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Apex Group Ltd (Apex), a global financial services provider, has appointed Barry O’Brien as Senior Director, Business Development.
Based in Apex’s Dublin office, O’Brien reports to John Bohan, Co-Founder and Country Head Business Development (Ireland) who he will be working with to drive the firm’s continued growth in Ireland, a key hub for the Group.
O’Brien brings over 27 years of experience working in fund solutions business development and joins Apex from US Bank Global Fund Services where he was most recently Director, Business Development. Prior to its acquisition by US Bank, O’Brien was Head of Fund Client Relations
UMB Fund Services (UMBFS), a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation has been selected to provide fund accounting, investor servicing and tax reporting for Farnam Street Real Estate Capital (FSREC).
FSREC is a full-service commercial real estate investment firm. FSREC launched its first closed-end fund, Farnam Street Real Estate Capital Partners I, LP, on 7 May, 2021.
Founded in Omaha in 1981, The Lund Company – which joined the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance in 2012 – serves as a strategic partner for FSREC and provides property management and real estate services.
True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV4 Plus) Fund has invested USD5.7 million and led the USD17 million Series B round for Coinhouse, a French company which has been providing cryptocurrency management and transaction services since 2015.
Partners Capital Investment Group has promoted five senior executives, including three new Partners and two new Managing Directors, as well as three new senior hires.
Tech and consumer growth investor, Mayfair Equity Partners (Mayfair) is to acquire a majority stake in LoopMe Ltd, a mobile brand advertising platform, in a secondary transaction.
As part of the transaction, emerging markets technology investor Da Vinci Capital will sell a significant portion of its holding to Mayfair but will retain a modest stake in the business.
Da Vinci Capital, which invested in LoopMe in March 2021, achieved a significant cash on cash return on its original investment.
Marston Holdings, a UK provider of integrated, technology-enabled transport solutions, has acquired Vortex IoT Limited, a supplier of environmental sensors, networks and data solutions that support improved air quality and decarbonisation initiatives.
Marston supports government, utilities and private sector clients through the delivery of market leading integrated technology-enabled solutions from design through to implementation, management and recovery. Marston’s clients include local authorities seeking to build environmental schemes that reduce congestion and pollution. With the acquisition of Vortex, Marston will strengthen its offering by delivering complementary air quality and acoustic monitoring solutions that maximise awareness, identify pollution hotspots and improve public
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has appointed Chris Handy and David Bains to lead its West Midlands and East Midlands teams respectively, replacing Richard Whitwell when he retires from LDC in March.
The promotions are part of LDC’s plans to expand its presence and support for mid-market businesses across the region and follow a strong year in which the firm completed 20 transactions in the Midlands with a combined value of more than GBP1.6 billion in 2021.
Global law firm Goodwin has continued to build out its private equity platform in Germany with the hire of partner Florian Hirschmann.
Hirschmann, who is resident in Munich on a remote basis, advises clients primarily on complex, cross-border private equity, M&A and venture capital transactions, as well as joint ventures. He also has in-depth expertise in German-Chinese investments.
In addition to Hirschmann, private equity counsel Silvio McMiken will be joining Goodwin in Germany. McMiken has extensive experience in a wide range of transactional and corporate advisory work, including public and private domestic and cross-border acquisitions and disposals, mergers, joint
Baird Capital’s Global Private Equity team has invested in Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR), an independent subsea rental equipment and specialist services provider to the offshore energy industry.
The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
The funding will allow STR to develop its equipment and service offerings through organic and acquisition-lead growth. The investment will also enable STR to further expand its geographical reach, with the Americas, mainland Europe and Southeast Asia being a key focus for the company, supporting the rapidly growing offshore wind sector.
Steve Steele will lead STR as Chief Executive Officer alongside
National law firm, Weightmans has advised Flint Global, the business advisory firm specialising in political, policy, regulatory and competition issues, on an investment in it by Growth Capital Partners (GCP).
The Weightmans team provided legal support throughout the deal, which saw GCP take a minority stake to support the evolution of the firm’s growth, ongoing talent acquisition and investment in core service offerings.
Flint Global was founded in 2015 by chairman Nigel Gardner and managing partners Ed Richards and Simon Fraser. Since then, Flint has grown rapidly, supporting clients across industries including financial services, pharma, technology, energy and telecoms. It
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