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Global growth private equity firm TA Associates has agreed to make a strategic growth investment in Honan Insurance Group, a Melbourne-based commercial insurance broker.
The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2020. Honan’s Group CEO and executive director Damien Honan, CEO Andrew Fluitsma and COO Laurence Basell will continue to lead the business and be shareholders alongside TA following the transaction.
Honan designs, prices and negotiates insurance policies on behalf of corporate clients. The company’s main verticals are in the corporate, strata, real estate and employee benefits markets, mainly in Australia, New Zealand and Southeast
GCA Altium has appointed David Riemenschneider as Senior Advisor for Automotive Technology & Mobility.Riemenschneider brings to GCA Altium a combination of over 30 years of experience as senior executive at one of the world’s largest car makers, CEO of a private equity-backed automotive software firm and M&A advisor in Automotive Technology and Mobility. He has led circa 20 corporate finance transactions both as principal and advisor. An American citizen, David has lived in Europe (France, the UK and Germany) for over 20 years.
Riemenschneider was born and raised in Michigan (USA) where he also studied, receiving his BBA in
Piper, a specialist investor in consumer brands, has promoted Flora McAlpine to Investment Manager.McAlpine joined Piper in September 2018 as Investment Executive and supports the deal team on origination, evaluation and execution of new investments in the consumer branded space – including recent Piper investments in Mindful Chef and Mous.
Prior to Piper, McAlpine worked for seven years in the consumer sector investing in early stage consumer brands and providing buy and sell-side commercial due diligence services on mid-market transactions. She came from strategy consultancy Parthenon-EY where she advised on the acquisition of companies such as Riviera Travel and 3V
HKW, a middle-market private equity firm focused on growth-oriented companies, has appointed Jeff Bistrong as Partner. In his new role, Bistrong will incorporate his technology transaction expertise into all aspects of HKW’s Four Pillar approach to investing, leveraging the strength of the existing deal sourcing engine to enhance the firm’s technology sector activities. Based in Boston, Bistrong will serve as a member of HKW’s Investment and Exit committees.
“This is a great opportunity to add a leading technology executive to our team,” says Ted Kramer, President & CEO of HKW. “Jeff’s business acumen, and more importantly his embodiment of HKW’s culture
A new fund advised by VI Partners held its first close in April on EUR71 million. The fund will focus on medical and deep tech innovations from the Swiss scientific research ecosystem, and hold a final close in 2021.
Anyfin – a Stockholm-based startup that enables consumers to refinance their existing loans, avoid high credit costs and improve their financial health – has secured USD30 million Series B round, led by EQT Ventures.Other participants in the round include existing investors; Accel, Northzone and Global Founders Capital (GFC).
Dedicated to making finance easier and fairer for consumers, Anyfin will use the investment to drive product innovation, launch additional offerings and scale into new European markets. The company is on a mission to improve the financial wellbeing of Europeans and put them back in control of their finances, which has become
Private equity and venture capital fundraising hit EUR109 billion, up 6 per cent, in 2019, and the highest total over a decade, according to new data from Invest Europe.In parallel, the total equity amount invested in European companies increased 10 per cent year-on-year to EUR94 billion in 2019, the highest level on investment ever recorded.
Invest Europe, the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors, today published its “Investing in Europe: Private Equity Activity 2019” report – the most comprehensive and authoritative source of fundraising and investment data available, covering over 1,400 firms.
Alongside Rand Merchant Bank Ventures (RMBV) and other shareholders, Ninety One, via its Africa Private Equity Fund 2 (91APEF2), has sold a portion of its equity investment in Kamoso Africa (Kamoso) to the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC). Founded in 2015, Kamoso has established itself as one of Botswana’s leading diversified fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) platforms. Ninety One and RMBV acquired a controlling stake in Kamoso in 2017, in what was believed to be Botswana’s largest ever private equity investment.
In this transaction, BDC acquired a 24 per cent shareholding in Kamoso and has joined the board.
Ian Dewar, CEO of
Parabellum Investments, an international investment firm specialising in the mid-market, has teamed with operational investors The Acacia Group to acquire The Column Group a privately-owned technology consulting, systems and services provider. Working in partnership with the Column management team, Parabellum and Acacia plan to accelerate the company’s growth with new investment in the brand, strengthening strategic customer and partner relationships, a renewed focus on operational effectiveness, and market expansion through acquisition.
The deal follows Parabellum Investment’s recent acquisition of Advanco, a specialist in product serialisation software, providing a strong launchpad for further US acquisitions. Rami Cassis, founder and CEO of Parabellum
Blockchain Valley Ventures (BVV), a blockchain technology-focused venture capital firm, in collaboration with Delio, a provider of private markets investment technology, has launched the BVV Dealroom – a virtual deal marketplace for blockchain startups and investors. The new platform – one of the first of its kind in the blockchain space – will offer a solution to the current funding bottleneck that has beset many startups, owing to the Covid-19 related restrictions imposed across the world.
Heinrich Zetlmayer, Founder and General Partner of BVV, says: “We are on a mission to provide the essential support that startups require during these
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