Wealth management firms Mercer Advisors and Kanaly Trust are to merge to create a combined company will assets exceeding USD8 billion under management, making it one of the largest independent wealth managers in the United States. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. The combined company will
Hastings Equity Partners (Hastings), a private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle market energy services and equipment companies, has made its fifth Fund III platform investment in Cactus Fuel. Based in Midland, Texas, Cactus Fuel is a value-added distributor of fuel and lubricants to upstream and midstream customers
Digitech Venture Capital Fund (Digitech) has made its first venture capital investment in Texas startup SmartHome Hero. SmartHome Hero is a home resource management (HRM) platform that delivers streamlined warranty management and repair service for homeowners while providing a digital advertising platform for builders, smart home products and manufacturers. Consumers
Diamond Wipes International, a specialist in the contract manufacturing of private label disposable moist towels and sample packets has secures an equity investment from Nolan Capital, the family office of Peter Nolan, the former Managing Partner and current Senior Advisor to Leonard Green & Partners. "This investment by Nolan Capital
Buy-to-build private equity firm Silverfleet Capital is to acquire a majority stake in Coventya from Equistone Partners Europe Limited for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is subject to competition clearances. Coventya, a Paris-headquartered company with a strong international presence, develops, manufactures and supplies specialty chemicals used for surface treatment. Founded
Axol Bioscience has exceeded all expectations in its crowdfunding investment round. The game-changing stem cell tech company listed on SyndicateRoom seeking GBP600,000, but massive investor interest saw the campaign quickly reach a revised overfunding limit of GBP1 million, with a surplus of demand following the close. Axol’s huge raise is
Jersey’s funds industry will need to embrace FinTech, assert its long-standing expertise and focus on innovation in order to remain at the forefront of a constantly evolving global funds landscape, according to the chairman of the Jersey Funds Association (JFA). Speaking at this year’s annual JFA Dinner (18 March), Ben
Ropes & Gray advised HongDao Advisors (HongDao) on the successful closing of three of its recent investment transactions. Ropes & Gray acted as HongDao’s legal counsel on all three transactions. In February 2016, HongDao investment funds invested over USD 10 million in Lagou Information Limited and subscribed for newly issued
Black Diamond Capital Management is to acquire ArcelorMittal's LaPlace, LA, Harriman, TN and Vinton, TX steelmaking and finishing operations focused on the production and sale of long carbon steel products in North America. The LaPlace operations are primarily located outside of New Orleans with an additional rolling mill in Harriman,
Founders Fund has closed a USD1.3 billion sixth fund, bringing the firm’s total amount of capital under management to over USD3 billion. Founders Fund VI will be led by partners Lauren Gross, Ken Howery, Geoff Lewis, Scott Nolan, Luke Nosek, Brian Singerman, and Peter Thiel. Members of the team have
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