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Addleshaw Goddard has further invested in its cross-border corporate capabilities with the hire of Nordics expert Ann Grewar.
Grewar joins Addleshaw Goddard as a partner from law firm LOGOS, where she led their London Corporate team. She advises a wide range of clients on M&A, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital investments and other corporate matters, with a particular emphasis on cross-border transactions into and out of the Nordic regions.
Grewar has extensive experience in the technology (including fintech) and retail & consumer sectors, and her appointment provides further coverage for the firm’s Corporate team to cover M&A
Frazier Healthcare Partners has closed Frazier Healthcare Growth Buyout Fund X, its 10th healthcare private equity fund focused on the middle market, a vehicle which was oversubscribed and hit its USD1.4 billion hardcap.
The capital came in from new as well as existing limited partners, including public pension funds, financial institutions, foundations and endowments, family offices, corporate pensions and sovereign wealth funds from investors based in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
“Our three decades of focusing on the healthcare industry, breadth and depth of our ecosystem and team resonated with both new and existing investors,” comments Ben Magnano,
By Bao Nguyen, Nick Tootle and Stephen Ng — With a new administration in office, an evolving regulatory landscape, and tax changes potentially on the way, investment funds should be proactive about watching for any shifts in tax policy or compliance requirements that might impact future planning.
Invest Europe, an association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors, has published its ‘Private Equity at Work’ report which shows an that the PE sector is supporting over 10 million workers across the continent and creating over a quarter of a million jobs in sectors that will help feed the recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.
A total of 10.2 million people were employed at 23,009 portfolio companies at the end of 2019, ranging from start-ups and SMEs to large multinationals, according to the second edition of Invest Europe’s ground-breaking employment study. That
Financial services provider iBanFirst, which delivers solutions across banking borders, has secured a growth equity investment to fund product development, international expansion and M&A, from global private equity firm Marlin, which became the fintech’s largest shareholder as a result, replacing existing business angels and some of the company’s early backers.
Through the transaction, a number of iBanFirst’s historic partners, including top-tier venture capital firm Elaia, Bpifrance Large Venture and Xavier Niel, have strengthened their existing commitments. iBanFirst CEO and Founder, Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier, will become the company’s second-largest shareholder as part of the new agreement.
The move marks a shift
Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed Olle Lundqvist as a Managing Director, to head A&M’s Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) Group covering the Nordic region.
Lundqvist comes to A&M from Platinum Equity (Platinum), where he most recently served as a Senior Vice President M&A Operations in London. He headed Platinum’s M&A Operations work for their main fund (USD6.5 billion) in Europe. Lundqvist brings more than 20 years of experience leading performance improvement and operational restructuring of companies. Concentrating primarily on operational due diligence, post-acquisition value creation, carve-outs, post-merger integration, and restructuring.
The addition of Lundqvist signifies
ACA Group (ACA) has added Martin Fawzy to its London-based team of consultants, dedicated to providing regional US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulatory support to hedge funds, private equity and diversified financial services firms domiciled outside of the US.
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Varagon Capital Partners (Varagon) is serving as Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner and Syndication Agent on a senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of JTM Foods, LLC (JTM) by Tenex Capital Management (Tenex).
Headquartered in Erie, PA, JTM Foods, LLC, has been producing premium quality snack pies and other sweet treats since 1985.
The Company produces JJ’s Bakery branded, co-manufactured, and private label sweet baked goods such as fruit filled snack pies, mini pies, and crispy rice treats.
MediSpend, a global technology company providing solutions for the life sciences industry, has secured a majority investment from Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE), an entrepreneur-centric growth equity firm exclusively focused on software and information services companies.
SGE’s prior investments across the broader healthcare vertical include Evive, HMP Global, iContracts, MMIT, ProviderTrust and RLDatix. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.
MediSpend provides solutions for the life sciences industry, enabling some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical, medical device and emerging biotech companies to compliantly manage high-risk business functions through top-rated software and client services. The MediSpend Global Compliance Suite represents
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