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James Excell who joined private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP) in 2016, has been promoted to Partner.
Based at the firm’s London office, Excell works alongside Partners Mike Fell and Philip Duquenoy to source investment opportunities in profitable, dynamic SMEs across the UK. Since joining KCP five years ago, Excell has worked on several transactions including the management buy-out of CMOStores.com, where he sits on the board alongside Mike Fell.
With 13 years’ experience within the sector, Excell has held positions with FTI Consulting where he worked in the corporate finance and restructuring practice and Grant Thornton in their
Funds managed by Harvest Partners SCF, the non-control private equity strategy of Harvest Partners, have signed a definitive agreement to lead a minority investment in HelpSystems.
HP SCF will join existing investors TA Associates (TA), Charlesbank Capital Partners (Charlesbank), HGGC and HelpSystems employees.
Thousands of organisations around the world rely on HelpSystems’ cybersecurity and automation software solutions to protect important information and automate manual processes.
“With its robust organic growth, successful acquisition strategy and notable customer loyalty, HelpSystems represents an exceptional investment opportunity. We are excited to partner with management, TA, Charlesbank and HGGC to support HelpSystems’ continued
Gen II Fund Services, LLC, an independent private equity fund administrator, has announced that the firm’s assets under administration (AUA) now exceed USD450 billion.
Central Park Group, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm delivering access to premier institutional private equity, hedge fund, real estate and fund-of-funds talent, has appointed Roger Lengyel, formerly a senior investment professional at Fortress Investment Group, as Managing Director, Head of Private Equity Secondaries.
Lengyel will further expand the depth and breadth of secondary investments, including an emphasis on GP-led transactions, available to Central Park Group clients. Secondary investments are not typically accessible to private clients and smaller institutional investors.
Lengyel joins Central Park Group from Fortress Investment Group LLC, where he was a senior investment professional responsible for
Centaur Fund Services, a specialist in fund administration and fiduciary services, has appointed Gareth Davies as Head of Client Service, Private Equity, Europe.
Based in Centaur’s London office, Davies will support Centaur’s private equity (PE) clients and define Centaur’s PE strategy and business development plans. This comes on the back of two senior hires in Centaur’s North American business in January.
Davies Brings over 20 years’ experience working in financial services, including 12 years working in Private Equity Fund administration fulfilling leadership roles. Most recently, he was Head of Client Relationship Management, EMEA at IQ-EQ.
The creation of this global
Ropes & Gray has advised NeoGenomics, Inc, a provider of cancer-focused genetic testing services and global oncology contract research services, on its acquisition – including its financing via private placement of equity – of Inivata Ltd, a global, commercial stage liquid biopsy platform company, headquartered in Cambridge, UK.
The acquisition follows a USD25 million minority equity investment by NeoGenomics in Inivata in May 2020, at which time NeoGenomics was granted a fixed price option to purchase the remainder of Inivata for USD390 million prior to December 31, 2021. The cash purchase price will be funded with balance sheet cash and
KPS Capital Partners, LP (KPS) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Metra Holding SpA and Metra SpA, (collectively Metra), a global manufacturer of extruded aluminum.
The selling shareholders will retain 25 per cent ownership of the company. Upon completion of the transaction, Metra will become the fourth acquisition completed by KPS Special Situations Mid-Cap Fund and KPS’ first Mid-Cap Fund acquisition in the EMEA region.
Metra is a global, vertically integrated manufacturer of extruded aluminum profiles and related value-added services, including painting, oxidation, machining, welding and assembly. The company offers a full range of extruded aluminum profiles, which
IK Investment Partners (IK)’s IK VII Fund has sold its stake in Hansen Protection AS (Hansen Protection) to Survitec Group Ltd (Survitec). Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Hansen Protection, with headquarters in Moss, Norway has over 140 years of experience in design and production of textile products safeguarding people, property and the environment. The company is a leading European supplier of immersion suits and protective rainwear used in harsh environments and cold-water areas, as well as a leading Scandinavian supplier of coated textile products for leisure, marine and niche applications. Trusted by defence, marine, energy,
Franz Haniel & Cie GmbH (Haniel) continues with its portfolio transformation and has signed a Share Purchase Agreement with Luxembourg-based Aperam SA (Aperam) to sell ELG Haniel GmbH (ELG).
ELG will be acquired as a complete group and continue to operate as a fully separate company, serving its customers in their best interests. The transaction is subject to the customary regulatory approvals and expected to close in the second half of 2021.
ELG, a specialist in trading, processing, and recycling raw materials for the stainless-steel industry as well as high-performance materials such as superalloys and titanium, has been part
Duraco Specialty Tapes (Duraco) has released a joint statement with its private equity partner and global firm OpenGate Capital announcing the appointment of Ed Byczynski as Chief Executive Officer.
Byczynski has a long tenure of guiding growth in manufacturing businesses and is based in Chicago. Most recently, Byczynski was the Chief Executive Officer of PLZ Aeroscience Corporation, North America’s largest specialty aerosol and liquid manufacturer. During his time at PLZ, Byczynski successfully grew revenue and EBITDA over six times through a combination of M&A and organic growth strategies and throughout the ownership of three separate investment groups. Byczynski also served
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