Latest News
Cliffwater, an alternatives advisory and asset management firm, has appointed Frances Beyers as Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets in the firm’s Private Debt Group effective 1 November.Beyers will be responsible for market research to support Cliffwater’s rapidly growing multi-manager private debt asset management business.
Beyers joins Cliffwater from Refinitiv, where she was Head of Middle Market Loan Analysis. Most notably Beyers has been a fixture in the middle market for over a decade providing market analysis to both managers and investors alike. While at Refinitiv and its predecessor, Beyers frequently authored middle market commentaries and surveys that
Ocorian has made a number of senior appointments to its Global Fund Services Asia Pacific division.Based in the Singapore office, Naveen Sivaambihaibalan joins the firm as Head of Fund Services, APAC; Cursley Legoff joins as a Client Director and Vikram Nursing takes on the role of Senior Manager.
Simon Behan, Chief Commercial Officer, says: “We are seeing continued significant growth in our APAC Fund Services division as we partner with some of the leading asset owners and managers in the region and support their global distribution plans. It is a real feather in our cap to continue to attract some
Intelliflo, a provider of back-office software for financial advisers, has announced a new sales team structure to support its continued growth in the UK.Natalie Beer takes on the new role of Head of Sales to lead Intelliflo’s efforts across new business sales in the UK and will lead both the sales and solutions teams. Gareth Kerr assumes the new role of Head of Sales Proposition. In this role, Gareth will lead the i4C Cashflow sales team, whilst also working in close collaboration with the Customer Relationship Management Team led by Richard Wake. Johann Koch (JK), who joined last year to
Mavason Limited, a subsidiary of the Abris CEE Mid-Market III LP fund, managed by Abris Capital Partners, has signed an agreement with the fund 21 Concordia and its founders to purchase the majority of shares in R2G Polska, operating under the Apaczka brand – a Polish e-commerce delivery solutions provider. The transaction is subject to the standard approval procedure of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK).
Headquartered in Warsaw, Apaczka functions as a technology platform and an integrator, offering comprehensive shipment services for e-commerce stores, SMEs and SOHO (small office/home office) clients. Apaczka supports companies in the development of
In what has been a year of extreme turmoil and unprecedented challenges, the team at Private Equity Wire is very pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Private Equity Wire US Awards, compiled in conjunction with Bloomberg.
2020 was expected to be the year when valuations would finally come down and present a ‘perfect vintage’ for private equity buyout firms, affording them the opportunity to buy assets at more reasonable purchase price multiples.
In July 2020, Apperio research revealed the commercial realities facing private equity legal leaders for the first time. Using this data as a baseline, Apperio has now researched and analysed the situation confronting senior legal stakeholders in venture capital firms.
IK Investment Partners (IK) is pleased to announce that the IK Small Cap II Fund has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in You Sure Investments BV from Synergia Capital Partners (Synergia). Financial terms of the transaction, which is subject to AFM clearance, have not been disclosed.
You Sure is a leading Dutch insurance distribution platform, providing insurance to small businesses and individuals. Operating mainly in the Property and Casualty (P&C) segment, You Sure acts both as an insurance broker and a Managing General Agent (MGA), and currently serves over 60,000 customers.
Headquartered in Ridderkerk, You Sure
Kirkland & Ellis has advised Avanti Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that will target European businesses with a strong US nexus, in connection with its USD600 million IPO. The SPAC was sponsored by NNS Group, the investment group founded by entrepreneur Nassef Sawiris, and Sienna Capital, the alternative investment platform of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL). Avanti Acquisition’s shares began trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbol AVAN on 2 October, 2020.
This is the first IPO of a SPAC completed out of the Kirkland’s European offices. In the US, Kirkland is the market leader in SPAC IPOs
In a move designed to signal the next stage of its strategic ambition to develop a strong international fund administration business, ZEDRA has appointed Wim Ritz to the newly created role of global head of funds. Wim will be based at ZEDRA’s offices in Luxembourg.The creation of the new global role highlights ZEDRA’s commitment to drive company growth by developing and investing in its funds administration services. The Group has established teams in Jersey and Guernsey, where a strong focus exists for ESG products, and a major presence in Cayman and Singapore as well.
Initially trained as a lawyer, Wim
Special Reports
Featured
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
