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B Riley Financial, a provider of business advisory and financial services, has appointed Martin Bernstein as Head of Private Investments.
In this newly created role, Bernstein is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and managing investments with private companies in addition to leading distribution to the firm’s syndication partners.
“We are pleased to welcome Marty to B Riley,” says Dan Shribman, Chief Investment Officer of B Riley Financial. “As a firm, B Riley employs an active investment strategy of providing debt and equity financing to client-partners. Our investment portfolio has primarily focused on public companies over the last several years and
- 08/03/2021
AM Ventures, a venture capital firm in additive manufacturing (AM), has held the initial closing of a venture capital fund dedicated to industrial 3D printing.
The company and major shareholders, the LANGER GROUP, join forces with KGAL, one of the leading independent investment and asset managers for real capital investments in Europe. The initial closing brings the fund close to 50 per cent of the targeted commitment. The fund will continue to focus on further strengthening the support for seed and early growth stage hardware, software, materials, and applications startups in industrial 3D printing globally. The closing of this one-of-a-kind
- 08/03/2021
The number of takeovers by UK acquirers of continental European businesses fell 30 per cent from 488 in 2019 to 342 in 2020 as Brexit and Covid-19 hampered deal activity, shows new research from Accuracy, the global independent financial and strategic consulting firm.
In comparison, the overall number of deals targeting continental European companies fell by 27 per cent from 6,665 to 4,843 over the same period. The number of acquisitions by US businesses in continental Europe declined by 25 per cent in the same period.
Accuracy says concerns over the potential impact of a no-deal Brexit deterred UK
- 08/03/2021
By Judith Hartley (pictured), CEO, British Patient Capital – This International Women’s Day, I’d like to shine a light on the brilliant work of various women within the UK’s venture capital industry and the outstanding contribution they have been making at all levels of society.
- 08/03/2021
Global law firm Ropes & Gray has bolstered its international funds offering with the appointment of Emily Brown as a partner in its Asset Management Group, based in London.
Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
- 05/03/2021
Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St Louis, has acquired Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers (Freddy’s), a Kansas-based franchisor of fast casual restaurants. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2002 with its first company-owned location in Wichita, Freddy’s fast casual restaurants feature steakburgers, shoestring fries, and freshly churned frozen custard. The Company’s family friendly restaurants focus on premium quality ingredients, cooked-to-order food, and best-in-class hospitality. Since opening the first franchise location in 2004, Freddy’s award-winning system has rapidly expanded to more than 360 franchised locations and over 30 company-operated restaurants spanning
- 05/03/2021
SWEN Capital Partners, a specialist in responsible investment for unlisted assets, has completed the interim closing of its infrastructure fund, SWEN Infra Multi-Select 4 (SIMS 4).
The fund stands at EUR255 million with participation from French and European investors, furthering SWEN’s ambition of supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy in Europe.
This statement of confidence from French and international investors demonstrates the preeminent standing of the infrastructure strategy SWEN Capital Partners has pursued for over ten years across both open and dedicated funds.
Building on the solid track record of previous vintages, the new fund takes another
- 05/03/2021
Private investment firm Sun Capital Partners (Sun Capital) has completed the acquisition of Exadel, a founder-owned, global provider of digital software engineering solutions and services. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Exadel builds critical enterprise-wide platforms with a focus on accelerating digital transformation for blue chip customers around the world. With more than 20 locations and delivery centres across the US and Europe, Exadel uses agile practices to solve complex engineering problems for clients such as Deloitte, Google, HP, McKesson and Mercer.
“Sun Capital has invested in
- 05/03/2021
UK mid-market private equity firm LDC has invested in Sohonet, an international provider of connectivity, collaboration software, media services and network security for the media and entertainment industry.
LDC’s investment will support the existing management team, led by CEO Chuck Parker, to further build on its international growth strategy and explore complementary acquisitions.
Founded in 1995, Sohonet provides over 500 media companies and thousands of media professionals with a wide range of technically advanced and highly secure solutions. These are designed to help media professionals collaborate on projects with their internationally distributed teams to create the magic that appears
- 05/03/2021
- 05/03/2021
Quadrille Capital (Quadrille), an independent global investor in technology and healthcare growth equity with a data-driven and financially disciplined investment strategy, has successfully raised EUR511 million for its fourth technology fund Quadrille Technologies IV (QT IV).
Up to 50 per cent of that amount will be invested in Europe.
Strong demand from a diversified base of new and returning institutional investors and family offices in Europe, Middle East and Americas allowed QT IV to exceed its EUR500 million hard cap. The increased size from the EUR135 million predecessor fund reflects the expanded investment capability of Quadrille, driven by a
- 05/03/2021
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