Managers
Rabobank has appointed Donald Meltzer, currently Vice Chairman, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions North America will assume the role of Global Head of M&A.
In addition to his global responsibilities, Meltzer will continue to lead the North American M&A business, a critical component of Rabobank’s global M&A strategy. In his new role, he will become a member of the management team of Global Corporate Clients and continue to be part of the Corporate Clients North America management team.
Meltzer, based in New York, brings a wealth of experience to the global role, having previously served as a global head of
TechSee, a specialist in Intelligent Visual Support powered by AI for corporates’ customer support departments, has successfully completed a USD 7.5 million Series A round of financing led by Planven Investments with participation of existing investors OurCrowd and strategic investors innogy, Comdata Group and other investors.
“The new investment will help TechSee leverage its strong momentum and market leadership to further accelerate its market penetration, technology development and bring innovative products to our customers and prospects. Our Investors strong network in Telecommunication, Utilities and Financial Services is a force multiplier for TechSee’s leadership position in the emerging “Support of Things” category
The Guernsey funds sector enjoyed its largest growth in four years during the first quarter of 2017.
The latest figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission show that the net asset value of funds under management and administration in the island grew by GBP10.6 billion (4.1 per cent) over the quarter – the highest margin of growth since the first quarter of 2013, when funds grew by GBP19.7 billion. From the end of March 2016, total net asset values increased by GBP28.6 billion (12 per cent).
The statistics also build on six straight previous quarters of growth to take the
Forterra, a manufacturer of water infrastructure pipe and products in the United States and Eastern Canada, is to sell the US concrete and steel pressure pipe assets of its Water Pipe and Products business segment to Thompson Pipe Group.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2017.
Under the terms of the agreement, an affiliate of Thompson Pipe Group will acquire assets related to five Forterra manufacturing facilities and a fittings facility. Forterra will receive approximately USD23.2 million in cash, exclusive of fees and expenses, as well as
Idinvest Partners has secured EUR12 million in funding for life sciences company M2i as part of the firm’s continued support of high-growth European SMEs.
The funds raised will enable biocontrol producer M2i to finance the approval process of its Biocontrol products, pursue its R&D investment strategy and accelerate its international development.
M2i Life Sciences is a world leader in the field of pheromones for crop protection, animal health and human health, producing agricultural chemical products in the Biocontrol sector. Addressing the issue of tackling increasing resistance and toxicity of insecticides and GMOs, the company provides innovative alternative solutions for
The evolution of the relationships between Limited Partners (LP) and General Partners (GP) is driving an increase in separately managed accounts (SMAs) and co-investments, according to the latest research by Private Equity at London Business School (LBS).
In the report – What you pay and what you get…The evolution of fund terms, fundraising and returns in Private Equity – which was produced with support from private equity investor Adveq, researchers from the LBS used Preqin’s fund term and performance data to analyse how changes to fund terms have impacted performance and fundraising. They developed a database of 1,748 unique funds
Autotalks, a specialist in V2X (Vehicle to Everything) communication chipsets, has completed its Series D funding round with about USD40 million in investments, an oversubscription of USD10 million.
The increased investment amount is a result of new investments from investors such as Mirai Creation Investment Fund, of which the principal investors are Toyota Motor Corporation and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and is managed by SPARX Group. Additionally, current Autotalks’ investors increased their investment in the company.
One of the market’s key drivers is the rush of automotive OEMs and Tier1s to mass market V2X systems in vehicles. As the
The Greater Manchester Loan Fund (GMLF) has invested GBP0.3m in Tactus Group (Tactus) which started its business as a brand developer and wholesaler for premium quality mobile phone and tablet accessories.
The funding will enable Tactus to acquire a new lease for a site in Salford, Greater Manchester to expand its product range and further penetrate the hi-tech consumer electronics sector. The acquisition of the Salford site lease will create around 10 new roles immediately with the potential for an additional 10-15 jobs over the next three years.
Founded in 2012, by CEO Scott Brenchley, who has over 20
European private equity is reawakening following a quiet six months after the UK’s EU Referendum last summer, with overall buyout value growing by more than a third between H2 2016 and H1 2017 to reach EUR35.8 billion for the first half of this year.
That’s according to provisional H1 data from the CMBOR at Imperial College Business School, sponsored by Equistone Partners Europe and Investec Specialist Bank.
Though the value increase is encouraging, it doesn’t tell the whole story: much of this recovery is accounted for by eleven mega-deals (deals valued at EUR1 billion-plus) across Europe in H1 2017,
Lawyers from Carey Olsen’s Guernsey corporate team have recently advised Pearl Diver Capital on the establishment of three registered, closed-ended funds.
Collectively known as PDC Opportunities Fund VII, the funds are targeting commitments of USD500 million to invest in a diversified portfolio of tranches of collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) issued by European and American companies.
The funds are structured as Guernsey limited partnerships, the first of which, PDC Opportunities Fund VII A Limited Partnership (Fund VII), held a successful first closing at 13 April 2017.
The Carey Olsen team advising on the launch of the funds was led
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