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Guidepost Growth Equity has appointed Tom Eacobacci as Operating Partner, expanding his role after initially joining the Boston-based growth investor as an advisor within the firm’s Value Creation Group (VCG).
The Barton Partnership, a strategic talent solutions firm specialising in value creation, strategy and transformation, has appointed Melissa Chester as Vice President, North America, to strengthen its offering for private equity clients.
Coral Capital Solutions, a leading provider of financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, has appointed Tom Siska as Chief Operating Officer to oversee underwriting, portfolio management, and operations.
IK Partners (IK)’s IK Small Cap IV Fund (IK SC IV) has signed an agreement to invest in Endrix, a French accountancy and advisory firm, alongside existing partners. This represents the third transaction signed from IK SC IV, which held a final close on €2bn in July. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed and completion is subject to customary regulatory approvals.
Brazilian fintech Credix, which leverages AI to provide credit to small and midsize companies, has raised BRL500m ($93m) in a combination of equity and debt financing to support lending growth and technology development, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Leonard Green & Partners has emerged as the lead investor in a $1bn single-asset continuation fund that allows Ares Management Corp to extend its holding in systems integrator Convergint Technologies, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Connection Capital has appointed Joe Samuel as Head of Business Development, a newly created role supporting the continued expansion of the firm’s private markets offering. Samuel will focus on deepening and broadening Connection Capital’s relationships with family offices and institutional investors as demand for access to private markets continues to rise.
Warburg Pincus CEO Jeffrey Perlman has highlighted China as an increasingly attractive market for private equity investments following a period of regulatory and market uncertainty, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone Inc is nearing a deal to acquire the Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco from Westbrook Partners, as the private investment giant bets on a revival of San Francisco’s hospitality and downtown market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
European private credit firm Arcmont Asset Management has made three senior appointments to bolster its investment capabilities across both existing and new strategies, reinforcing its position in the growing private credit market.
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