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Apex Group Ltd (Apex), a global financial services provider, has been appointed to provide Fund Administration and Middle Office Services to the life insurance company of Azimut Group (Azimut), an Italy-based, independent asset management operator with over EUR80 billion in assets (as of end of October 2021).
Following a competitive process, Apex has been appointed provide Fund Administration and Middle Office services to Azimut Life dac (Azimut Life), a life insurance company registered in Ireland.
Apex’s fund administration services are the foundation of its single-source solution and ensure the delivery of timely, accurate and independent portfolio accounting, fund and investor
Manulife Investment Management has held the final closing of Manulife Infrastructure Fund II (MIF II), a USD4.65 billion private fund pool with committed capital from 29 limited partners and Manulife’s general account.
Perwyn, a family-backed private equity and growth capital investor, has acquired the Krakow-headquartered business SALESmanago, together with its co-investor SilverTree Equity.
Glennmont Partners from Nuveen (Glennmont) has acquired 100 per cent of the share capital of Sirocco Winco 2, a portfolio of onshore wind projects in Albacete and Andalucia, from Sirocco Power, a special purpose vehicle incorporated by Alfanar Group, Saudi Arabia (Alfanar).
The investment represents Glennmont’s first acquisition in the Spanish wind market and is made up of four assets with a combined capacity of 98.7MW: La Escalereta II (23.63MW), La Estancia (7.8MW), Chinchilla (27.30MW) and Barrax (39.70MW). All assets have been acquired at COD and have begun operations.
The projects will benefit from a ten and a half-year PPA
Pamplona Capital Management (Pamplona) is to acquire EET management have agreed to acquire the company from funds managed by FSN Capital. The sale is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022.
EET is a leading value-added distributor of specialist technology components and solutions with a growing presence across Europe, selling branded and private label products to over 30,000 customers. The company has established longstanding vendor partnerships and leverages its deep technical expertise to deliver a differentiated product and service offering to its customers.
EET is led by CEO Søren Drewsen, supported by a deep and highly experienced
One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle market private equity firm, is to acquire Norit Activated Carbon (Norit), a global manufacturer of activated carbon for purification solutions, from corporate parent Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT).
Norit manufactures a broad portfolio of activated carbon products used for purification needs in growing sectors including renewable natural gas, food and beverage, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, air quality, water, and automotive. The Company operates two plants in North America, five facilities in Europe and participates in three joint ventures in Canada, Asia and Mexico.
“We are proud to make this investment in Norit, whose product offering uses renewable
Hunter Point Capital (HPC), an independent investment firm focused on taking minority stakes in middle-market alternative asset managers, has appointed Melvin Hibberd as a Managing Director to lead the firm’s investment team.
Based in New York, Hibberd will be responsible for HPC’s investment processes and transaction execution. Hibberd joins from The Blackstone Group after a seven-year tenure and brings extensive investment experience to the firm. Most recently, he was a Managing Director and a Member of the Investment Committee in their GP Stakes business.
“Melvin’s appointment is the latest in a series of key strategic hires for the firm following
GreenDome Investments has closed on the acquisition of Elite Co from Prama Holdings. Elite Co is a leading fully integrated land freight and courier solutions providers in the Middle East.
The transaction represents one of the region’s largest acquisitions in the logistics market and is the first of many acquisitions by GreenDome Investments, a logistics investment vehicle owned by regional industry leaders.
“The acquisition of Elite Co represents our first transaction as we embark on a journey to build an integrated, customer-centric and technology-focused end-to-end global logistics services business. We intend to support the region’s fast-paced economies while expanding our
High Street Capital has promoted Charlie Bossart to Principal.
Bossart joined High Street Capital in 2012. His background includes over 13 years of buy-side experience across structured fixed income, public equity, and private equity investing. Bossart currently serves on the boards of Commodity Blenders (commodityblenders.com); Southern Design; and BCD (bcdvideo.com) and is responsible for investment sourcing and execution in the Southeast US, West Coast, and select Midwestern states.
“Charlie’s integrity, leadership and critical analytical skills have enabled him to complete successfully a number of transactions for our investors including two so far this year,” says Joe Katcha, co-founder of High
Kelda – a specilaist in water, energy and carbon saving showers – is raising funds to launch its new, revolutionary, environmentally friendly BubbleSpa shower through Growthdeck, the private equity investment firm.
Kelda’s BubbleSpa shower uses a patented, world-first technology to produce spa-grade water bubbles in a continuous stream which delivers a unique, luxury spa experience, where users can see, feel and hear the bubbles. This technology builds on Kelda’s existing cutting-edge air-injection technology which is utilised in its original AirPowered shower product, where air flow is used to halve water and energy usage.
The new BubbleSpa has received a strong
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