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A record number of refinancings and recapitalisations were completed in the first half of 2021 in the UK, according to research from global investment bank GCA Altium.
Data provided by the firm’s MidCapMonitor identified that over the course of H1 2021, 114 transactions were completed in the UK, resulting in the most active first half to a year since the company started the publication in 2016.
The report, which analyses debt transactions across several major European markets, found that in comparison, during the same period 70 deals were completed in France, and 60 were finalised in Germany. A further
Vision Innovation Partners, a leading eye care platform backed by Centre Partners, has acquired Ophthalmic Associates, a provider of integrated eye care services with five locations in Western Pennsylvania.
The acquisition adds to Vision Innovation Partners’ significant presence in Pennsylvania and further strengthens its growing network of ophthalmology practices and ambulatory surgery centres in the Mid-Atlantic region.
“We are delighted that the paths of Ophthalmic Associates and Vision Innovation Partners have aligned. Since its founding in 1905, Ophthalmic Associates has been the trusted vision care provider to communities across six counties in Western Pennsylvania. Our partnership with Vision Innovation Partners
Arcano Asset Management, the asset management division of Arcano Partners, has appointed Matilde Horta e Costa to lead private equity secondary market investments for Europe.
Matilde Horta e Costa has a BA from the University of Cambridge and began her career in the M&A advisory team at Perella Weinberg Partners in London. More recently, Matilde spent over five years in the investment and investor relations teams at Coller Capital, one of the largest private equity secondaries fund managers with over USD22 billion raised in the last ten years.
As a result of her time at Coller Capital, Matilde has
A majority of US startups (52 per cent) are now ‘very optimistic’ about the next 12 months, despite 62 per cent seeing business growth negatively impacted by the pandemic.
This was a key finding of a new study of US startup sentiment coming out of the pandemic, by Angel Investment Network (AIN), the world’s largest online angel investment platform. The study of 1,205 US based startups found 76 per cent expressed optimism overall with 19 per cent quite optimistic and 52 per cent very optimistic, versus just 24 per cent who were pessimistic.
The results show the extent to which
Macfarlanes has advised on the launch of the Regnan Sustainable Water and Waste fund, the second of the group’s UK ESG integrated funds.
Regnan is a responsible investment business division within J O Hambro’s Australian parent, Pendal Group. In the UK, Regnan represents the distinct business line of J O Hambro which focuses on sustainable and impact investing.
The fund focuses on investing in companies which provide solutions to global water and/or waste related challenges such as those involved in water production, treatment, conditioning and desalination as well as waste collection, transporting, sorting, and recycling.
The Macfarlanes team
Apex Group Ltd has entered into a joint venture with VCP Advisors, a provider of financial, advisory and capital raising services for corporate and fund manager clients.
VCP Advisors works with companies as well as closed-ended and open-ended funds across the private equity, private credit, venture capital, infrastructure, real estate and hedge fund asset classes, to provide advisory, capital raising and restructuring services to the institutional and family office investor community.
As part of this strategic partnership, VCP Advisors will re-brand as Apex VCP, enabling clients to benefit from VCP’s impressive track record in alternative asset management advisory, in
JTC, a global professional services business, has acquired Segue Partners (Segue), a fund services provider head-quartered in St Louis, Missouri, USA.
The initial consideration will be settled in cash and JTC equity. A further consideration is available on the achievement of performance targets in 2022 and 2023.
Michelle Murray, Managing Director and Founder of Segue Partners, created the business in 2010 and has led its successful growth since. Murray is a highly respected financial services professional and entrepreneur with over 28 years’ experience in venture capital and public accounting industries.
Segue differentiates its offering based on quality of service and
Canoe Intelligence (Canoe), a financial technology company focused on data management processes for alternative investors, wealth managers, asset servicers, and capital allocators, has appointed Vishal Saxena as its new Chief Technology Officer.
Saxena brings over 20 years of academic and industry experience within financial services to his new role. He will leverage his experience in team building, process optimisation, software development, project management and alternative and private investments domain knowledge to support Canoe’s growing client base and strengthen the company’s product and technology strategy.
Prior to joining Canoe, Saxena was a Managing Director in the Blackstone Technology and
William Blair, a global boutique with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management, has appointed Michael Nelson as managing director in the firm’s growing Technology investment banking team.
Drawing on his deep fintech sector expertise and industry relationships, Nelson will play a pivotal role in the firm’s FinTech advisory growth, while expanding its investment banking footprint to include Denver.
“We are thrilled to have Mike, an investment banker with a unique and strategic eye for fintech, join our growing, industry-leading Technology team,” says Peter Dalrymple, co-head of Technology investment banking at William Blair. “His addition continues
Private investment firm Sun Capital Partners (Sun Capital) has made two additions to its senior leadership team with Susan Clark joining as Managing Director – Head of Technology Value Creation on the Operations team, and Kelli Turner as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer.
“We are thrilled to welcome Susan and Kelli to the Sun Capital team,” says Marc Leder, Co-CEO of Sun Capital Partners. “Susan’s proven success driving value creation in technology businesses will facilitate the growth of Sun Capital’s rapidly expanding technology vertical, while Kelli’s experience with financial management and firm operations will help to ensure our continued
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