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Ropes & Gray has advised Bridgepoint, an international private assets fund management group, on its acquisition of Achilles, a global leader and partner of choice for supply chain risk and performance management. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Over the past decade supply chain risk management has increased in complexity due to numerous environmental, social, and economic drivers. Issues such as sustainability, modern slavery and equality, diversity and inclusion, as well the increased risk of sophisticated cyber-attacks have changed the way in which supply chains need to be managed: Achilles’ solutions enable customers to mitigate risk and
Europe-based alternative asset fund managers now hold EUR2.06 trillion in assets under management (AUM) as of December 2020, up from EUR1.81 trillion a year ago – an increase of over 13 per cent – and are on track to make 2021 a record year for fundraising, according to Preqin’s 2021 Alternative Assets in Europe Report, which has been produced with leading European asset manager Amundi for the fourth year in a row.
Kidderminster-based skin care supplier Essentially Yours has secured GBP200,000 from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) West Midlands Debt Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven), backed by the Coronavirus Business Interruption Scheme Loan (CBILS).
The firm plans to use the funding to accelerate product development and expand its marketing division, both of which form part of its ambitious growth plans which should create 11 new roles.
With its main operations in Kidderminster, Worcestershire – Essentially Yours has 20 years experience in developing research led botanical skin care products The business supplies various outlets, including beauty salons, hair salons and
Investec Bank (Investec) has appointed Tom Lewin to lead its FIG (Financial Institutions Group) M&A advisory team.
His appointment will be followed by two further FIG advisory hires, to be announced in the coming months.
Lewin joins from KMPG, where he was a partner in the Financial Services M&A team. He previously worked at Barclays and Rothschild, and has extensive experience advising on M&A activity for corporate and private equity clients.
At Investec, he will lead the bank’s FIG advisory offering, working with public, private and sponsor-backed clients.
The M&A advisory offering complements a highly ranked team of FIG analysts:
Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth, disruptive companies, has added Andrew Gorrin as Growth Partner.
In this role, Gorrin will work collaboratively with Great Hill investment teams and portfolio company management to help design and execute their growth strategies.
Gorrin brings to Great Hill a strong track record of sales, marketing and product management across a diverse set of industries. His appointment reflects yet another addition to Great Hill’s in-house Growth Partner program and emphasises the firm’s long-term commitment to providing the strategic resources and guidance needed to enhance the growth trajectories of its portfolio
Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed infrastructure and private equity manager group, has held the final close of Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners (FEIP), a sustainability-led energy transition infrastructure fund investing predominantly in Europe.
FEIP has secured total commitments of EUR851.4 million, 70 per cent over the EUR500 million original target. The fund welcomed attracted additional commitments of EUR64 million from existing limited partners and an Italian institutional investor at final close.
Including co-investments to date of EUR170 million, this represents a total capital pool in excess of EUR1 billion for Foresight’s energy transition strategy. Commitments were made by over 35 leading
Flexpoint Ford, a private equity investment firm specialising in the financial services and healthcare industries, has held the final closing of its second asset investment fund, Flexpoint Asset Opportunity Fund II, (Asset Fund II), at USD825 million.
Asset Fund II will build on the strategy established in the predecessor fund, Flexpoint Special Assets Fund, LP (Asset Fund I), leveraging the firm’s focus and expertise in financial services private equity to invest in opportunistic asset-driven investments across financial services sub-sectors and assets. Asset Fund II will seek to construct a portfolio of diversified financial assets and structured investments.
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EMV Capital (EMVC) invested in Cambridge-based proposed deeptech early-stage investor Martlet Capital, alongside private office Saranac Partners and other investors.
The investment enables Martlet Capital to complete the acquisition of a portfolio of 50-plus minority positions from Marshall Group, including companies in life science, healthcare, cleantech sustainability, industrial and semi-conductor technology. The total targeted investment for Martlet is at GBP22 million, providing Martlet Capital with significant firepower for further follow on and new investment opportunities.
EMV Capital is making a GBP1 million investment into Martlet Capital, and through its ‘capital light’ approach intends to syndicate a part of its initial
Delegate Connect, an end-to-end event platform, has raised AUD10 million in seed capital in its first ever funding round.
The round is one of Australia’s largest Seed rounds, and for AirTree Ventures, who led the round, it’s the biggest Seed cheque written in the fund’s history. The round also includes investment from Skip Capital, the private fund of Kim Jackson and Scott Farquhar (co-founder of Atlassian), along with investment fund TEN13. Founders of some of Australia’s top startups, including Alex Zaccaria, CEO and Founder of LinkTree, and Andrew Barnes, CEO and Founder of Go1, have also joined the oversubscribed funding
Compusoft Group, a global visual CPQ provider, has acquired Access Information Technologies (Access IT), publishers of contractERP — an ERP solution tailored to the window & door and adjacent industries.
The acquisition strengthens Compusoft’s offering to customers in the window & door industry by adding new capability to manage complex business, operational and manufacturing processes. Combined with the existing range of configuration and pricing software, Compusoft will provide an expansive solution for customers to grow and optimise their business from front-end estimation through to back-end financials.
In addition to a wider product offering, the acquisition continues to expand Compusoft’s
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