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M&A transactions total USD65.6bn at Baker Botts in H1 2015

Lawyers at Baker Botts advised clients on 35 major merger & acquisition transactions valued at a total of USD65.6 billion during the first half of 2015. The firm’s activity is up approximately 16 per cent (USD9 billion) compared to the first half of 2014 when the firm worked on transactions

EnterNext launches TechShare educational programme for unlisted European tech companies

Euronext subsidiary EnterNext, is to launch TechShare, an educational programme designed especially for fast-growing tech companies, in September 2015.  EnterNext has created this pan-European course to familiarise innovative businesses with capital markets and give them the information they need to take their companies to market.   EnterNext is aware of

Damien georges

Taliance names Hipercept as channel partner for North & South America

Taliance, an analytics software provider in the alternative investment marketplace, has selected Hipercept, to serve as its channel partner for North and South America. Taliance’s software solution, GlobalAsset, complements the technology infrastructure of alternative asset investment firms through real-time, dynamic forecasting, scenario modelling, and consolidated analytics capability for the front

Livingston advises Ding on iSend acquisition

Livingstone’s Debt Advisory has advised Ding on its acquisition of US based iSend. Livingstone arranged debt facilities to support the acquisition and fund other projects. Ding is a provider of international top-up services for mobile phones and is headquartered in Dublin, with offices across the globe. Ding is a service

LBO France completes acquisition of IKKS

LBO France has completed the acquisition, from Roger Zannier, of IKKS, a French ready-to-wear clothing brands focused on the “casual chic” segment.  LBO France became the majority shareholder and Roger Zannier retained about 30 per cent of the company's capital. Furthermore, Silverfern, a fund specialised in co-investment, entered the capital

Preqin Amy Bensted

SWFs in Latin America and Middle East consider their first hedge fund allocations

For any hedge fund manager, winning a mandate from a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is the Holy Grail. These are the biggest institutional investors on the planet and also offer, potentially, the stickiest capital given their multi-year investment horizons.  One should therefore take encouragement from the fact that SWF allocations

Encore Consumer Capital’s closes third fund at USD260m

Private equity firm Encore Consumer Capital has closed its third fund at the hard cap with USD260 million of commitments, exceeding its target fund size of USD225 million. "We are extremely grateful for the continued support we have received from our loyal investor base and excited by the new world-class

Bunker Hill Capital acquires ASPEQ Heating Group

Boston-based private equity investor Bunker Hill Capital has acquired ASPEQ Heating Group, a manufacturer of highly engineered electric-heating and thermal-management technologies.  In addition to Bunker Hill Capital and other co-investors, majority-holder of ASPEQ, John Eulich, and ASPEQ’s senior management team both reinvested meaningful proceeds in the deal. ASPEQ’s highly engineered

Chrome River raises USD100m in funding from Great Hill Partners

Chrome River Technologies, a provider of online expense reporting and automated invoice processing software, has raised USD100 million from Great Hill Partners in a Series D funding round. Chrome River will use the funds to accelerate its growth globally and support continued product innovation.   “We have seen tremendous traction

Parthenon Capital recapitalises Stratose

Private equity firm Parthenon Capital Partners has recapitalised Stratose, a provider of healthcare cost containment solutions for medical, dental and workers’ compensation payers, third-party administrators, self-funded entities and risk-bearing providers. The Company will be owned by affiliates of Parthenon and the existing Stratose shareholders, all of whom retained meaningful ownership

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