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PE firms made GBP10.1 billion of corporate carve-out acquisitions in the UK last year, up from just GBP765 million in 2019 as the Covid-19 pandemic drove more corporates to sell non-core business units, says Mayer Brown, the global law firm.
Mayer Brown says that the economic disruption of the past year has forced many large businesses to focus on their core operations to a much greater extent, leaving them much more open to sales of less strategically-important business units.
Private equity funds with significant capital to deploy have been a major beneficiary of corporates’ increased interest in divestments and have
TMF Group, a global professional services firm, has appointed Gaurav Rishi Mehra as part of its Fund Services team.
TMF Group’s Fund Services delivers a holistic suite of fund administration and related services across Private Equity, Real Assets (including Real Estate), Infrastructure, Debt and Venture Capital. Over the past months, the practice not only hired many senior level talents in key markets but went through major acquisitions in Europe and the US, thus pursuing the goals both to serve an international clientele and to expand its services.
Mehra joins TMF Group as Head of Fund Services in India, overseeing
In the latest addition to PEWire’s ‘New Normal’ Q&A series Dave Tayeh (pictured), head of private equity, North America, at Investcorp shares his views on the current deal environment, the role of the private equity industry in the recovery as well as its timeline, how the low interest rates are affecting company valuations at the moment, and how the large amounts of dry powder might be deployed in years to come.
Infrastructure investment firm Ventus and Singapore company Sky Logistica Pte Ltd have acquired Prague-based Skyport, a central European air cargo infrastructure company.
Skyport is the leading cargo handler at Prague Airport in the Czech Republic and also has operations in Bratislava and Košice, both in Slovakia.
Skyport operates in a modern semi-automated airside facility and processes more than half of all air cargo passing through Prague Airport.
The airside cargo handling facility in which Skyport operates was acquired by Singapore-headquartered Elite Logistics Fund in connection with the acquisition of Skyport by Ventus and Sky Logistica.
“The last twelve months have
Fund administrator Saltgate has promoted Mohammad Arrab to Associate Director.
Mohammad, based in the company’s Luxembourg office, joined Saltgate last year as Head of Real Estate Accounting. In his new role as Associate Director, Client Operations, he will be responsible for partnering with clients to deliver exceptional client service to them. He will also be continually looking to engage with clients around innovation to further enhance Saltgate’s offering.
Valere Twagirayezu, Saltgate’s Head of Luxembourg, says: ‘Mohammad’s promotion is a testament to his hard work and commitment to giving our clients an incredible experience. He makes sure every client gets
The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has made a minority investment in CIS Secure Computing, Inc (CIS), a provider of secure endpoint communications solutions to government agencies.
The Riverside Strategic Capital Fund (RSCF) partnered with HKW, an Indianapolis-based private equity firm with experience in the technology and federal government contracting space, in connection with this investment.
Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia, CIS’ services enable the use of secure and customised communications technologies in sensitive environments, preventing data leaks, tracking, eavesdropping and hacking of highly sensitive information at the top levels of
Modern Meadow, a specialist in biofabrication, has secured USD130 million in Series C funding and appointed Anna Bakst as Chief Executive Officer.
For the past nine years, Modern Meadow’s investment in research and development across material science and biotechnology has paved the way for a future of biobased, sustainable consumer products. Anna Bakst, Chair of the Board for Modern Meadow, succeeds Andras Forgacs, who has served as CEO of the company since founding the business. Under Bakst’s leadership, Modern Meadow ushers in a new era of bringing materials to market that perform for people and the planet. Forgacs continues to
Kainos Capital (Kainos), a food and consumer-focused private equity firm, is to sell its portfolio company Olde Thompson to Olam Food Ingredients, an operating group of global food and agri-business Olam International.
Olde Thompson was acquired by Kainos in May 2018.
Headquartered in Oxnard, California, Olde Thompson is the largest dedicated manufacturer and supplier of private label dry spices and seasonings in North America. Last year Olde Thompson acquired Gel Spice, which further established it as a leader in the spice category. The acquisition created a differentiated bi-coastal manufacturing footprint, unlocked additional channels, and expanded the company’s product offering
Godspeed Capital Management (Godspeed Capital), a lower middle-market Defence & Government services, solutions, and technology focused private equity firm, has launched after forming a strategic partnership with East Rock Capital.
East Rock Capital is a New York City-based investment firm that manages approximately USD2.5 billion on behalf of a select group of high-net-worth families. United around the belief that talent is the best asset class, the firm seeks to partner with proven investing talent to create exceptional value.
“We are proud to partner with this leading institution, that is well respected in the investment community and whose experience will
GCA Altium has continued to expand its European business, with the appointment in Frankfurt of Frank Merkel as a member of the management board in Germany and Head of GCA Altium’s Industrial Technology sector group in Europe.
Industrial Technology has become a key sector for GCA Altium in recent years. GCA’s North American and particularly its Asian operations have historically had a strong focus on this space, and the new team in Frankfurt complements their activities. Recent GCA transactions in this area include the sale of Wild Goose Filling to The Middleby Corporation, the sale of GANTNER Electronic to SALTO
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