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Mid-market private equity firm LDC has invested GBP20million to back the management buyout (MBO) of Shield Group International (SGI) from global testing, inspection and certification group Kiwa.
SGI, formerly known as Kiwa Compliance International, is an international environmental testing, inspection and consultancy business. LDC has invested to support the existing management team as it accelerates its growth strategy.
Led by CEO Frank-Maarten Gribnau, UK Managing Director Gavin Hartley and European Managing Director Alain Jeger, SGI is a market leader in environmental compliance and specialises in health and safety services in relation to legionella, water safety, asbestos and other hazardous materials.
E-sports brand Fnatic has secured USD19 million USD in a Series A funding round led by tech entrepreneur Lev Leviev of LVL1 Group, who also joins the board, plus new and continued support from investors including transatlantic venture capital firm Beringea, BlackPine, Unbound and Joi Ito.
With this investment, Fnatic will enter the next phase of its global expansion, aim to strengthen involvement in tier-one leagues, including the League of Legends European Championships, launch new product categories in its e-sports equipment subsidiary including a new audio line, as well as scaling up resources to deliver and deploy marketing efforts and
The 2019 Context Allocator Trends Report reveals strong demand for alternative investment strategies, with 72 per cent of respondents noting they are optimistic about the industry and 97 per cent planning to increase or maintain their net positions in alternatives by the end of the year.
The report is based on responses from nearly 450 institutional allocators in attendance at Context Summits Miami 2019.
Ron Biscardi (pictured), co-founder and CEO of Context Capital Partners, says: “Despite the doom and gloom headlines around the industry, our survey highlights that investors are not pulling back from hedge funds, but rather taking
Investment management consultancy Constellation Advisers (Constellation) has hired Frank Napolitani as its Global Head of Business Development and Marketing.
Napolitani (pictured) will be based at Constellation’s Headquarters in New York and will focus on expanding Constellation’s presence across the US and internationally.
“We are thrilled that Frank has joined our team. He is a veteran in his field with decades of experience in client service within the investment management and financial services arena. Frank’s experience within the industry and his dedication to client service makes him the ideal fit to lead our business development and marketing efforts. We are confident
Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC), a UK fund manager and social enterprise has invested GBP250,000 in Futures, a social enterprise which provides jobs and skills advice, training and apprenticeships in Nottinghamshire.
SASC has provided a loan of GBP250,000 to fund the expansion of the organisation’s support services for young people at risk of being not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Nottinghamshire.
Through an innovative project called Future Impact, developed in collaboration with local commissioners, Futures will address the hardest to reach part of their NEET cohort – young people with special education needs and disability.
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Gresham House, a specialist alternative asset manager, has appointed Samee Khan as General Counsel.
Khan joins Gresham House from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), where he was responsible for establishing and then leading the legal and compliance function within its Private Equities Department. Khan has over 21 years of legal, commercial and financial experience covering private and public equity, M&A and corporate finance.
Khan also spent 11 years at SVG Capital plc (SVG) where he worked closely with Tony Dalwood, Chief Executive Officer of Gresham House, and Graham Bird, Gresham House’s Head of Strategic Equity. He was heavily involved
An overwhelming majority (91 per cent) of investors in alternatives believe that the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will help the financial industry address pressing environmental and social issues.
A quarter of them already integrate the SDGs into their investment activities in some way, while another 40 per cent plan to do so within the next two years.
In a new study, LGT Capital Partners surveyed over 200 investors in alternatives (including pension funds, endowments and insurers from 28 countries). The survey assesses how investors integrate ESG into their investment activities, their views on the SDGs, and their requirements
Private investment firm Inverness Graham Investments’ dental products manufacturing platform, Vista Dental (Vista), has acquired Apex Dental Materials (Apex).
Based in Lake Zurich, Ilinois, Apex is a branded manufacturer of restorative dental materials including adhesives, primers, composites, and cements.
“The acquisition of Apex expands Vista’s endodontic product portfolio with a complementary restorative offering,” says Aliya Khaydarova, Principal at Inverness Graham. “Apex provides world-class products that meet the needs of general practitioners and endodontists. The Company continues to innovate and we are excited about the new products in development that we expect to bring to market later this year.”
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Ipsum Group Limited (Ipsum), backed by Aliter Capital (Aliter) ha completed its fourth investment with the acquisition of Stormport Professional Services Limited (Stormport). This is Ipsum’s second successful transaction of 2019, following the acquisition of EEG in February.
Cambridgeshire-based Stormport, founded in 2009 by Steve Wright and Pete Hulyer, is a provider of electricity network asset installation, maintenance and repair services, and network connections to the DNO (Distribution Network Operator) and ICP (Independent Connections Provider) markets.
Ipsum says the acquisition of Stormport will enhance its existing services and geographic footprint in the UK electricity sector and add new customer relationships
I Squared Capital has appointed Gautam Bhandari and Adil Rahmathulla as Managing Partners.
Sadek Wahba, Chairman & Managing Partner of I Squared Capital, says: “It is a great pleasure on a personal and professional basis to make this announcement. We have known each other for over 14 years and, together with our colleagues, have built I Squared Capital into a vibrant platform with over USD13 billion of assets under management. The next stage offers exciting growth opportunities and I look forward to working with Gautam and Adil over the coming years to execute on our long-term strategy.”
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