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Neuberger Berman Private Equity has named two industry veterans – Michael DeVirgilio and Cory M Baker – to lead its entry into the brand acquisition, licensing and management industry.
The platform, Marquee Brands, will seek to identify, acquire, and manage high quality brands with global opportunities across all consumer segments.
DeVirgilio will serve as president of Marquee Brands and Baker will serve as its chief operating officer. Neuberger Berman's team focused on Marquee Brands will include Samuel Porat, managing director, who is responsible for royalty strategies, Zachary Sigel, vice president, who will lead the development of Marquee Brand's acquisition
CenterOak Partners, a new Dallas-based private equity firm focused on making control-oriented investments in middle market companies, has been formed by Randall Fojtasek, former co-founder and co-chief executive officer of Brazos Private Equity Partners.
Fojtasek will lead the firm alongside former Brazos senior executives Michael Salim, Lucas Cutler, Jason Sutherland and William Henry.
CenterOak’s senior leadership team has approximately 12 years of experience working together and more than 110 years of combined industry expertise.
In addition to CenterOak’s investment and portfolio management team, three operating partners will support the firm’s sector-specific investment activities. These operating partners are senior
Boutique alternative asset investment firm TrueBridge Capital Partners has closed its third venture capital and growth equity fund-of-funds, TrueBridge Fund III.
The fund received USD400 million in limited partner commitments, exceeding a USD325 million target and reaching its hard cap.
TrueBridge manages over USD1.2 billion in assets.
With its third fund, TrueBridge will continue to invest primarily in high-performing and difficult-to-access venture funds focused on early stage IT companies in the US, as well as directly in select companies alongside its underlying managers.
"We are grateful for the continued support of our limited partners, who allow us
A2D Funding II plc has raised GBP150m via its recent issuance of AA-rated retail-eligible bonds.
The 4.50 per cent unsecured sterling bonds, due 2026, are guaranteed by A2Dominion Housing Group, one of the largest social housing providers in London and the south east of England.
The proceeds of the issue will be lent to members of the A2Dominion Group, which comprises A2Dominion and its subsidiaries.
Cash from the bond issue, which closed after one day due to high demand, will be used to fund A2Dominion’s development programme and further grow its portfolio, which includes social housing, private
William Grant & Sons has acquired the Drambuie Liqueur Company, owner the Drambuie whisky liqueur brand.
William Grant & Sons’ brands include Glenfiddich and The Balvenie single malt Scotch whiskies, Tullamore DEW Irish whiskey, Grant’s blended Scotch whisky, Hendrick’s gin and Sailor Jerry spiced rum.
Drambuie is a unique blend of aged Scotch whisky, spices and heather honey.
William Grant & Sons’ chief executive Stella David says: “We have a passion and a reputation for nurturing and building brands. Drambuie is a natural fit for our portfolio, it has a very rich history and a great story to
Less than a year after launching the fundraising, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners has held the final closing of its new FPCI, Winch Capital 3, at EUR300m, well over the initial target.
This is the largest fundraising ever for a Winch Capital fund.
Pierre-Michel Passy, president of Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, says: “We were targeting a final closing of EUR250m. In less than a year we reached the EUR300m hard cap after reducing the latest investors to the fund. The success of this fundraising was facilitated by the strong loyalty of our client base as 23 institutional investors
Arma Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to The Logic Group and Susquehanna Growth Equity, a US-based private equity fund, on the sale of the company to Barclaycard.
The Logic Group is a specialist provider of managed payments services and mobile loyalty schemes across Europe.
The company also provides omni-channel payments solutions and security.
Peak Ventures has closed on a USD23 million venture capital fund aimed at seed-stage start-ups in Utah and the Mountain West.
The fund will invest initial amounts into early stage companies ranging from USD100,000 to USD1 million. The fund was raised from accredited international and domestic investors.
Local entrepreneurs Jeff Burningham, Jeff Danley and Jamie Dunn founded the Peak brand in 2007, and have recently launched a venture arm to support the growth in Utah tech innovation.
Preceding the fund, Peak was an active local investor, funding nearly 20 Utah tech companies. Upon raising the fund, Peak lured
FMC Corporation is to acquire Cheminova A/S, a wholly owned subsidiary of Auriga Industries.
Cheminova is a multinational crop protection company based in Denmark.
FMC will fund the all-cash acquisition through a mixture of debt and existing cash reserves. The transaction is expected to close in early 2015 and will be accretive to adjusted earnings in the first full year following the acquisition.
“We are very excited about the opportunity to combine Cheminova with our own Agricultural Solutions business,” says Pierre Brondeau, FMC Corporation president, CEO and chairman. “Cheminova is a company that we have long considered to
European law firm Noerr has advised on the formation of a fashion e-commerce group GFG.
Investment AB Kinnevik, Rocket Internet and a large circle of other investors have agreed to combine five fashion e-commerce businesses, namely Dafiti (Latin America), Jabong (India), Lamoda (Russia & CIS), Namshi (Middle East) and Zalora (South East Asia & Australia) to create a new global group.
The Noerr team, led by Christian Pleister, Tobias Koppmann and Sascha Leske legally advised on the transaction. Noerr negotiated the various transformation measures with approximately 100 parties including investors and groups such as Access Industries, Tengelmann, Summit Partners
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