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Cardano, a pensions risk and investment management specialist, has made three new hires in its Manager Research division.
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Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has expanded its Global Transaction Advisory Group (TAG) into Spain, with the appointment of two Madrid-based Managing Directors, Cristina Almeida and Ignacio Basagoiti.
The arrival of Almeida and Basagoiti marks the latest move in the group’s strategic growth plans and follows the recent appointment of Ali Anwar, Managing Director and Middle East Practice Leader, in Dubai.
The newly established team in Spain will work closely with Global TAG’s existing teams around the world to meet local market demands and address growing cross-border M&A requirements, with enhanced integrated due diligence and transaction
Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa) has completed the simultaneous acquisitions of UAB Pigu (Pigu) and Hobby Hall Group OÜ (HHG), becoming the majority shareholder in the combined group, which represents the leading e-commerce and online marketplace platform operating across Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, with a growing presence in Finland.
With several million registered customers across four countries, over 3,000 merchants onboarded on its proprietary marketplace platform over the last year, Pigu also has a unique portfolio of online shopping destinations such as pigu.lt, kaup24.ee, hansapost.ee, 220.lv, xnet.lv, and hobbyhall.fi.
Mid Europa says the combined Group is expected to lead the
Gemcorp Group, an emerging markets investment, commodities and energy group, has completed a management buyout from its seed investor.
The Gemcorp management team, led by founder and CEO, Atanas Bostandjiev, now owns 100 per cent of the business. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The buyout marks the latest step in Gemcorp’s expansion. Since its inception as an emerging markets investment management firm in 2014, Gemcorp has grown organically, adding a successful physical commodity solutions business and an energy business. The group now employs more than 138 employees, operating across 9 cities.
The Group’s three business
E-commerce investor Clearco has announced ambitious international expansion plans supported by two key executive hires – UK Head and Chief Growth Officer.
After launching in the UK last October and the Netherlands last month, Clearco is also planning on rapidly expanding its European footprint and operations. In addition, it plans to start its expansion into Asian Pacific markets by the end of 2021. The announcement comes on the heels of the company’s Series C capital raise at an almost USD2 billion valuation, and rebranding from Clearbanc to Clearco.
To accelerate its ambitious international expansion plans, Clearco has identified several
Alter Domus, a provider of integrated solutions for the alternative investment industry, has launched an Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) and specialised depositary services in Ireland.
The launch of an AIFM management company follows approval by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) for the acquisition of Beechbrook Capital’s Irish AIFM, and authorisation for Alter Domus’ specialised depositary services.
Alter Domus is the largest specialist service provider in the Irish market to offer a full suite of vertically integrated and tailored solutions locally for global private debt, private equity, real estate and infrastructure investors who market, raise and invest private
HQ Capital has held the final closing of its co-investment program Auda Co-Investment Fund II (ACF II), with USD210 million of commitments, surpassing its original target of USD150 million.
The limited partners in ACF II consist of high net worth and institutional investors including insurance companies, pension funds and family offices.
“With our co-investment program, we offer investors the opportunity to participate directly in select transactions with attractive terms. The high demand for this specialised strategy confirms our approach and is a testament to the confidence our investors have placed in us,” says Dr Bernd Türk, CEO of HQ
EQT Private Equity (EQT) has acquired a stake in Parcel2Go, a UK largest parcel delivery marketplace and e-commerce shipping platform, from Mayfair Equity Partners (Mayfair), management and certain selling shareholders.
Templum, a provider of next-generation capital markets infrastructure for alternatives and private securities, has closed a strategic financing round led by WestCap.
The partnership enables Templum to expand on marketplace services for its growing list of global clientele and enhance liquidity for institutional and retail investors across the ecosystem. Templum and its wholly owned broker dealer subsidiary, Templum Markets, deliver transparency and liquidity to investors and marketplaces with its frictionless, end-to-end white-label trading technology products, using its proprietary Alternative Trading System (ATS) and brokerage solutions.
“The most recent investment from WestCap advances Templum’s strategy to transform the alternative asset sector,”
GP Bullhound has made a new investment in Lingokids, an educational platform for children, as part of a Series C funding round of USD40 million led by an undisclosed investor, with participation from existing investors HV Capital, and Ravensburger among others.
Launched in 2016, Lingokids is the playlearning app for children between two and eight years old, helping more than 30 million families to expand their children’s vocabulary, improve their literacy skills, and develop important social and emotional skills in a fun, 100 per cent safe, ad-free environment.
Lingokids is dedicated to supporting parents in their child’s learning journey,
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