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Active Partners, a consumer-focused investment firm, has held the final close of AP III, a GBP100 million fund focused on category-defining, high-growth consumer brands emerging from the UK and Europe.Active Partners invests in the iconic brands of tomorrow, backing outstanding businesses with exceptional levels of customer engagement that are poised for rapid growth. AP III will build on the firm’s success partnering with founders to build valuable, high-performing and sustainable businesses that consumers love.
The consumer market is undergoing a period of unprecedented change; unlike earlier generations who drew comfort from big brands, a new generation of consumer (Millennials
Alpha Terminal, a market data platform for Investment Professionals, has recently appointed Paul Hall as Head of Support at its London office. Having joined the company in 2013, Hall has over six years’ experience as a Customer & Technical Support Advisor and Support Manager. Client favourite and technical analysis & charting guru Richard Chiesa moves to a new role within the Alpha development team.
Hall says: “Our clients love the one-to-one support and training we offer with Alpha. Being able to call and speak to someone quickly who not only understands the product but is also knowledgeable about investment analysis just
Hamilton Lane, a private markets asset management firm, has announced new leadership roles in its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) investment business.Jim Strang, a Managing Director who currently leads EMEA and oversees the firm’s London office, will assume the newly-created role of Chairman EMEA. In addition, Richard Hope, who is a Managing Director on the firm’s secondary and co-investment teams, will succeed Strang in both positions. The appointments take effect immediately.
“Both Jim and Richard have been with Hamilton Lane for more than eight years, and in that time have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to our organisation, to our mission
Hg, a specialist private equity investor focused on software and service businesses, has finalised an agreement for an investment in Intelerad Medical Systems (Intelerad), a global provider of medical imaging software and enterprise workflow solutions. The terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020, following satisfaction of customary regulatory approvals, have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1999, Intelerad is a medical imaging software provider that specialises in diagnostic viewing, reporting and collaboration solutions for radiologists. Headquartered in Montreal (CA), Intelerad has over 400 employees located in various offices in Canada, the United States,
IK Investment Partners (IK), a pan-European private equity firm, has acquired a minority stake in private higher education specialist Groupe EDH (GEDH), which controlled by Quilvest Capital Partners and Amin Khiari. A pioneer in the field of communication (EFAP), cultural management (ICART) and journalism (EFJ), GEDH, which has been managed by Amin Khiari since 2014, secured investment from Quilvest in 2017 to support its growth plan and in particular its external growth operations. GEDH has since completed the acquisitions of the Brassart and Aries schools, both specialised in the field of digital creation, and now combined under the BRASSART brand with a
LGB Corporate Finance has advised the shareholders of CMi, a provider of executive mentoring for chairmen and senior level executives, on its sale to MW&L Capital Partners. Established in 2003 by executive search specialist Krister Svensson, who died last year, CMi has been at the forefront of this emerging leadership tool and remains the market leader in the provision of mentoring to the C-suite and the Board. CMi has built an international mentor roster comprising some of the most respected chairmen and has delivered over 280 mentoring engagements for high profile corporate clients in 10 countries, primarily in Western Europe.
HLD Europe has entered into exclusive negotiations with IK Investment Partners (IK), a Pan-European private equity firm to become the majority shareholder of Exxelia Group, a specialist in the manufacturing of high reliability passive components and electromechanical systems. Exxelia’s management will reinvest alongside HLD Europe.
The completion of the transaction is subject to the consultation of employee representative bodies and the approval of the competition authorities as well as the French and American administrations.
Exxelia develops and manufactures complex passive components and electromechanical solutions for niche industrial markets such as aeronautics, space, defence, medical and rail, where product reliability and performance
Fund data management platform Kneip has named Hugues Delcourt as Chairman of the Board whilst founder and previous Chairman, Bob Kneip, moves into the role of Vice-Chairman.Delcourt brings with him a wealth of experience, with 30 years in the banking industry accrued in Europe and Asia, working for global institutions, including Indosuez, ABN AMBRO and UBS. Most recently, Delcourt was the Group CEO of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, a position he held for five years.
In his new role as Chairman of the Board, Delcourt will offer guidance and support to the executive leadership team, headed up by CEO
Fund Recs is to provide SANNE, a global provider of alternative asset and corporate services, with tailored reconciliation automation services through its Velocity fund administration software.Fund Recs, an established fund industry software provider, will work with SANNE to automate the data processing and reconciliation process in its fund administration business. Delivered as a Software-as-a-Service, Velocity, will help SANNE achieve its goal of Straight-Through-Reconciliations.
Fund Recs Chief Executive Officer, Alan Meaney, says: “Through our engagement with SANNE we’ve delivered a strong relationship and are excited to be working with a group that has such a focus on providing high quality
Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, has opened its first Nordic office in Stockholm, Sweden.Neuberger Berman has operated across the Nordics since 2004 and will now deepen this commitment by opening a dedicated office to provide on-the-ground client support. Emelie Albeck, relationship manager for the Nordics, has relocated to Stockholm from London.
Dik van Lomwel, head of EMEA and Latin America, says: “Opening an office in Stockholm, our tenth in Europe, reaffirms our long-term commitment to the Nordic market. Providing local support and expertise is central to nurturing close client relationships.
“Over the years, we are fortunate to
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