MUFG Fund Services has selected Markit’s private equity services to provide valuations for illiquid debt and unlisted equity positions.  MUFG Fund Services is part of MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing group of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and provides administration services for more than 1,100 alternative funds worldwide. Blair Henderson, global head, business development & marketing at MUFG Investor Services, says: “Markit’s private equity valuation services will help us provide our clients with a comprehensive outsourced solution to their post-trade reporting requirements. This enables them to focus on sourcing deals and managing existing investments, and also ensures that

Browne Jacobson’s corporate finance team has advised the management of Gala Coral on the GBP241m acquisition of Gala Bingo Holdings Limited (Gala Bingo) by Caledonia Investments plc (‘Caledonia). With its Headquarters situated in Nottingham, Gala Bingo manages 130 clubs throughout the UK and holds an impressive 38% market share with over 1.1 million active members. The Browne Jacobson team comprised of lawyers Mark Hughes, Gavin Cummings, Emma Hinton and Beth Dowson and Gala’s management team was led by Chief Executive Officer Simon Wykes and Chief Finance Officer Alex Wood. Wykes says: “The Browne Jacobson team has demonstrated once again why

Niche London has advised Ipes (UK) Ltd on its expansion-led UK office headquarters relocation from Victoria to the City. Ipes, a provider of outsourced services to the European Private Equity market, has moved from its offices in London’s Victoria, to new premises in the City of London.   McCalmont-Woods Ipes advised Ipes on the move to 8,100 sq ft of accommodation on the 9th floor of 1 Minster Court, EC3. A new 10-year lease has been agreed on the newly refurbished landmark building with the landlord, Prudential Assurance, advised by CBRE and Spring4.   Ipes currently provides administration and depository

Morgenthaler Private Equity (MPE) has recapitalised Trachte, a manufacturer of preassembled and modularised control buildings.  The company's custom buildings house critical electrical components that control and protect electrical infrastructure, such as transmission & distribution substations.  In addition, Trachte buildings are used extensively in industrial applications to house equipment, such as switchgear, motor controls, and pumps. Trachte serves utilities, OEMs, and other channel partners in the power generation, energy, chemical processing, data centre, and general industrial end markets.   MPE partnered in the transaction with the existing shareholders, including retiring President Randy Trachte and retiring VP of Sales Ron Trachte, as well

Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to IRIS Software Group Limited on its recapitalisation by HgCapital at an enterprise valuation of GBP763 million. HgCapital has been an investor in IRIS Software since acquiring the business for GBP102 million in 2004 and a majority owner for seven of the past eleven years.     With 35 years’ experience, IRIS Software is a leading provider of business critical software and services to the UK accountancy and SME sectors. Over 18,000 UK accountancy firms use IRIS Software every day to run their practices, with 7,000 consuming at least one cloud solution

Private equity firm Mid Europa Partners is to take full ownership of Walmark after agreeing to buy out the founding Walach family. The transaction is subject to anti-trust clearance. Mid Europa originally acquired a 50 per cent stake in the consumer healthcare company in December 2012.   Michelle Capiod (pictured), Partner at Mid Europa, says: "We would like to thank the Walach family for our excellent partnership and wish them great success in their future endeavours. We have jointly transformed Walmark from the leading dietary supplements business in Central and Eastern Europe into a focused consumer healthcare platform with an

Inflexion has completed the GBP92m buyout of Alcumus Group Ltd (Alcumus), a market-leading provider of technology-enabled compliance risk management and certification services, from Sovereign Capital. Alcumus serves over 8,000 clients, including 35 per cent of the FTSE 100, providing outsourced risk management services which are critical to compliance with UK regulations and internationally recognised standards. Formed through the integration of five companies, this high growth business holds a prominent share of the fragmented UK market, valued at around GBP500m and forecast to grow by up to 10 per cent per annum. Favourable market conditions are driven by a continuous regulatory