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White Oak Global Advisors funded over USD2.5 billion in loans in 2018, providing flexible capital to small and middle market businesses globally.
“Over the past decade, White Oak has honed a specialised expertise in developing bespoke lending solutions to small- and mid-sized enterprises that keep our economy running. Our landmark year in 2018 demonstrates the growing need for such flexible capital,” says Andre Hakkak, CEO and Co-Founder of White Oak. “In addition to developing new financing structures and solutions, we expanded our highly experienced team of originators across the US and the UK, with a commitment to deepening expertise in
Paragon Group, one of Europe’s leading providers of Customer Communications, Identification, and Graphics services is pleased to announce the acquisition of the logistic, Co-packing and direct marketing activities of Asf with the acquisition of the Asf’s site and business of Noyelles-sous-Lens (EUR30m turnover and 300 employees), from Arvato Services France.
With highly complementary activities and customers, the acquisition of Asf Noyelles will contribute to Paragon’s continuing organic and external growth strategy.
Paragon will make Noyelles (Arcania SAS) a centre of excellence in its direct marketing and marketing logistics services, owing to the expertise of the management and the outstanding
Circularity Capital, a specialist private equity firm supporting growth stage European SMEs in the circular economy, has led a multi-million growth funding round in ZigZag Global, a software solution for retailers to optimally manage the return, repacking and resale of products.
Circularity Capital’s investment will further accelerate the rollout of the solution to bluechip retailers.
E-commerce return volumes are growing at 10-20 per cent per annum. In the US market alone, 2.5 million tons of returned goods end up in landfill, the equivalent of the volume of waste produced by 5 million Americans.
ZigZag’s multi-award winning SaaS platform
Private equity firm MTN Capital Partners has appointed Terrance Kennedy as Director of Business Development. In this role, Kennedy will be responsible for sourcing potential investment opportunities from investment banks and other intermediaries as well as MTN Capital’s proprietary group of senior executives.
Kennedy was previously a Senior Associate on the Private Equity Research team at Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) where he managed the recruitment of industry experts as well as assisting several of GLG’s largest Private Equity clients with their due diligence project work. Prior to that, Terrance worked on new business development at GLG.
Kennedy received his
Specialist business advisory firm FRP Advisory has strengthened its debt advisory and forensic services practices with two partner appointments based in its London office.
Tom Cox and Nishad Morjaria bring the firm partner total to 50, collectively bringing almost 35 years’ advisory experience to the business. Cox has joined the debt advisory team working with firms on a national scale and joins FRP Advisory from consultancy firm AlixPartners, where he was a director.
Cox previously co-founded AlixPartner’s debt advisory practice, where he acted on the buy-side for a number of mid-market private equity houses, with a particular focus on
Private equity chief financial officers (CFOs) reported another year of unprecedented growth of their firms but are still struggling to overcome operational issues that are dramatically eroding their margins.
That’s according to the EY 2019 Global Private Equity Survey – How do you see the opportunity in your obstacles?
The sixth annual survey of 103 private equity CFOs finds that despite great strides in launching new products and investing in technological solutions, expenses continue to grow as fast as assets. The survey also found that while CFOs begin to prioritise the cost-effective and competitive advantage of outsourcing to boost
Carey Olsen Corporate Finance Limited, a group company of offshore law firm Carey Olsen, was the leading listing agent for The International Stock Exchange (TISE) last year.
Carey Olsen Corporate Finance Limited acted as listing agent to 36 per cent of all new issuers of debt securities on TISE in 2018. In doing so, it listed 75 per cent more new issuers and nearly 200 more classes of securities than the next listing agent.
Carey Olsen Corporate Finance Limited continued to complete more high yield listings than any other listing agent, acting in connection with nearly 60 per cent
Private equity firm Apposite Capital’s portfolio company Swanton Care and Community Ltd, a national provider of specialist residential care and supported living services for adults, has acquired Courtyard Care Ltd.
Courtyard Care operates a group of leading children’s specialist residential homes with an excellent reputation providing services for children with complex medical and mental healthcare needs.
Located in the North West of England and with a combined registration for up to 20, the settings provide specialist care for children and young adults up to 18 years old.
Established in 2003, the group has grown as a result of
Private equity-backed soft drinks manufacturer Clearly Drinks has appointed Mick Howard as its new CEO, following a strong 2018 in which the company increased headcount by 45 per cent and expanded its product offering.
Howard moves into the role following nine months as Clearly Drinks’ Chief Operating Officer, where he oversaw headcount growth from 76 to 110 in 2018. He brings 25 years of experience within the food and drink industry to the role, having held senior positions at major companies including Britvic, SAB Miller and Puratos.
As CEO at Clearly Drinks, Howard will build on the company’s top-quality
Offshore law firm Mourant has advised international investment firm and longstanding client Triton, on its latest flagship buyout fund, Triton Fund V.
The fund surpassed the EUR4 billion target and successfully closed in December 2018 at its hard cap of EUR5 billion, making it Triton’s largest fund in its 22-year history and one of the largest pan-European buyout funds of 2018.
The fund is established in Jersey as an expert fund and received commitments from a diversified range of institutional blue-chip investors including pension funds, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds. The Triton funds invest in and support the
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