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The North East Development Capital Fund (NEDCF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven), has invested GBP4.7 million in eight dynamic growth businesses across the North East, driving economic prosperity, safeguarding over 400 jobs.
Maven was appointed to manage the GBP27 million NEDCF in May 2018 to provide investment capital to support the growth of innovative and ambitious businesses across a wide range of sectors and in a variety of funding scenarios. Maven has participated in investments ranging from GBP350,000 to GBP7 million in local businesses across the North East and has also
Growth Partner, the Yorkshire-based investment firm of HomeServe founder Richard Harpin, has appointed Alex Marsh as investment director as part of its plan to scale-up and support more talented entrepreneurs.
Growth Partner has already backed several high-profile entrepreneurs to help them to step change their business. That includes new Dragon’s Den star Sara Davies whose North East based business Crafters’ Companion is flourishing in the US market, and Victoria Robertshaw whose North Yorkshire-based Keelham Farm Shop is rolling out stores across the county.
Marsh will focus on connecting with exceptional entrepreneurs running consumer focused businesses for Growth Partner to
Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) is in exclusive negotiations with NiXEN Partners, Initiative & Finance and the management team for the acquisition of Vulcain Ingénierie. The completion of the deal remains subject to the approval of employees’ representatives and relevant authorities.
Founded in 1998, Vulcain Ingénierie is a leading French engineering consultancy group serving the energy and pharmaceuticals sectors. Thanks to its specialist positioning, Vulcain Ingénierie has grown into a key player in its market, with a strong reputation among its main contracting parties. With this transaction, the group will continue its development in France as well as pursuing an active
The European private equity market in the first half of 2019 has fallen short of recent years’ outstanding activity levels, primarily due to a Brexit chill, but looks set to benefit from pent-up demand in the coming months.
That’s according to provisional half-year data from CMBOR at Imperial College Business School, sponsored by Equistone Partners Europe and Investec Corporate and Investment Banking.
The number of private equity-backed acquisitions in Europe has dropped to 275 with a total value of EUR38.8 billion in H1 2019, compared with 419 with a total value of EUR54.4 billion in H1 2018. While 2018
Eagle Alpha has launched a new alternative data solution for private equity due diligence which aims to enable private equity firms to acquire alternative data on a per company basis instead of an entire dataset and a pay-as-you-go basis over an annual license.
Emmett Kilduff, CEO and Founder of Eagle Alpha, says: “This is an important step forward for Eagle Alpha as we seek to constantly expand and connect more firms to alternative data.” He continued, “Early success with our Bespoke Projects private equity clients demonstrated to us the increasing opportunities for alternative data in the space. We are excited
Pamlico Capital (Pamlico) is to make a strategic growth investment in Digitech Computer (Digitech), a leading provider of Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) and technology solutions for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) transport providers.
Founder and CEO Mark Schiowitz and the Digitech management team will maintain a significant ownership position and continue to manage the growth of the Company with support from Pamlico. Further terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
“This marks a new chapter for Digitech, and the next step in evolving the industry’s foremost billing platform dedicated solely to EMS,” says Mark Schiowitz, CEO of Digitech. “Our mission is
Law firm Dentons has launched a Sustainable Investment practice in Europe to meet the growing interest in socially responsible and environmentally conscious business investment.
The central focus of this innovative new group is to serve the needs of businesses, financial institutions and regulatory bodies in two core areas: sustainable investment and sustainable finance.
The Sustainable Investment group will advise global corporations, investment funds, asset managers and financial institutions on the development and execution of sustainable investment strategies. They will provide due diligence based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations, as well as non-financial reporting according to the European Union’s
Golub Capital continues to build its syndicated and capital markets capabilities with recent hires Dan Derman and Josh Morgan.
“Our mission is to be best at sponsor finance, and we continue to expand our capabilities to meet sponsors’ needs,” says Jason Van Dussen, Managing Director and Golub Capital’s Head of Capital Markets. “With Dan and Josh joining the Firm, we bolster our expertise and experience in lead left broadly syndicated executions. We are excited and proud to have two such talented folks join our team.”
Derman joins the Sales and Trading desk at Golub Capital as a Managing Director,
ClearCourse Partnership, a group of technology companies providing software, services and digital capabilities to the membership, events & bookings and sports & leisure sectors backed by Aquiline Capital Partners, has acquired intelligentgolf, a web-based provider of golf club and competition management software.
The deal represents an expansion of ClearCourse’s offering into the sport & leisure industry and is the tenth company to join the Partnership since its foundation in October 2018.
intelligentgolf was founded in 2000 with the aim of making playing in golf competitions at club level easier and more rewarding for players. The company offers a variety
CAIS, a financial technology platform connecting financial advisors with alternative investments, is partnering with Private Client Resources (PCR) to streamline the delivery of analytics-ready data for independent financial advisors and fund managers.
“The CAIS Platform is constantly seeking solutions to improve access and usage of alternative investments for independent advisors,” says CAIS President Tim Shannon. “We are pleased with PCR’s ability to automate previously challenging reporting processes for advisors and managers. PCR has normalised over 8,000 of our advisor end-client accounts to make this alternative investment data useable in the adviser’s reporting, analytics, or accounting software.”
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