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Philip Duffy and Sarah Bell, both of Duff & Phelps, have been appointed Interim Managers of Northern Powerhouse Developments Limited effective Sunday 7 July 2019.
The court order followed the appointment of both Duffy and Bell as Interim Managers of MBI Hawthorn Care Limited, MBI Clifton Moor Limited and Afan Valley Limited (“the Companies”), which took place on Friday 5 July 2019.
The appointment follows an application with the high court in London by seven investors who had invested in the Companies owned by Gavin Woodhouse. The appointment will enable the Interim Managers to secure the assets of the Company
SANNE, a global provider of alternative asset and corporate services, has further extended its global reach with the opening of a new office in Mumbai, India.
With existing offices in 18 leading international finance centres, SANNE now has a local presence in one of the world’s fastest growing alternative markets and is also pleased to announce the appointment of Khushboo Chopra (pictured) as Head of Business Development – India.
The opening of this new office expands SANNE’s already strong network of offices across the EMEA, Asia-Pacific and Americas region and adds further capability and scope to the services SANNE
Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has funded manufacturer and supplier of homelifts, Stiltz Limited (Stiltz), with a GBP1 million loan facility from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF).
The debt package will allow the business to execute its growth plan; upgrade its internal system and IT infrastructure, invest in stock to meet growing customer demand in the UK and overseas for its products, whilst creating 16 new jobs in the region.
Based in Kingswinford, Stiltz manufactures and supplies a range of domestic lifts for individuals who struggle with mobility and require assistance to move up and down stairs, or who are
LGB Corporate Finance (LGB), which provides M&A advisory and capital raising services to companies, entrepreneurs and financial sponsors, has raised GBP7 million for Rheon Labs in an over-subscribed Series A equity capital raise.
Rheon Labs is a London-based international advanced materials technology business focusing on energy control and impact resistance. The RHEON technology combines highly strain-rate sensitive polymers with a range of functional geometries, generative design techniques, manufacturing process know-how and garment integration expertise. Originally developed to deliver impact protection for the body and head in extreme sports, the technology is equally applicable across a wide range of sectors. It can
Alantra Private Debt has completed a new transaction from its latest fund with a long-term financing for Foodbox, a Spanish restaurant franchising platform with well known-brands such as Taberna del Volapié, Papizza, Santagloria, L´Obrador and MásQMenos.
This financing will help Foodbox to execute its growth plan by doubling its size. The company’s objective is to open between 30 and 40 new establishments per year.
An undisclosed Spanish bank has also participated in the transaction.
The Spain-based private equity firm Nazca Private Equity acquired Taberna del Volapié and Santagloria in 2015. A few months later, it acquired Papizza and MásQMenos in
Drooms, a provider of secure cloud solutions, has appointed Johannes Brennecke as General Manager of North America to lead the company’s expansion in the US.
Based in New York City, Brennecke will report to Steffen Schaack, Senior Vice President Global Business Development.
Brennecke has a long track record in strategic business development. In his previous role as Vice President of Alternative Coverage Real Estate at DWS Alternatives GmbH (DWS Group), he was responsible for the development of fund products across the real estate industry and taking forward DWS Group’s international digitalisation strategy. As part of his remit as funds
Pamplona Capital Management (Pamplona) has acquired a majority stake in Infiana Group (Infiana) from Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) and from Infiana’s management.
Completion is subject to approval by antitrust authorities and the sale is expected to be closed within the next three months.
Infiana (www.infiana.com) is a specialist in engineered polyolefin films serving critical functions in a diverse range of growth industries. Infiana serves an international customer base from two well-invested manufacturing locations in Forchheim, Germany, and Malvern, USA, with a focus on building and construction (B&C), pressure sensitive materials (PSM), personal care, healthcare and composites. Infiana has invested in
Mississippi Lime Company (Mississippi Lime), a global supplier of high-calcium lime products and a portfolio company of HBM Holdings (HBM), is to acquire the Calera, Alabama lime business of Covia, operating historically as Southern Lime.
The Calera business supplies high-calcium quicklime and hydrated lime products to customers in the Southeastern US, and across a range of end uses and applications. In operation for over 60 years, the facility has consistently evolved to meet customer needs and industry production best practices.
“We are thrilled to welcome the Calera operation to our business,” says William Ayers, CEO of Mississippi Lime. “This
International private equity firm, Cinven, is to make a significant investment in Jaggaer, a provider of procurement software for large and medium-sized enterprises. Alongside Cinven, Accel-KKR will maintain an interest in Jaggaer.
Headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Jaggaer provides cloud-based Source-to-Pay eProcurement solutions for spend management, which enables a fluid supply chain for its customers, driven by powerful spend analytics, vendor sourcing, contract lifecycle management, savings tracking, and efficient accounts payable systems on a single platform. Jaggaer’s international office network spans the Americas, APAC and EMEA and serves more than 2,000 customers across a broad range of sectors.
Although the macroeconomic picture for Europe has been muted in the past 24 months, the continent’s alternatives industry is moving from strength to strength, according to Preqin’s second annual Alternatives in Europe report in published in partnership with Amundi.
2018 has seen record activity across most alternative asset classes, with Europe-based alternative asset fund managers holding EUR1.62 trillion in AUM as of the end of June 2018 – up almost EUR300 billion in just three years.
The opportunities present in Europe are apparent to investors globally – almost half of the institutions with a preference for the region are now
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