Blackstone has appointed Joe Baratta as head of global private equity. Baratta (pictured) currently heads the private equity team in Europe and is a member of the firm’s executive committee. He will also join the firm’s management committee. Baratta will be based in New York from September. Tony James, Blackstone’s
Mid-market private equity firm Gresham is moving from its current offices in One South Place, EC2 to a new location at 1 Bartholomew Lane, EC2, just opposite the Bank of England. The move to the newly renovated building, which is behind a listed façade, is planned for early September.
Bichot & Associes, a law firm dedicated to M&A and private equity, has advised the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC) in the creation of a joint venture with EOSOL Energies Nouvelles. The project was to set up a common holding between the two partners, designed to hold shareholdings in
Actis, the pan-emerging markets private equity firm, and the Government of Rwanda have confirmed the sale of Actis’s interest in Banque Commerciale du Rwanda (BCR) to Kenyan regional bank, I&M Bank, and French and German development finance institutions, Proparco and DEG. Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, John Rwangombwa
Law firm Seyfarth Shaw has hired A. Donald Lepore in its corporate department as a partner in New York. Lepore joins from RNK Capital, a private investment firm specialising in the environmental, clean technology and renewable energy sectors, where he served as general counsel for the past four years. At
Rusnano Capital, the Russian government-owned nanotechnology investment company, and international technology investment group I2BF Global Ventures have launched the I2BFRNC Strategic Resources Fund to invest in later stage nanotechnology companies. The seven year fund launches with a USD53m commitment from its LPs with a target fund size of USD150m. Its
Athens-based IT consulting and services provider Real Consulting has acquired 100 per cent of the shares in HP Mid-market Solutions from the Hewlett-Packard Group. The parties have not disclosed the purchase price. The target company has since been renamed RC Mid-market Solutions. A team led by corporate lawyer and lead
New York Life Capital Partners, a private equity affiliate of New York Life Investments, has named senior managing principal Steven M. Benevento as chief investment officer. Currently, Benevento is involved in all of the firm’s investment activities, and will continue in that role while also assuming the responsibilities of chief
ChineseInvestors.com’s S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission became effective this past week, securing a USD1.5m financing commitment from Kodiak Capital Group, a Delaware limited liability company. ChineseInvestors.com’s S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission became effective this past week, securing a USD1.5m financing commitment from Kodiak Capital
State Street Corporation has agreed to acquire hedge fund administrator Goldman Sachs Administration Services (GSAS) from The Goldman Sachs Group, in a cash transaction with a total purchase price of USD550 million. The deal, which pending regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions is expected to be finalised early in
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