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Stephens, an international corporate finance advisory business, has appointed Robin Brown as Managing Director, Technology.
Brown joins Stephen’s integrated tech sector team, based across the US and Europe. He joins from BDO Corporate Finance where he was Managing Director and Head of the Tech and Media A&M team.
Brown’s appointment follow Stephen’s recent hire of Simon Tilley, who is responsible for European sponsor coverage.
“Robin has tremendous insights and expertise, having achieved success in both the M&A sphere and in the management of companies within the tech industry,” comments Brad Eichler, Executive Vice President and head of Stephens investment banking
Immersive Labs, the world’s first fully interactive, on-demand and gamified cyber skills platform, has closed USD40 million in funding led by global growth equity investor Summit Partners, with participation from existing investor Goldman Sachs.
The investment will be used to support expansion initiatives in North America, where customer demand highlights a clear need to optimize cyber skills and guard against constantly evolving threats. We believe this new round of funding illustrates how this dynamic technology is ushering in a new era of active training that enables professionals to acquire additional skills in richly immersive environments at their own pace and
Investcorp, a global alternative investments manager, China Resources, an owner and distributor of food brands in Greater China, and Fung Strategic Holdings Limited, a member of Fung Investments, have jointly launch a private equity platform dedicated solely to investing in food brands in Asia, specifically China, Singapore and greater Southeast Asia.
Fung Investments is the private investment arm of the families of Victor Fung and William Fung, the controlling shareholders of the Fung Group, a Hong Kong based specialist in the global consumer goods supply chain.
The new platform is aiming to raise USD500 million and will be jointly owned and
Cadence Aerospace (Cadence), a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington Capital), has acquired B&E Group’s OEM Manufacturing Division (B&E), a provider of complex and difficult-to-machine engine components for aerospace and defence customers.
Similar to Cadence’s existing Tell Tool and ADM facilities, B&E focuses on hard metal and complex engine components, and is headquartered in Southwick, MA (40,000 sq ft facility), with another 30,000 sq ft facility in Westfield, MA. B&E will continue to be run by Bob Quaglia and the existing management team.
Peter Manos, a Managing Partner at Arlington Capital, says: “The acquisition of B&E builds on our
Audax Private Equity (Audax), in partnership with management, has completed the sale of AAMP Global (AAMP) to The Halifax Group.
Headquartered in Clearwater, FL, AAMP is a leading global supplier of vehicle and related consumer technology solutions within the integration, infotainment, high-performance audio, safety, and connectivity product categories. The Company maintains relationships with a broad set of customers across light vehicle, marine, powersports, agricultural, and commercial fleet end-markets. Under Audax ownership, AAMP completed nine add-on acquisitions and significantly increased revenue.
Young Lee, Managing Director at Audax Group, says: “We are proud to have partnered with Jamie Fraser and the AAMP
An affiliate of Staple Street Capital (Staple Street), a middle market private equity firm, has acquired Cyberlink ASP Technology (Cyberlink), a managed IT services provider.
Headquartered in Dallas, TX, Cyberlink provides a robust suite of managed IT services that allow enterprise customers to simplify their technology infrastructure, seamlessly scale operations and improve their IT responsiveness. The Company’s value proposition and high service levels have resulted in a long-tenured, diversified customer base spanning more than 800 customers across more than 10 end markets. With a presence in 46 states, Cyberlink’s flexible, cloud-agnostic delivery model enables the Company to efficiently serve customers
Drawbridge Partners, a cybersecurity software and services firm specialsing in the needs of hedge fund and private equity managers, has launched DrawbridgeConnect-R, a Vulnerability Management as a Service (VMaaS) platform.
DrawbridgeConnect-R continuously analyses a firm’s vulnerabilities – rather than providing a mere point in time vulnerability assessment – and helps firms identify, prioritise and remediate organizational cybersecurity weaknesses that leave data at risk. Complementing Drawbridge Partners’ existing services offering, DrawbridgeConnect-R enables firms with limited in-house cybersecurity resources to manage both external and internal vulnerabilities associated with client networks.
With DrawbridgeConnect-R, companies are equipped with:
• Vulnerability Scanning: Ongoing
In this week’s newsletter, we look at a new report from insurance broker Vista, a specialist in mitigating risk for private equity firms, which details the exposures most likely to impact deal value for PE firms investing in small and mid-size companies – contractual risk, cyber and cyber crime, and poor professional advice.
In deal news this week, Investcorp and China Everbright have announced that they are to combine their investment teams to jointly manage the China Everbright New Economy Fund I, which will focus on investments in the Chinese technology sector.
We also have news of a new long-term
Despite political and economic uncertainties, 2019 is once again proving to be a busy year for venture capital in Spain. The industry is experiencing an increase in mega deals, resources and growing competition in the context of high sales multiples and easy access to bank and/or alternative financing.
According to Capital & Corporate, a provider of Private Equity and M&A information in Spain, in the first nine months of 2019 venture capital has registered four megadeals which, taken together, add up to an investment volume of more than EUR4 billion. According to C&C, a total of 22 large operations reached
ARQIS has advised the selling shareholders on the sale of INTORQ, a manufacturer of brakes and clutches for electric drives and a specialist in spring-applied brakes in Europe, to Kendrion.
The completion of the transaction is subject to customary conditions and is expected in the first quarter of 2020.
The combination with INTORQ creates a leading industrial brake company with a comprehensive offering in an expanded number of growth markets in Europe, China, the US and India. Specific shared end-markets include electric motors, wind power and elevators. Complimentary markets include geared motors, forklifts, cranes and hoists.
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