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Independent fund administrator Centaur Fund Services has appointed Michael Marisca as Head of Business Development. Based in Centaur’s US headquarters in New York, Marisca will be responsible for overseeing and growing the company’s sales and revenue globally.
Marisca has extensive business development experience in the funds industry and has held several senior operational and business development positions. His experience will be an important addition to Centaur as it continues to experience rapid growth in its North American business.
Marisca will report to Des Johnson, CEO of Centaur US, who says: “We are delighted to welcome Mike as Head of Business
Kroo Ltd has raised GBP17.7 million in a Series A funding round led by tech entrepreneur and founder of Karlani Capital, Rudy Karsan. The capital raised will be used to mobilise the bank ahead of its launch in early 2022.
Kroo’s goal as a social bank is to remove friction from financial interactions with friends and family. Currently it does so by offering customers a prepaid debit card and innovative ways to track their personal and social finances – enabling them to easily create groups with friends, track spending, and split and pay bills quickly and securely. It aims
Avista Capital Partners (Avista), a private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare, is to sell Arcadia Consumer Healthcare, (Arcadia), a specialist in the consumer healthcare market for over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and premium vitamins and nutritional supplements, to Bansk Group, a private investment firm focused on building distinctive consumer brands.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
In 2018, Avista acquired Arcadia’s predecessor, Kramer Laboratories, Inc, a company focused on delivering innovative healthcare products to help consumers self-treat their everyday problems. Kramer’s portfolio brands and products included highly efficacious OTC foot care and specialty cough treatments. Shortly thereafter,
An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock), a middle-market private investment firm, has completed the acquisition of Amtech and New Futura Services (Amtech Software) leading providers of manufacturing ERP software and technology services for the packaging and other manufacturing industries.
Amtech’s innovative, end-to-end suite of software, automation and other technology solutions serve as the backbone for a diverse group of over 245 customers and more than 750 manufacturing plants. Its tailored solutions enable manufactures to remain competitive in a fast-evolving industry, while also achieving operational excellence in areas including plant management, production planning, supply chain, sales and customer service.
An affiliate of global alternative investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has made an equity investment in The Bluebird Group (Bluebird0, a retail services consulting firm.
Founded in 2015, Bluebird provides emerging and category-leading brands with outsourced retail services required to optimise online and in-store sales. The Company provides strategic planning, operations consulting, account management, digital optimisation, and data analytics services. HIG’s investment will support the Company’s continued expansion as well as investments in next-generation digital insights and analytics.
Jason Kapsner, CEO of Bluebird, says: “Our brand partners entrust Bluebird to provide them with the insights and execution necessary to navigate
FSN Capital VI (FSNC) has acquired a majority share in Adragos Pharma Group (Adragos), a B2B contract developer and manufacturer (CDMO) for pharmaceuticals.
The current owner, Prange Group (PG), remains invested. The parties have agreed not to disclose details of the transaction.
Adragos, with production sites in Livron (France), Leipzig (Germany) and Toride (Japan) offers end-to-end services for a broad range of pharmaceutical products, in particular injectables and semi-solid forms. As a local partner for leading pharmaceutical companies, Adragos excels through superior service and reliability of supply, specialising in non-biotech products, so-called small molecules.
FSNC will provide additional momentum, enabling
A company controlled by the Permira funds has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Engel & Völkers – an international property brokerage platform.
Following the transaction, the Völkers family and part of the management team will retain almost 40 per cent of the shares in the company. Founder Christian Völkers will become Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in Hamburg in 1977, Engel & Völkers has become one of the world’s most highly regarded brands in premium property brokerage. Today, more than 11,500 real estate agents across 900 locations in
Ritchie Bros, a global asset management, disposition, and services company, is to acquire European plant and machinery auction house, Euro Auctions, for an enterprise value of GBP775 million (approximately USD1.08 billion).
Founded in 1998, Euro Auctions conducts unreserved heavy equipment auctions with onsite and online bidding under the brands Euro Auctions and Yoder & Frey, with 200-plus employees in 14 countries. In 2020 the company conducted 60 auctions, selling close to 90,000 items for GBP484-plus million across its nine locations in the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Germany, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, and the United States. Similar to Ritchie
Phillips 66 has made an investment in Seeq, a developer of software applications for analysing and sharing insights on process manufacturing data.
The investment is through the Altira Group, a venture capital firm that counts Seeq as one of its portfolio companies. It is the first investment by Phillips 66’s Digital Ventures organisation, which is part of the AdvantEdge66 program launched by the company to drive digital transformation and innovation.
“Data can yield incredible value and insights when properly gathered and refined through advanced analytics,” said Zhanna Golodryga, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Administrative Officer for Phillips 66.
Perusa Partners Fund 2 portfolio company PROLED GROUP (PROLED), a specialist in the design, manufacturing and distribution of LED lighting solutions and portfolio, has acquired a majority stake in German premium lighting provider mawa design Licht- und Wohnideen (mawa).
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