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Los Angeles-based private equity firm Vance Street Capital has recapitalised Eirtech Aviation Services (EAS), a provider of specialist aviation services for the largest airlines and aircraft leasing companies globally. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Shannon, Ireland with offices in Dublin and Singapore, EAS provides design-engineering, manufacturing and product solutions, as well as asset management and CAMO services, that ensure regulatory compliance with FAA, EASA and other local jurisdiction mandates. EAS’s turnkey services provide full support to airlines, aircraft leasing companies, private operators and OEMs for all their fleet transition and modification requirements. EAS was founded
Itarle, a provider of high-performance best execution services to banks, has created Itarle Ventures, a new Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to co-invest with partners in new data analysis and liquidity services, and shared market infrastructure initiatives.
Through Itarle Ventures, the company can leverage its existing IP and commercial network to help build promising fintech companies and further develop existing venues, while identifying new investment opportunities that are not a natural fit for Itarle AG.
“Fintech investment, particularly in Europe, is at an all-time high and is expected to continue rising as capital markets become more diverse and interconnected,” says
PHD Equity Partners (PHD) has invested in Auto Marine Cables (AMC), a family-run supplier of low-voltage cables to the automotive and marine industries, to drive its growth.
The company has a turnover of GBP14 million, which allows it to deliver on orders within short lead times, and offers cables ranging from under five metres to over six kilometres in length. The funding will allow AMC to boost its growth by expanding its product range, export trade and enable current owners, Peter and Diane Hammond to realise part of their investment in the business.
Peter Hammond, who has led the
Schwab Advisor Services is to provide shareholder servicing for funds serviced by iCapital Network.
iCapital will be the first platform provider on the Schwab’s new Alternative Investment Marketplace platform. The agreement will create end-to-end, automated alternative investing processes for advisors who use the Schwab platform.
iCapital’s technology allows advisors and their high-net-worth clients to access, review and invest in alternative investments such as private equity and hedge funds at lower minimums than traditionally required. Under the new management, advisors will be able to view iCapital’s alternative funds on the Schwab Alternative Investment Marketplace platform and manage iCapital investments within
HIG Capital (HIG), a global private equity investment firm with over EUR31 billion of equity capital under management, has signed agreements to acquire Meyra Group SA (Meyra) and Alu Rehab AS (Alu Rehab).
HIG intends to combine the two companies to form a large-scale mobility equipment manufacturer in Europe. The transaction is subject to clearing by the relevant antitrust authorities with closing anticipated by end of 2019.
Founded in 1936, Meyra designs, manufactures and sells active and e-powered wheelchairs, rehabilitation equipment and orthopaedics. With manufacturing, assembly and distribution sites in Germany and Poland, Meyra has approximately 600 employees and
GCA Altium, a global M&A advisory firm, has appointed Oliver Vaughan as managing director of its London office to expand its business services offerings and manage its relationships with the financial sponsor community.
Vaughan previously worked at GCA Altium between 2014 and 2017, after which he joined independent SAP specialist, Edenhouse as CEO. With over 12 years of industry experience, Vaughan was part of the GCA Altium team that acted as exclusive financial advisor to Edenhouse on securing minority investment by private equity house ECI Partners in 2016.
As managing director of GCA Altium’s London office, Vaughan will strengthen
Crestbridge has appointed Michael Johnson as Group Head of Fund Services as the firm bolsters its ability to support the needs of a growing global fund client base.
Johnson (pictured) will be responsible for continuing to grow and evolve Crestbridge’s overall funds proposition, supporting managers operating across asset classes, including private equity, real estate, debt and credit funds, and helping them to navigate the regulatory environments in multiple jurisdictions.
With more than 17 years’ experience in international financial services, Johnson joins Crestbridge from Intertrust where he was Head of Fund Services in the Channel Islands and instrumental in developing the
Independent asset manager Albion Capital is seeking to raise up to GBP34 million through top up offers for five of its venture capital trusts.
The fundraising targets the following amounts:
Kings Arms Yard VCT PLC – GBP10 million
Albion Development VCT PLC – GBP8 million
Albion Enterprise VCT PLC – GBP6 million
Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC – GBP6 million
Crown Place VCT PLC – GBP4 million
The offers provide exposure to balanced portfolios with a combined value of approximately GBP365 million, diversified across approximately 70 businesses. The top up offers reflect Albion’s confidence in an exciting pipeline of
Prestige Funds, a specialist private debt fund manager, has loaned over GBP 100 million in secured finance to biogas and anaerobic digestion projects in the UK over the last nine months.
The financing is managed through Privilege Finance, part of the same group of companies and a specialist in lending to businesses in the UK’s agricultural sector.
With the growth in this activity, Prestige has also relocated Privilege Finance to new offices north of Cambridge. This reflects the growing headcount with more than 30 additional personnel, and the scope of the group’s agri-lending activities.
Craig Reeves, Founder of
CAPZA – a private investment platform specialising on small and mid-caps – has acquired, alongside Bpifrance, a minority stake in the Coutot-Roehrig group, a specialist in inheritance genealogy.
The purpose of this operation is to support the group’s growth, both organic and external, and to establish its leadership in the sector worldwide.
Founded in 1894, Coutot-Roehrig’s core activity consists in identifying heirs in the context of successions, a profession of “long-term” investigator (from a few months to a few years, in France and across the world).
In its more than 120 years of existence, the Coutot-Roehrig group has
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