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WCP has acquired H&P Hygiène et Prévention, the French subsidiary of the Danish group ISS.
With more than 50 years of experience, ISS Hygiene & Prevention is a major player in B2B hygiene services in France and operates in 4 segments: air hygiene, sanitation, pest control and fire protection, as part of preventive or curative actions.
The group has a very diversified client base, with more than 48,000 active accounts, including social and private housing players, companies and local authorities.
The group, which has 1500 employees, is present throughout France via 42 branches, structured around 10 regional hubs.
RSK, an integrated environmental, engineering and technical services consultancy, has acquired the consulting engineering practice Silcock Leedham Group.
The acquisition, announced today, is RSK’s eighth of the financial year and will see the group’s three businesses, Silcock Leedham Consulting Engineers, Zero Energy Design and Verisys, join RSK.
Founded in 2001, Silcock Leedham Group is a mechanical and electrical engineering specialist providing services in the areas of design, thermal modelling, air quality monitoring, technical project management and commissioning to a broad portfolio of clients. It is made up of three complementary and specialist businesses: Silcock Leedham Consulting Engineers, an award-winning
Carl Marks Advisors, an investment bank providing financial and operational advisory services to middle market companies, has promoted Scott Webb to Partner.
Since joining the firm in 2007, Webb has held positions of increasing responsibility and for the last two years has led the firm’s investment banking restructuring vertical alongside Partner Evan Tomaskovic. As Partner, Scott will continue to specialise in advising companies and creditor groups throughout the capital structure on financial restructurings, distressed mergers and acquisitions, capital raises and other special situations. He brings passion, creativity, deep expertise, and smart, innovative solutions to his engagements, providing clients a wealth
Gridiron Capital, an investment firm focused on partnering with founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, has promoted Sean Kelley to Managing Director, Business Development and added and promoted Ty Black to Associate as part of the Business Development Team.
Kelley will continue to focus on developing new business partnerships, marketing to and communicating with business owners, managing investment partnership sourcing, and exit planning. He will also increase his role in marketing and building the Gridiron brand. Ty Black will become a member of Gridiron’s Business Development Team and will report to Kelley and Gridiron’s two Managing Partners, Tom Burger and Kevin Jackson.
Global investor services group, IQ-EQ, has appointed Colin Targett as Managing Director of its Bermuda and Cayman Islands operations.
This strategic new hire follows other senior appointments announced in recent months evidencing the Group’s drive to build its Funds, Private Wealth and Corporate servicing operations in the region.
Targett brings to IQ-EQ more than two decades of senior experience in the fund services space. A qualified chartered accountant by academic training, his career originally began in Bermuda where he spent 10 years working with a number of blue chip organisations, driving forward business growth and leading on all technical aspects of
Tel-Aviv based venture capital firm Crescendo Venture Partners is launching its new VC fund planned which is aiming to raise USD80 million-USD100 million.
The new fund, which has completed its first closing and is planning to have its final closing in the first half of 2020, is managed by a group of seasoned venture capitalists with over 75 years of cumulative experience on both sides of the table, in partnership with the Switzerland based Crescendo Group, which manages client assets in excess of USD 3 billions of dollars from across its eight offices in Geneva, London, Guernsey, New York, Miami, Madrid,
Pantheon has appointed Rakesh (Rick) Jain as Partner and Global Head of Private Debt based in the firm’s New York office.
Pantheon has been active in private debt investments since 1997, with approximately USD1.5 billion committed to investment opportunities across secondaries and primaries. The firm formed a dedicated practice last year to support its demand-led expansion across the private debt asset class. Pantheon plans to hire additional resources in both London and New York. Currently, Toni Vainio, Principal, leads European private debt origination and investments while Francesco di Valmarana chairs the Global Credit Committee. Rick will join the GCC together
Monroe Capital (Monroe) has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility and equity co-investment to support Centre Partners’ investment in Wisconsin Cheese Group Holding, (WCG), a manufacturer of branded and private label Hispanic foods, including cheeses, desserts, meats and spices.
Founded in 1985 and based in St Paul, Minnesota, WCG maintains an attractive portfolio of trusted, authentic Hispanic food brands, including La Morenita, El Viajero, Reynaldo’s, El Chilar, Lisy, and Orale!, alongside extensive private label capabilities.
WCG has nationwide distribution with a strong presence within the mass, club, grocery and specialty
Crestbridge has been granted a funds administration licence in Luxembourg in a move that significantly bolsters the company’s capabilities in the jurisdiction and its multi-jurisdictional proposition for alternative fund managers.
Granted by Luxembourg’s financial services regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), the new licence enables Crestbridge to provide a broad range of fund administration services from Luxembourg, complementing the well-established Management Company (ManCo) solution already provided from the jurisdiction.
Crestbridge established its ManCo in Luxembourg in 2011 and was one of the first businesses to establish an AIFM in early 2014, providing a third-party management company solution for
LDC, a mid-market private equity investor, has added to its team in Yorkshire with the appointment of Leigh Daveran as an Investment Director.
Daveran will work closely with LDC’s Head of Yorkshire and the North East John Garner and the LDC team to drive new investment opportunities across the region’s growing community of medium-sized businesses. Daveran will also have responsibility for supporting the management teams of LDC’s portfolio businesses across the region.
Prior to joining LDC, Daveran spent eight years as CFO of private equity backed building product manufacturer Synseal Extrusions. During his tenure he led an acquisitive growth
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