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Riverside sells Diatron Group to STRATEC Biomedical

The Riverside Company has signed an agreement to sell Diatron Group (Diatron) to STRATEC Biomedical AG of Germany.  Budapest-based Diatron develops, manufactures, and markets compact hematology analyzers for the human medical and veterinary markets. The transaction is expected to close near the end of this month. Riverside invested in Diatron

Norwest Venture Partners sells Clarus Commerce

Trivergance, in partnership with Falcon Investment Advisors and Landon Capital Partners, has acquired Clarus Commerce from global venture capital and growth equity investment firm, Norwest Venture Partners.  The management team at Clarus has built a dynamic company that capitalises on the rapidly growing market opportunity at the intersection of eCommerce

LakePharma buys Blue Sky BioServices

LakePharma has acquired Blue Sky BioServices, a CRO specialising in protein and antibody production and assay services.  The combined company will be known as LakePharma, and is now the largest dedicated biologics CRO in the United States, providing a broad range of protein and antibody-related development services to the pharmaceutical

YFM Equity, Octopus sell Callstream stake to J2 Global

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) and Octopus Investments (Octopus) have sold their stake in Callstream Group (Callstream) for an undisclosed sum to J2 Global, Inc.  Callstream is a leading national provider of cloud-based call management technology to the UK insurance, travel and retail markets. The acquisition by J2 Global provides a

Bunker Hill Capital sells Smith & Wollensky

Boston-based private equity firm Bunker Hill Capital has sold its portfolio company, The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group (SWRG) to Danu Partners, a private investment firm based in Ireland and a sub-licensee of SWRG which opened a restaurant in London in June, 2015.  David Jacquin, Founder and Managing Director of

YFM Equity Partners & Octopus Investments sell Callstream to J2 Global

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) and Octopus Investments (Octopus) have sold their stake in Callstream Group Limited (Callstream) for an undisclosed sum to J2 Global, Inc.  Callstream is a leading national provider of cloud-based call management technology to the UK insurance, travel and retail markets.  Today’s acquisition by J2 Global provides

Meghan McAlpine

Increased competition for investor capital and a trend for more transparency

By Meghan McAlpine – Given the uptick in new funds being raised, competition for investors’ capital has increased significantly.  Investors are being more thorough in the diligence process and almost always requesting more information than what’s presented in a standard DDQ. In order to compete for this capital, fund managers are providing a substantial

Kate Clouston, Guernsey Finance

Guernsey’s fund industry agrees closer ties with China

The Guernsey Investment Fund Association (GIFA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China Association of Private Equity (CAPE). The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association’s Channel Islands Working Group (BVCA CIWG) was also a signatory to the MoU and will enjoy the benefits that come with

Mooreland Partners advises Conject on sale to Aconex

Mooreland Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Conject on its sale to Aconex for EUR65 million net of cash acquired. The transaction is expected to close on 1 April 2016, subject to customary closing conditions. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Conject is an international software company, providing cloud and

ProTrack Simon Koziel

ProTrak International releases CRM 11.0 software

ProTrak International has released a major upgrade to its CRM platform for investment managers, hedge funds and private equity firms, Release 11.0. The latest release features a new option allows users to set up a designated secure folder where a copy of every document referenced in ProTrak is automatically kept

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