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Private investment firm Baum Capital Partners has promoted four employees, including two to principals of the firm.Jon Biggs has been promoted from Vice President to Principal. Biggs works with business owners and managers, service providers, intermediaries and capital providers to originate, evaluate, execute and manage investments. Jon graduated with honours from Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in Finance.
Brian Coleman has been promoted from Vice President to Principal. Coleman works with business owners and managers, service providers, intermediaries and capital providers to originate, evaluate, execute and manage investments. He holds an MBA from Washington University in St
2020 Top 10 tech predictions – To introduce the Private Equity Wire Global Outlook Report 2020, the team at RFA has made the following 10 predictions on technology and how they might impact the industry over the next 12 months. We took a considered approach before settling on these 10 trends based on what we’ve seen across our client base, the conversations we’ve had (and continue to have) on a daily basis, as well as from research into business drivers and emerging technology:
Investec Investment Banking & Securities (Investec) has made two new hires to its healthcare team. Jens Lindqvist and Brough Ransom both join from N+1 Singer, where they worked in healthcare sector research and sales respectively.Lindqvist is a fully-qualified medical doctor from Karolinska Institute (Sweden) with 20 years of capital markets experience in London. At N+1 Singer, Lindqvist spent more than ten years evaluating public and private equity in the UK life sciences sector, as well as originating mandates and helping to raise funds.
Ransom also joins from N+1 Singer, where he was a specialist salesperson responsible for promoting healthcare stocks
Brand management platform Frontify has raised a USD22.3 million Series B funding round led by the EQT Ventures fund with participation from existing investors, including Blossom Capital, Datartis Ventures and Thomas Dübendorfer, Tenderloin Ventures, and Myke Näf. The funding will be used for global expansion, particularly across North America and Europe, alongside continued product innovation.
Brands need to engage their audience and build trust. As customers become savvier and more discerning, a brand must exceed expectations. It has to evolve and stay relevant, all the time appealing to its audience. Managing your brand means investing in your company’s value and ultimately,
Akin Gump has expanded its private equity and hedge fund practices in Asia with the relocation of partner Olivia Chung and senior counsel Divya Thakur from London and New York respectively, to the firm’s Singapore office…
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AP Møller Capital P/S (APMC) is ton acquire a 43 per cent stake in ARISE Ports & Logistics (ARISE P&L). The remaining equity will be held by Olam International Limited and Africa Finance Corporation, with 31 per cent and 26 per cent respectively.ARISE P&L is the holding structure for ARISE’s ports and logistics operations across Africa. These currently comprise the New Owendo International Port (NOIP) and the Owendo Mineral Port (OMP) in Gabon, the Multipurpose Industrial Terminal of San Pedro (TIPSP) in Côte d’Ivoire, and the Nouakchott Container Terminal (TCN) in Mauritania. The deal is expected to close in the
Varagon Capital Partners (Varagon) is serving as Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner on a senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of Accupac by an affiliate of Palladium Equity Partners (Palladium).Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Mainland, PA, Accupac is a leading contract manufacturer of complex specialty oral care, lotions, topical care, and other over-the-counter and CPG products for the world’s largest pharmaceutical and consumer products companies.
Unigestion has launched Unigestion Secondary V, its latest secondary private equity fund, with a strategy to target small, non-auctioned secondary deals below EUR50 million, focusing on portfolios of high quality companies at attractive valuations.With over two decades of experience in secondaries, Unigestion is one of the pioneers in the global secondary market. In particular, Unigestion’s expertise extends into tailored and often more complex liquidity solutions.
With a global team of 43 private equity professionals, Unigestion sources secondary opportunities from its network of more than 500 General Partners (GPs), limited partners, small intermediaries and selected specialist secondary direct managers. Drawing
BGF-backed Kids Planet has acquired North West-based Kids Allowed in a deal which makes it the UK’s third biggest nursery group. Kids Planet now has 52 nurseries across the North West and Midlands and provides care to nearly 6,000 children. The business was founded in 2008 by CEO Clare Roberts and her father John, who is now Chair. Clare’s sister, Lucy Kaczmarska joined as Childcare Director in 2013. Kids Planet received GBP10 million initial investment from BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses, in 2016 when it had 17 nurseries. Kids Planet has trebled its footprint since
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