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Novalpina Capital has held the final closing of its first fund, Novalpina Capital Partners I SCSp, with total commitments in excess of its target of EUR1 billion.
Novalpina Capital is an independent European private equity firm that invests in middle market companies. The firm was founded by Stephen Peel, Stefan Kowski and Bastian Lueken in 2017. The founding partners bring more than 50 years of combined experience in private equity investing, having held senior positions in the European operations of firms including TPG, Centerbridge and Platinum Equity, and worked together for nearly a decade at TPG.
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CEPRES, a provider of Private Equity, Private Debt and Real Asset analytics solutions, was recently honoured with two prestigious awards as Best Data Management Solutions Provider and Best Risk Management Software Provider by Private Equity Wire readers.
This follows on from last year’s win for Best Portfolio Management Solution for Private Markets.
The Private Equity Wire Global Awards are based on independent voting by Private Equity Wire readers. CEPRES won ‘Best Data Management Solution Provider’ for its PE.Analyzer Investment Decision Platform, and also won ‘Best Risk Management Software Provider’ for its PE.Forecast Risk Management Software.
CEPRES provides solutions to Institutional
Spanish lower mid-market firm GED Capital has reached a EUR100 million first close for its new private equity vehicle GED VI España. The fund, which was registered with the National Securities Commission (CNMV) earlier this month, has a target size of EUR175 million.
All of the LPs in GED’s latest fund invested in the predecessor vehicle, including insurance companies, mutual funds and family offices. GED VI España follows the same strategy than its predecessor, deploying equity tickets of between EUR15 million and EUR20 million in companies with EUR3 million to EUR7 million Ebitdas.
The fund expects to make between
China Synergy Fund, co-managed by CICC Capital and TPG, has entered into an exclusivity agreement with Impala to acquire Electropoli, a leading provider of surface treatment services in Europe, notably for the automotive industry.
Former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, President of Silk Road Fund Wang Yanzhi, and CICC UK CEO Xia Xinhan attended the signing ceremony and gave speeches.
China Synergy Fund has co-led this investment with Trail Capital, a Paris-based European private equity firm.
Headquartered in France, Electropoli has successfully developed into a pan-European company, benefitting from a strong technology and industrial process know-how. The company
International law firm Clifford Chance has appointed Toby Parkinson as a partner in the firm’s European Infrastructure Group, based in London.
Parkinson began his career at Clifford Chance’s London office in 2006, and worked in the firm’s Infrastructure and Private Equity practice for ten years, where he specialised in infrastructure transactions and cross-border M&A. During this time, he also spent three years in the firm’s Tokyo office, advising on M&A transactions in the infrastructure and energy sectors.
In 2016, Parkinson joined OMERS Infrastructure in London as Director, Legal where he provided legal advice and support on new investment opportunities,
UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led the management buyout (MBO) of CMS Window Systems (CMS), an end-to-end provider of window and door solutions.
The transaction includes the largest equity cheque written by Maven as well as debt funding from Clydesdale Bank led by its Corporate and Structured Finance team, and additional equity from the Scottish Investment Bank. Exiting investors include mid-market private equity firm, LDC.
CMS specialises in designing, manufacturing and installing energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly products, including PVCu and aluminium, windows, doors and curtain walling systems. Established in 2006, CMS operates from its 15-acre,
Entertainment Partners (EP), an end-to-end provider of production workforce management and automated production software and services to the entertainment industry, is to be acquired by TPG Capital, the private equity platform of global alternative asset firm TPG.
EP’s management team, led by Mark Goldstein, President and CEO, will continue in their roles.
Goldstein says: “We’re thrilled to have found a partner that is excited about our strategic vision as we support the evolution of the entertainment industry. Through decades of hard work and dedication by our talented team, and through a rewarding collaboration with the experts – our clients –
Sandaire, an international multi-family office, has launched an enhanced private equity business – Sandaire Private Equity – which will aim to meet the diversifying needs of existing and prospective clients.
This launch supports Sandaire’s long-term growth strategy by broadening its offering to clients, and closely follows the launch of Sandaire Corporate Finance earlier this month.
Sandaire Private Equity will provide clients with the opportunity to invest in unquoted businesses across the spectrum of growth to buyout, through funds, co-investments, direct and underwriting investments.
James Fleming, Chief Executive of Sandaire, says: “Private Equity is a key component of the
JTC, a provider of fund, corporate and private wealth services to institutional and private clients, has acquired Exequtive Partners, a Luxembourg-based specialist provider of corporate and related fiduciary services.
Exequtive Partners’ 28 employees, including the five principals, will all join the existing Institutional Client Services team at JTC, which this year marks its tenth anniversary of being in Luxembourg, with immediate effect. As well as expanding JTC’s jurisdictional presence, the acquisition also builds on its corporate services capabilities, complements its funds offering and creates greater opportunities for future growth.
JTC is fully committed to Luxembourg, and the industry, and
Allen & Overy (A&O) has appointed Tim Watson as a restructuring partner in its London practice. Watson re-joins the firm from a global institutional investment management firm with assets under management in excess of USD30 billion, where he has spent the past four years working closely with and advising the distressed investment desk on transactions across Europe and Asia Pacific.
Prior to this he was a senior associate in A&O’s restructuring team.
Ian Field, head of the global restructuring group, says: “Tim has developed an excellent reputation in the funds and distressed debt world. Funds and asset managers
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