Specialist business advisory firm FRP is to boost its presence in the North East with the opening of a third regional office. The national firm is expanding its footprint in the region by taking space at Sunderland City Council’s Evolve Business Centre in Houghton-le-Spring, in a move that will increase
Nest, the pension scheme representing a third of the UK workforce and £24 billion worth of assets, has confirmed its appointment of Schroders Capital to help its savers invest in private equity.
Compass Group Equity Partners, a St Louis-based private equity firm, has held the closing of Compass Group Fund II at its hard cap of $255 million, exceeding an original target of $200 million. The firm secured commitments from a broad array of high-quality limited partners, including university endowments, family offices,
aXedras Group AG (aXedras) has concluded its Series B funding round, including a strategic investment from the World Gold Council (WGC), which will be represented on the Board of Directors by CEO David Tait. aXedras, which uses blockchain/distributed ledger technology to develop and implement a secure, confidential, digital supply chain
London-headquartered information services company, Dialectica, has launched a B2B Surveys service to enhance its comprehensive portfolio of bespoke insights services. The proposition is designed to enable Dialectica’s clients – the world’s leading consulting, hedge fund, and private equity companies – to gather proprietary quantitative insights utilising research methods that have
Following the announcement of an exclusivity agreement in January 2022, global private equity firm Astorg has completed its investment in ARMOR-IIMAK, an ARMOR Group company, via its newly launched Mid-Cap fund. Hubert de Boisredon and ARMOR-IIMAK’s Management team remain the majority shareholders with Astorg owning a 40% stake in the
Varagon Capital Partners is serving as Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner on a senior secured credit facility to support CapVest Partners’ acquisition of Second Nature Brands. Headquartered in Detroit, MI, Second Nature Brands is a leading creator of snacks and treats that make lives better, naturally. Under
TPG Growth has acquired a stake in private equity firm Granite Creek Capital’s portfolio company, Morrow Sodali, a global shareholder engagement and governance advisory firm. TPG Growth is the middle market and growth equity platform of global asset management firm TPG. As part of the transaction, Granite Creek continues to
Affiliates of Stellus Capital Management (Stellus), a specialist in lower middle market direct lending, have provided senior debt financing and an equity co-investment in support of Abry Partners’ (Abry) investment in Inoapps.
Squire Patton Boggs has expanded its global Private Equity Practice in Europe with the appointment of Corporate partner Sara Belotti who joins the firm’s Milan office from Baker McKenzie. Belotti’s arrival follows that of private equity lawyers Anthony Guillaume, who has joined the firm in Paris, and Teresa Zueco and
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