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Ancala Partners (Ancala), an independent infrastructure investment manager, has acquired a majority interest in UK care organisation Holmleigh Care Homes Limited (Holmleigh), on behalf of its European Infrastructure Fund II (Fund II). Ancala has partnered with Holmleigh’s founders Rod Correia (Managing Director), and Matt Western, (Commercial Director), (together, ‘Founder Managers’) who will continue to own a minority interest in, and oversee management of, the Company through this next phase of growth.
Holmleigh was founded in 2000 and provides essential residential care, supported living and domiciliary care services to adults with a varied range of disabilities and challenges, with specialist expertise
International law firm Ashurst has appointed Danny Tan as the Asia-Pacific head of investment funds, based in Singapore.Tan has two decades of experience advising on investment funds, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions, as well as fund formation and restructuring, fund investments and fund regulatory matters. His expertise with both onshore and offshore fund vehicles is well regarded in the Singapore fund management industry, whether for private equity funds, hedge funds, fund of funds, real estate, infrastructure or venture capital funds. He frequently acts for governmental bodies and sovereign wealth funds, local and international fund managers, family offices and financial
Humatica, a private equity specialist advisor for portfolio organisational effectiveness, has made five promotions in its London and Zurich offices. Valentina Pozzobon has been promoted to Director. She is based in Zurich and joined the firm in 2012. Over this period, Pozzobon has managed projects for private equity backed portfolio companies in over 12 countries including North and Southeast Asia, the US and throughout Northern and Southern Europe. Valentina has led a broad range of organisational improvement projects including reorganisation, downsizing and accelerated culture change.
Paul Simpson has been promoted to Senior Manager. He originally joined Humatica’s Zurich office in
Edison Partners, a growth-equity investment firm, has completed the sale of its stake in Solovis to Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ), generating over a 50 per cent IRR on its USD13 million total investment.Headquartered in Dallas, Solovis offers multi-asset class portfolio management, analytics and reporting tools for asset owners and allocators. Solovis’ solutions, which enable public and private assets to be managed on the same platform, will become available through Nasdaq’s eVestment group and broaden eVestment’s capabilities for institutional investors.
The third fintech exit for Edison Partners this year following the acquisitions of Scivantage by Refinitiv and Clearpool by BMO Financial
Segulah Fund V is to acquire a majority stake in NVBS Rail, to support the company’s growth.
US-based private equity firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire Command Alkon from its current owner Quilvest Capital Partners.
Command Alkon supplies collaboration platforms for construction’s heavy work, focused on the software and technology-enabled services sectors.
“This agreement is a testament to Command Alkon’s sustained growth, leading market position, and the opportunities opened by our purpose-built platform for heavy construction,” said Larry Neubauer, a senior partner at Quilvest and chairman of the board at Command Alkon.
“Both the board and Quilvest are excited to announce Thoma Bravo’s stewardship of the company. Their investment track record in B2B enterprise software should
In the following Q&A, Alex Lesch, Partner and member of the Investment Strategy and Risk Management team at Adams Street Partners, explains the importance of operational due diligence and why ongoing collaboration with GPs helps solidify investment confidence.
Private Equity firm Resolute Capital Partners (RCP) has joined Elliott Management, a hedge fund manager, and Soft Bank, a high-tech funding firm, by investing in PLUM Lending (PLUM). Earlier this month, RCP completed a USD2 million equity investment in PLUM through its technology fund, Strategic Technology Assets II (STA II). STA II invests in early-stage technology companies within the healthcare, financial services, and regulatory sectors. RCP leadership believes these sectors are defensible due to each sector’s immense national and global demands.
“More often, companies are demanding an investment partner that can provide operational expertise and support in addition to capital investments,” says
KKR has appointed Hidekazu Harada as a Managing Director in the firm’s Private Equity team based in Tokyo, effective immediately.Harada brings over 20 years of investment banking experience to KKR. He joins from Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he worked for 16 years and was most recently a Board member and Co-Head of Japan Investment Banking. At Bank of America Merrill Lynch he was primarily responsible for financial sponsors, TMT, mergers & acquisitions, management buyouts, and leveraged finance. Prior to his time at the bank, he spent four years at Daiwa Securities SMBC’s Tokyo and London offices where he
Investor services group IQ-EQ has appointed Sukanya Lal as a Business Director in its Singapore team, with a primary focus on developing the group’s network and business opportunities in India.With almost 19 years’ experience in the finance industry, Lal has developed a successful career in business development and sales spanning multiple financial service sectors, including fund services, custody services, asset management and insurance.
Before joining IQ-EQ in Singapore, Lal had held a series of senior business development roles spanning Mumbai and Delhi. Most recently, she was Associate Director of Business Development, Marketing and Sales for a leading global provider of
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