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Inflexion continues to invest in building its 100-strong team and has announced a number of promotions and appointments.
Tom Pemberton has been promoted to Partner, reflecting his contribution to the Enterprise Fund and consumer team, while Kirsty Tikerpae’s contribution to the smooth operation of our business has seen her named Partner.
Chris Wright has been appointed as Partner in our Manchester office, where he will focus on developing investment opportunities with high growth businesses across a range of sectors in this dynamic region. Chris brings over 15 years’ experience of working with rapidly expanding, ambitious companies in both private equity
UK private equity and venture capital funds generated 10-year returns of 14.2 per cent in 2019, outperforming the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250, according to new research from the BVCA.The BVCA’s annual Performance Measurement Survey, produced with PwC, reports on the aggregated performance of all independent UK venture capital and private equity funds managed from the UK by BVCA members. The survey covers 117 fund managers and 813 funds. The results are presented net of fees and costs.
In this summary analysis, we find the 10-year return of 14.2 per cent IRR delivered by UK private equity and venture
Intercontinental Exchange, an operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of mortgage technology, data and listing services, has received regulatory approval for, and completed, its USD11 billion acquisition of Ellie Mae from leading private equity firm Thoma Bravo.“We are excited to begin the next important chapter in our journey to digitise the residential mortgage industry,” says Jeffrey C Sprecher, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange. “Ellie Mae’s industry leadership and best-of-breed technology will better enable us to further accelerate the automation of the mortgage origination workflow, which will benefit stakeholders across the production chain, including consumers.”
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New World Capital Advisors (NWCA), a global special situations merchant banking and investment firm, has appointed Lena Tan and Rony Rached to its Board of Directors. The investment firm, which saw its group AUM surpass USD2.5 billion earlier this year, continues to strengthen its leadership team in line with future growth plans.
Tan is the Chairman of 7-Eleven Malaysia Sdn Bhd and director of 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd (KLSE: SEM) and Chairman of Singer Malaysia. She also serves as a Director at Berjaya Retail, Razer Fintech, Berjaya Fintech and Berjaya Credit. Prior to her formal appointment, Tan has supported NWCA
Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, has invested in Terminus Technologies, an artificial intelligence (AI) CITY and smart service provider in China. Investcorp has been investing in tech-enabled businesses for 20 years and focuses on identifying companies that it considers to have established business models and are supported by long-term secular growth trends such as AI.
Investcorp believes that its strategic investment in Terminus Technologies will not only contribute to the company’s growth, but it also reflects its confidence in the overall AI CITY layout and business model promoted by Terminus Technologies.
Ever since its
Iron Pillar, a VC firm focused on investing in Indian high growth tech companies, recently onboarded Cyrus Wadia, head of sustainability at Amazon, to guide its companies on sustainability.
Arrow Capital Partners, an investor and operator of real estate in Europe and Asia-Pacific, has appointed Martien van Deursen as its Head of Benelux.Van Deursen will be responsible for sourcing, underwriting and executing transactions and investment management in the Netherlands, including Arrow’s EUR3 billion SIRE joint venture. Arrow currently has a portfolio of EUR100 million-plus multi-let, distribution and light industrial assets in the Netherlands mainly located in the Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht conurbations. Arrow is planning to invest a further EUR500 million over the next three years into similar assets that can be acquired in multiple ways including
Early growth capital investor, Carpediem Capital has appointed Amit Goyal as an Executive Director to bolster its management team. Carpediem Capital invests in profitable start-ups and SMEs across consumer brands, financial services, healthcare and business services.
Amit will be actively involved in investments and portfolio management and will also drive institutional fund-raising. Amit earlier had stints with Phi Capital, DEG (The German Investment firm), Sun Group & J P Morgan. Amit brings with him over 20 years of experience, large part of which is in private equity in Fund of Fund activity (LP investments) as well as direct investment in companies
FSN Capital V has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in MHP Solution Group (MHP), a leading provider of logistics software in the DACH region, from Elvaston Capital. Existing management and current owners will re-invest alongside FSN Capital V and continue to own material stakes in the company. FSN Capital V is expected to obtain an ownership of 77 per cent in the group, with the remainder to be held by management and the seller.
MHP was founded in 1999 providing software that automates the shipping of goods and parcels and has since developed into one of the leading
Compusoft Group, a global software provider in the kitchen, bathroom and furniture industry, is to acquire Soft Tech. The acquisition of Soft Tech, a provider of software solutions for the window and door industry, will expand Compusoft’s presence into this market.Soft Tech’s software is exclusively built to design, estimate and manufacture windows and doors, with a key focus on the commercial and residential window, door and curtainwall space. Soft Tech offers a portfolio of innovative solutions to help fenestration businesses right through their life cycle, from quoting to manufacturing.
The acquisition of Soft Tech is aligned with Compusoft’s mission
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