication Systems International) is a UK based provider of building energy management
Private equity firm Avista Capital Partners has appointed Brian A Markison as a healthcare industry executive. Markison has more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceuticals sector, most recently as president and chief executive officer of Fougera Pharmaceuticals, a dermatology-focused pharmaceuticals company that was spun off from Nycomed in
Flybridge Capital Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm, has expanded its New York City offices with the addition of several investment team members. Matt Witheiler (pictured), a principal with the firm previously based in Boston, has moved to New York joining general partner David Aronoff who established the firm’s New
Wireless Energy Management Systems International (WEMS), a Stockport, UK-based provider of the world’s first fully wireless and web-enabled building energy management system, has sold a majority equity stake and raised growth capital in a GBP13m financing led by private equity fund manager WHEB Partners and including Hermes GPE through the
AXA Private Equity has signed an agreement for the sale of 100 per cent of its interest in Unipex Group to the IK2007 Fund advised by IK Investment Partners. The completion of the transaction is subject to certain customary conditions, but the parties expect the transaction to be completed by
James Carnegie has been appointed as a senior adviser to Blackstone. Based in Sydney, Carnegie will focus primarily on the firm’s private equity activities in Australia. Carnegie was most recently a partner with Archer Capital, an Australian domestic private equity firms. Before that, his experience included working with Macquarie Capital
Law firm Maples and Calder has opened an office in Singapore. The office is located in the Singapore Land Tower in Raffles Place and will be managed by funds partner Nick Harrold, who is joined by corporate finance partner James Burch and private equity and corporate lawyer Tom Katsaros. Both
CVC Credit Partners has appointed Tom Newberry as a senior managing director and head of the group’s private funds business. He will be based in New York and will be a member of CVC Credit’s operating board. Newberry was formerly a managing director at Credit Suisse, where he was head
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group’s infrastructure fund is to acquire from Goldman Sachs Group the North American power generation assets held by Cogentrix Energy, which include five coal and solar power projects in Florida, Virginia, Colorado and California, as well as a development pipeline of gas and renewable power
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