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Leading global investor services group IQ-EQ is expanding its Luxembourg senior team with the appointment of senior director Bram Eijsbouts as its new Head of Business Development. Eijsbouts will report directly to Fèmy Mouftaou, IQ-EQ Luxembourg’s chief commercial director. This newly created position reflects the increasing market opportunity identified in the sector, both in Luxembourg and more broadly across the global group.
An experienced commercial director with a demonstrated international track record of 17+ years in the financial and corporate services sector, Eijsbouts has held a number of strategically important commercial roles, each of which arm him with the necessary skills
PEF Services (PEF), a fund administrator for alternative investment managers, has been selected to provide fund administration services to Parliament Capital Management (PCM). “PEF’s reputation for providing exceptional service to its clients, together with innovative technology solutions that will allow us to scale, were key drivers in our decision,” says José R Otero-Freiría, Managing Partner of Parliament Capital Management. “PEF Services’ extensive experience in working with debt funds will help us focus on expanding strategic, high-value initiatives like deal sourcing and asset management, among other areas.”
PEF Services is a private capital fund administrators supporting multiple fund types and investments including Buyout,
Behrman Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York and San Francisco, has sold its portfolio company ILC Dover to New Mountain Capital. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.Founded in 1947, ILC Dover designs and manufactures a broad range of innovative, highly engineered products utilising high-performance flexible materials. The Company has a more than seventy-year heritage of innovation, and commitment to expanding its product portfolio of mission-critical applications to end use cases including single-use pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical production, personal safety, industrial packaging, infrastructure protection and a range of solutions for human space flight. The Company
Private equity firm CenterOak Partners’ portfolio company Cascade Windows (Cascade) has acquired Amerimax Windows & Doors (Amerimax) from OmniMax International. Amerimax is a manufacturer of vinyl windows and doors focused on the residential retrofit and replacement markets. Amerimax operates two manufacturing facilities in Loveland, CO and Woodland, CA, allowing it to effectively service its dealer customers throughout the Western US. The transaction broadens Cascade’s product offering in the retrofit and replacement window and door segment of its business while also providing incremental production capacity to serve existing Amerimax and Cascade customers in California and Colorado.
“Amerimax has developed a lasting
Stirling Square Capital Partners (Stirling Square) has held the final close of its Fourth Fund with EUR950 million in total commitments raised.The Fund exceeded Stirling Square’s target and represents a nearly 60 per cent increase in size over the firm’s Third Fund.
The Fund received robust support from the firm’s existing investor base and attracted significant commitments from notable new global investors. At final close approximately 60 per cent of commitments were from Europe, 35 per cent from North America, and 5 per cent from the Asia Pacific region.
The Fund will continue to execute the strategy developed
Globalization Partners, whose Global Expansion Platform enables companies to hire talent in more than 170 countries within days without the need to first set up costly international subsidiaries, has closed on a USD150 million minority equity investment led by funds managed by Wincove Private Holdings and TDR Capital, with participation from Sands Capital. The investor group will further accelerate Globalization Partners’ rapid growth to date, as companies increasingly look to expand into new international markets. The company intends to invest heavily in client services, technology development, sales, and global expansion.
Founded by CEO Nicole Sahin in 2012, Globalization Partners flattens barriers to global business by making
The Conen Group, based in Morbach, a provider of interiors and technical products for educational institutions and a portfolio company of Halder, has acquired over HKS Systemtechnik in Borchen (Germany), a specialist in the field of projection and presentation technology. HKS produces and sells projection screens, information terminals as well as barrier-free, multimedia-capable lecterns and height-adjustable screen mounts. Via its in-house development and production, the company can ensure a high level of delivery speed and flexibility for customer-specific adjustments.
The acquisition by Conen is a succession solution for the founder and main shareholder, Winfried Steins. His partner and co-managing director, Christian
Ridgemont Equity Partners, a middle market private equity investor, has partnered with HealthMark Group, a provider of release of information and other health information management services, and OTech Group, a provider of patient intake management software and systems. Together, the businesses will form a leading software and technology-enabled solutions platform to help medical practices minimise the administrative burden associated with patient check-in, form completion and signing, and compliant medical record release. With Ridgemont’s backing, management will continue to invest in product development and acquire complementary offerings to further expand the platform. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
“Ridgemont
Miami-based private equity firm Black Dragon Capital has agreed to acquire the entirety of Grass Valley, a technology supplier of advanced broadcast and media solutions, from Belden.
According to Louis Hernandez Jr founder, managing director and CEO of Black Dragon, the firm plans to accelerate Grass Valley’s evolution in becoming the market leader in digital media, as well as open and inclusive cloud technology.
Private equity and venture capital firm Black Dragon makes control investments in growth companies it believes can become market leaders in industries disrupted by digitalisation.
“Grass Valley has an iconic brand, track record of strong performance,
Blackstone has appointed John Stecher, formerly Group Chief Technology Officer and Group Chief Innovation Officer at Barclays, as Chief Technology Officer. Stecher will lead Blackstone’s global technology organisation and help advise the firm’s investing teams and portfolio companies on technology-related matters. He will report to Michael Chae, Blackstone’s Chief Financial Officer, and will begin this role on 24 February. He succeeds Bill Murphy, who led Blackstone’s best-in-class technology platform over the past eight years. Murphy will continue to serve as a Senior Advisor to the firm as well as serve on the boards of various Blackstone portfolio companies.
Jon Gray, Blackstone
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