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Tosca Debt Capital (TDC) has appointed Stuart Thwaites as Investment Director as it strengthens its regional deal making and advisory team ahead of its next fundraising launch.
As Investment Director, Thwaites will leverage his extensive financial due diligence experience throughout TDC’s growing deal opportunities pipeline to convert new transactions, as well as working together with portfolio companies to execute strategic growth plans that drive wealth for shareholders and investors. He will also support Fund reporting to current and prospective investors.
Prior to TDC, Stuart spent more than 20 years with EY, most recently as a senior due diligence professional
Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has held the final close of the Maven UK Regional Buyout Fund with total commitments (including from co-investment vehicles) of GBP100 million from a diverse range of investors, including Scottish Enterprise, family offices, high net-worth syndicates, pension funds, fund of funds and asset managers.
The Fund targets attractive management buy-out (MBO) opportunities in companies across the UK with an enterprise value of GBP10 million to GBP40 million, aiming to invest between GBP5 million and GBP15 million in each transaction.
The fund has already deployed close to GBP30 million in three transactions, supporting the MBOs of John
BlackRock is to acquire 100 per cent of the equity interests in eFront, an end-to-end alternative investment management software and solutions provider, from private equity firm Bridgepoint and eFront employees, for USD1.3 billion in cash.
The combination of eFront with Aladdin, BlackRock’s investment operating platform used by more than 225 institutions around the world, will set a new standard in investment and risk management technology.
eFront, which serves more than 700 clients in 48 countries, is a comprehensive technology solution for managing the alternatives investment lifecycle, from due diligence and portfolio planning to performance and risk analysis, across a
Onex Corporation (Onex) is to acquire Gluskin Sheff + Associates (Gluskin Sheff) (TSX: GS) for CAD14.25 per share which represents a 28 per cent premium to Gluskin Sheff’s closing share price on 22 March, 2019, and a 37 per cent premium to the 60-day volume weighted average price (VWAP).
The total cash consideration for 100 per cent of Gluskin Sheff’s equity is approximately CAD445 million.
This combination will bring together two of Canada’s most entrepreneurial and successful investment firms and broaden the product suite available to Gluskin Sheff’s clients. Gluskin Sheff will continue to be led by its existing leadership team and
Fiera Capital Corporation (Fiera Capital) is expanding the offering on its Private Alternative Investments platform with the acquisition of Integrated Asset Management Corp (IAM).
IAM’s private debt investment is being incorporated within Fiera Private Lending and the industrial real estate team joining Fiera Properties. The transaction received the unanimous support of the board of directors of both companies, and IAM shareholders holding 62 per cent of issued and outstanding IAM Shares have entered into voting and support agreements in favour of the Transaction, which is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019.
“This acquisition further strengthens and diversifies Fiera Capital’s
London-based venture capitalist firm, Luminous Ventures, has appointed John Spindler as a Venture Partner.
The highly regarded entrepreneur, investor and venture capitalist has a distinguished career spanning more than 15 years.
As CEO of Capital Enterprise, and Founder/General Partner of AI Seed and London Co-Investment Fund, which is supported by the London Mayor, John has been a key player in establishing a culture of innovation and investment in the UK’s fast-growing tech scene.
He is also a director of Conception X, an accelerator programme for PHDs backed by Barclays. In a private capacity, John’s angel investments include UXCam,
SGG Group, the world’s fourth largest investor services group, has adopted a new name, visual identity and corporate website. SGG Group has rebranded to become IQ-EQ.
IQ-EQ unites SGG, First Names Group, Augentius, Iyer Practice and Viacert under one single brand.
Mark Pesco, Group CEO, says: “Our new name brings together the rare combination of technical expertise with a deep understanding of the needs of our clients. To deliver for our clients depends not just on our ability to provide expert services, but equally on how well we know them and their business. We believe in personal relationships developed over
The innogy Innovation Hub, which identifies, funds, and mentors game-changing technologies and ideas, has closed a seed investment round in FirstPoint Mobile Guard (FirstPoint), global innovators in cellular Cybersecurity-as-a-Service. Financial terms were not disclosed.
FirstPoint’s network-level protection shields all cellular devices against hidden network vulnerabilities that stump security teams: IMSI catchers (fake base stations), malicious SMSs, location trackers, and other tactics that can steal sensitive communications and data.
This military-grade, proven Cybersecurity-as-a-Service detects, alerts, protects and deceives, without requiring user intervention to install or update anything. Organisations can also customise protection by defining and modifying policies per device, which
Beechbrook Capital, a specialist direct lender, has appointed Peter Gottron as Investment Director, DACH, covering Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Gottron will be based in Frankfurt, establishing Beechbrook’s first office in Germany.
Gottron was previously head of corporate banking for Mainzer Volksbank and before that a director and head of acquisition finance, Germany, for Lloyds Bank International/Bank of Scotland in Frankfurt. He will join Beechbrook’s private debt team, originating and executing investments, as well as providing portfolio management support across the DACH region.
Beechbrook’s private debt fund provides loans to private-equity backed companies in the lower mid-market across the UK
SGG Group, the world’s fourth largest investor services group, has adopted a new name, visual identity and corporate website. SGG Group has rebranded to become IQ-EQ.
IQ-EQ unites SGG, First Names Group, Augentius, Iyer Practice and Viacert under one single brand.
Mark Pesco, Group CEO, says: “Our new name brings together the rare combination of technical expertise with a deep understanding of the needs of our clients. To deliver for our clients depends not just on our ability to provide expert services, but equally on how well we know them and their business. We believe in personal relationships developed
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