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Augusta, a UK-based itigation and dispute funding institution, has appointed Polly Bahl as Chief Operating Officer, based in London.
Bahl joins from US law firm Proskauer Rose where, as London Director of Professional and Administrative Resources, she coordinated a range of operational functions. A solicitor by training, Bahl qualified with SJ Berwin (now King & Wood Mallesons) where she became a partner specialising in private investment funds, a role which latterly incorporated various operational responsibilities.
Bahl’s hiring is the latest addition to Augusta’s senior team following the recent arrivals of Gowling WLG Partner James Foster as Head of International Arbitration
Middle-market private equity company Alpine Investors (Alpine) has acquired Frank Gay Services (Frank Gay), a plumbing, HVAC, electrical and mechanical services company based in Orlando, Florida. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Frank Gay joins Best Home Services (Best), an HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services and repairs company based in Naples, Florida, to serve as the foundation of Apex Service Partners (Apex), Alpine’s new home and commercial services companies. The businesses will continue to operate independently under their respective brands.
“Alpine has extensive experience in the HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services space and we are excited to
SANNE, a a global provider of alternative asset and corporate business services has appointed Milivoje Jakimov to the role of Country Head – Belgrade.
Based in SANNE’s Belgrade office, Milivoje will be focusing on product development and technology, exploring new strategic business development opportunities throughout the regions SANNE operates in whilst raising the brand and people profile of the Belgrade office. In the last three years since SANNE’s acquisition of FLSV Fund Administration’s (FAS) Belgrade office, it has evolved into a technological centre of excellence for client and group services, growing from 35 employees to a strong team of more
Private equity funds managed by affiliates of Ares Management Corporation (Ares) and Leonard Green & Partners (LGP), together with investment partners GIC, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), have completed the acquisition of Press Ganey Associates from EQT Partners.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Press Ganey Associates is a provider of safety, quality, patient experience and workforce engagement solutions for healthcare organisations.
“We are excited to work with Ares and LGP, two of the leading private equity firms worldwide, to expand on our vision to
Outward VC Fund, a venture capital fund that invests at late-seed to series A stage in fintech category companies headquartered in the UK, has held a first close of its inaugural fund at approximately half of its GBP75 million target.
The Fund’s founding investors, Investec Bank plc and NIBC, are joined by a range of UK and international investors. The Fund will be open to new investors for a 12-month window as it seeks complementary institutional and private LPs.
Outward VC has been in operation for the past 18 months and was an early investor in Monese, Curve and
Middle market private equity firm HGGC is to acquire all outstanding shares of Monotype Holdings’s common stock for USD19.85 per share in cash, representing an aggregate equity value of approximately USD825 million.
The USD19.85 per share cash consideration represents a premium of approximately 23 per cent to Monotype’s closing share price on July 25, 2019, the last full trading day before today’s announcement. The transaction, which was unanimously approved by Monotype’s Board of Directors, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2019. Following completion of the transaction, Monotype expects it will remain headquartered in Woburn, MA.
Pamela Lenehan,
CAPZA, a private investment platform focused on small and midcaps, has joined forces with the management team at ITAL Express to buy the company as part of a majority LBO, the aim being to help the company shore up its growth.
ITAL Express was founded in 1975 and is among France’s leading suppliers of spare parts for trucks, trailers, LCVs and agricultural tractors. The company has over 25,000 SKUs covering the whole range of needs of repair and maintenance professionals. It caters particularly to those requiring original technical components of high quality. It boasts a staff of experienced employees and
Schroders will acquire a majority stake in impact investor BlueOrchard, which was Founded in 2001, as one of the world’s first commercial managers of microfinance debt investments.
Today, the firm offers investors premium impact investment solutions across asset classes, including credit, private equity and sustainable infrastructure and is an expert in innovative blended finance mandates. The Switzerland-headquartered impact investment business has approximately USD3.5billion in assets under management and operates internationally.
Schroders’ partnership with BlueOrchard supports the expansion of its sustainability capabilities. This will help to better serve clients who are increasingly seeking investments which have a beneficial impact on society
Astarte Capital Partners, an alternatives co-investment platform, has appointed Omar Habboush, CFA, to its business development team as an Associate.
Habboush joins recent hires Richard Templer, Finance Director, and Bruno Fumach, Investment Director, in the London office.
Prior to his appointment at Astarte Capital Partners, Habboush gained seven years of experience at Citigroup in London, where he was part of the Institutional Sales team and worked with UK, European and Middle Eastern pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and central banks. Prior to that Habboush focused on operations, risk, regulation and balance sheet management within Citigroup’s Fixed Income Sales team.
Makoto Nagao has been appointed to the newly created role of Director, Business Development adding further strength to SANNE’s Asia-Pacific business.
With more than 35 years of experience, Nagao brings a wealth of knowledge, following a lengthy career with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, SMFG. While he was at SMFG, Nagao-san was General Manager in areas such as Shinjuku Corporate Business and the Equity Portfolio Department within SMBC, part of the SMFG organisation. From 2014 to 2017 Nagao-san was the Executive Senior Managing Director at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management, one of Japan’s largest asset managers, responsible for Business Planning.
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