A Brookfield-managed fund has agreed to acquire Center Parcs UK for an undisclosed sum from funds managed by Blackstone’s private equity and real estate businesses. The transaction is due to complete by the end of July. Center Parcs operates five short break destinations across the UK: Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire; Elveden
Fengate Capital Management has launched a USD180 million infrastructure fund mandate with KB Asset Management, the investment arm of KB Financial Group, a leading financial institution in Korea. The fund will target infrastructure assets such as roads, hospitals and renewable energy in Canada and the United States. The investors in
David Shine, Partner – Corporate Department at international law firm Paul Hastings, comments on the news that US bound M&A deal activity in May surpassed the previous monthly record set in 2007… The aggregate dollar amounts are huge and are records, but let’s not forget that the stock markets are
Northern Trust has established a registered investment advisor subsidiary, 50 South Capital Advisors, which will provide investors with customised solutions through its access to private equity and hedge fund managers in the small- and mid-market segments. Led by Managing Director Robert P Morgan, a 25-year veteran of financial services and
Backstop Solutions Group has acquired Cogency Software, a provider of accounting solutions for multi-manager investment firms. Cogency’s clients are some of the world’s leading Fund of Funds, Endowments, Pensions, Outsourced CIOs, and Family Offices who collectively represent over USD100 billion of assets on the Cogency platform. With the addition
Funds advised by CVC Capital Partners are to acquire Douglas AG (Douglas) from a holding jointly held by Advent International (Advent) and the Kreke family. The purchase price has not been disclosed. The Kreke family has furthermore agreed with CVC to reinvest in Douglas AG through a joint holding company
BGF (Business Growth Fund) is launching the largest ever venture capital fund dedicated to earlier stage UK technology companies. The GBP200m fund will be run by a new, dedicated team based in London and will open for business in autumn 2015. The initial team will be Rory Stirling and Harry
Neuberger Berman has formed a strategic partnership with Intesa Sanpaolo to pursue direct investments in Italian companies. As part of this cooperation, Marco Cerrina Feroni and Fabio Canè, who previously led Intesa Sanpaolo’s merchant banking and private equity operations, and several members of their team, have joined Neuberger Berman together
The FiveTen Group has accepted an offer from ManpowerGroup Australia for its Australian and Singaporean recruitment business. The FiveTen Group comprises five specialist recruitment brands – Antal Russia, EMR (Marketing, Digital & Communications), Laurence Simons (Legal & Compliance), Marks Sattin (Accountancy & Finance) and Greythorn (Technology). The sale primarily
Begbies Traynor Group has launched BTG Global Advisory, an international alliance of independent insolvency, restructuring and financial advisory firms operating in key jurisdictions across the globe. BTG Global Advisory advises leading banks, law firms, private equity and other funds, creditor committees, operating companies and other parties affected by distress, and
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