Infinity Group, a specialist in cross border China, RMB and dollar private equity funds, has led a USD14.3m investment in THT Heat Transfer Technology at a pre-money valuation of USD51.2m (USD3.20 per share), with an investment of USD9.0m. MC Capital, Zhejiang Jinqiao and other investors also participated in the securities
Law firm Speechly Bircham has advised on the launch of a new private equity backed PR consultancy, Stockwell Group. Speechlys worked with Iceni Capital, an investor in UK business service companies, and key communications industry players. The new firm brings together Philip Gawith, ex chief executive of Maitland, Tim Burt,
Law firm DLA Piper has appointed David H. Lee, Robert C. Davis and Fred W. Blakeslee II to its private equity practice as partners in the Chicago office. The group joins the firm from Mayer Brown. Representing private equity funds, as well as public and private companies, the team focuses
Fund administrator HSBC Securities Services (Guernsey) has appointed Amit Taylor as a managing director. Taylor, a Chartered Accountant, was previously European head of sales for asset managers in London. Before joining HSBC, Taylor held several roles within PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he helped to build its investment management consultancy business in the
European private equity firm Cinven has made two appointments to its portfolio support team. Immo Rupf has been appointed as an operating partner in London and Ivan Kwok has been appointed as a principal in Hong Kong. Based in London, Rupf will focus on growing and improving Cinven’s portfolio
The Swiss Funds Association has appointed Petra Reinhard Keller of Credit Suisse Asset Management Funds in Zurich to its board of directors. Reinhard Keller is a managing director and head fund solutions and clients services as well as deputy chief executive of Credit Suisse Asset Management Funds. She replaces Raoul-Philip
Geo Genesis Group, an advisory and investment company focussed on China and other emerging markets, has signed an agreement with Zhejiang Yongle Alloy Wheel, a Chinese aluminium alloy wheel manufacturer, to provide consultancy services to structure a stock exchange listing and associated financing of up to USD10m. The agreement follows
Law firm Harneys has opened an office in Montevideo, Uruguay. Law firm Harneys has opened an office in Montevideo, Uruguay. Led by Marco Martins, a partner and head of the firm’s Latin America practice, the Montevideo office will improve the firm’s ability to service clients throughout Latin America. Martins
Glencoe Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on control acquisitions of lower middle-market companies, has appointed William A. Geoppinger, the former president and chief executive officer of Sara Lee Foods, to its investment committee. Glencoe Capital’s investment committee includes two senior executives from outside the firm who have management
Blue Oak Capital has launched and completed the first close of a USD100m fund to invest in mid-market companies in China. The fund has been launched in partnership with a division of the Xi’an government, and is structured to allow it to repatriate funds back to Western investors. UK mid-market
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