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Bain Capital closes $2bn Asia ‘special situations fund’

Bain Capital’s special situations fund for the Asia-Pacific region has closed with capital commitments of $2 billion, in excess of its $1.5 billion target, according to a report by Private Equity Insights. The fund, Bain’s second Asia-focused strategy, will invest in a range of asset types but will have a

CIFC appoints head of European credit

Alternative credit specialist CIFC Asset Management (CIFC) has appointed Conor Daly, former managing director, head of European credit at Onex credit, as head of European credit.

Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health Closes Fund II at $64m

Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health (Wavemaker 360), a venture fund focused on early-stage (primarily seed) healthcare disruptors and innovators, has closed its Fund II at $64 million, surpassing its first fund nearly four times over. Fund II’s Limited Partners (LPs) include hundreds of healthcare organisations and prominent healthcare executives across the United

PE-backed Mercer Advisors acquires Bivin

Mercer Global Advisors (Mercer Advisors), a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) owned jointly by Oak Hill Capital and Genstar Capital, has acquired Bivin and Associates, a wealth management firm headquartered in Oklahoma, with assets under management (AUM) of approximately $130 million. Bivin was founded in 1994 by Wm Stan Bivin, CFP,

Kinzie Capital Partners’ Chelsea Lighting appoints CEO

Kinzie Capital Partners (Kinzie) portfolio company, Chelsea Lighting (Chelsea), a lighting and lighting controls distributor, has named Michael Toolis as chief executive officer. Toolis, who currently serves as an Operating Partner at Kinzie and maintains his seat on the Chelsea Board, steps into his new role effective immediately.

Inflexion to sell Global Reach Group investment

Inflexion Private Equity is to sell its investment in Global Reach Group (GRG), a UK foreign exchange specialist providing payments and hedging services to businesses and private individuals, to FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc (NYSE: FLT), a global business payments company. The announcement is the latest in a record period of realisations

Hastings Equity Partners invests in Bachelor Controls

MKD Electric (MKD), a full-service industrial automation and electrical service platform and portfolio company of Hastings Equity Partners, has made an investment in Bachelor Controls. This is the fourth investment MKD has completed since Hastings Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle market businesses, acquired

Barings supports Exponent Private Equity portfolio company Xeinadin

Barings has acted as sole lender of secured credit facilities to Xeinadin Group (Xeinadin), a portfolio company of Exponent Private Equity (Exponent). Exponent recently commenced its significant partnership with Xeinadin, a network of business advisory and accountancy practices in the UK and Ireland. Across more than 100 locations, Xeinadin provides

Holland & Knight adds PE group in North Carolina

A corporate and M&A group specialising in private equity has joined law firm Holland & Knight’s office in Charlotte, North Carolina. Joining the firm are partners Rick Bange, John Gilson, Mike Miller, Emerich Gutter and Ben Weadon. All were previously at Moore & Van Allen.  With these newadditions, the firm

Oxbridge Associates secures significant investment from Growth Lending

Oxbridge Associates, an international procurement consultancy specialising in the FMCG and healthcare sectors, has secured a significant investment from the alternative finance provider Growth Lending. The Winchester-based business obtained an initial working capital facility from the lender in February this year, but has now secured further investment for its Dutch

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