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Värde Partners, a global alternative investment firm, has promoted Shannon Gallagher and Mona Girotra to Global Co-Heads of its Business Development and Investor Relations (BDIR) group reporting to the firm’s President, Jon Fox.
“Shannon and Mona have great relationships with our investors and have consistently demonstrated strong results and leadership skills,” says Fox. “I’m excited to see them take this next step and I look forward to working closely with them and our investors as they oversee our fundraising and IR team.”
Based in London, Gallagher joined Värde in 2018 and had previously been responsible for leading business development
Caisse des Dépôts has received a binding offer from Tikehau Capital, an alternative asset management group, to acquire a 42 per cent stake in its subsidiary Egis, a specialist in engineering, construction and mobility services.
Egis creates and operates smart infrastructure and buildings capable of responding to the climate emergency and the major challenges of our time, by enabling more balanced, sustainable and resilient regional development.
Pursuant to the proposed transaction, Tikehau Capital would hold 40 per cent to 44 per cent of Egis’ capital, through its T2 Energy Transition Fund[1]. Caisse des Dépôts would retain 34 per cent
Stirling Square Capital Partners, a London-based mid-market private equity investor, has made two key hires to augment its internal capabilities.
Toni Gillespie joins the firm as Chief of Talent after a long career in HR at UBS, Credit Suisse, Bridgepoint, and most recently AMP Capital. She will be responsible for recruiting, fostering and developing human capital within the firm. Stirling Square is committed to best practices in meritocracy, diversity, inclusion and compensation. The Chief of Talent will also play an essential role in supporting Stirling Square portfolio companies’ strive for excellence in leadership management, as the firm drives ambitious change
AIM-listed Hardide (Hardide) has secured a GBP250,000 funding package from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) East & South East Midlands Debt Finance fund, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and backed by the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
The business intends to use the funding, which it secured back in April, to continue its innovative product development and expand its business development activity.
Bicester-headquartered Hardide is responsible for developing advanced nano-technology metal coatings, which are used to help increase the lifespan and optimise the performance of vital metal components which operate in abrasive, erosive and chemically aggressive environments.
Longford Capital Management, a specialist in commercial litigation finance, has held the final closing of its most recent fund (including a parallel fund, Fund III), at USD682 million.
Longford’s assets under management now exceed USD1.2 billion, placing it among the largest private equity firms focused on investments in legal assets. Fund III is the third private investment fund Longford has closed since the firm began operating in 2013.
Fund III includes repeat investors from Funds I and II, as well as many new investors, attracting capital from state and municipal pension funds, university endowments, foundations, single and multi-family offices, and
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has acquired In-Place Machining Company in partnership with management.
IPM is a leading provider of high-acuity field machining, metrology and diamond wire-cutting services for mission-critical infrastructure and equipment. The Company’s services are an essential part of the maintenance, repair and service cycle for clients across a variety of end-markets including industrial and manufacturing, naval and marine, hydroelectric, metals, and aerospace. IPM was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Company will continue to be led by CEO Dean Flint and the existing executive team.
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Digital marketing specialist Brainlabs, portfolio company of private equity investor Livingbridge, has made another addition to the agency, the full-service Amazon specialist, Molzi. The move is Brainlabs’ third acquisition this year.
Known for its industry-leading expertise in Google and Facebook advertising, the further inclusion of widely in-demand Amazon capability elevates the Brainlabs group to a leader across all three giants of the digital advertising triopoly.
As an Amazon preferred partner, Molzi has experienced exceptional growth since its inception in 2017 under the leadership of Founder and CEO Chris Mole. In particular, 2020 saw Molzi double the size of its
Lincoln Road Global Management (Lincoln Road), a private equity firm focused on lower middle market companies, has appointed Alexander Breinin as a Senior Associate.
Breinin is based in Miami and will assist in originating, evaluating and executing potential investments across the business services, value-added distribution and specialty manufacturing sectors in which Lincoln Road invests.
“We are excited to welcome Alex Breinin to Lincoln Road’s experienced investment team as we continue to build our deep bench of talent, strengthen our infrastructure and scale our growth to help lower middle market businesses realise their full potential,” says Jeff Magny, Founder and Managing
Ironwood Capital has exited its investment in Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS), a privately held waste and recycling company servicing Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
LRS is led by industry veteran Alan Handley, CEO. Ironwood has extensive experience in the environmental services industry, completing more than a dozen platform investments in the waste management vertical.
“We have enjoyed working with Alan and his team at LRS during this time of rapid company growth,” says Dickson Suit, partner and head of the Environmental Services team at Ironwood Capital. “LRS management has seamlessly executed its acquisition plan while maintaining high environmental
InvestX Capital, a private market secondaries platform and financial technology company, has secured a strategic investment from Jefferies Financial Group, Virtu Financial, and Canaccord Genuity Group.
Marcus New, CEO and Founder of InvestX says: “We are thrilled to partner with these leading financial institutions as we expand our Growth Equity Marketplace (InvestX GEM), a private market secondaries platform, focused on pre-IPO giants, to sell-side firms. Their tremendous knowledge, experience and networks will accelerate our ability to expand our solutions for a broader range of broker dealers and issuers, creating higher levels of electronification and transparency while lowering costs to all
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