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Private equity firm The Riverside Company has promoted Rafael Álvarez-Novoa from Principal to Partner. Álvarez-Novoa works from Riverside’s Madrid office.
“Rafa is incredibly talented and knowledgeable, and we are lucky to have him on our team,” says Riverside Managing Partner Tony Cabral. “He has played an integral role in some of our most impactful investments and I have no doubt that his skillset will continue to amplify our competitive edge in Europe.”
Joining in 2008, Álvarez-Novoa has been a key contributor to Riverside’s business in Southern Europe, especially in Spain, Italy and Portugal. He has worked on several successful
SANNE has appointed Peter Nagle as the company’s new Country Head – Mauritius. Nagle (pictured), will be responsible for providing expert guidance and support to the local client service leadership teams based on the island.
SANNE’s office in Mauritius is the second largest staffed office across the firm’s global network and is home to more than 200 client services professionals who specialise in funds, corporate and private client services. In this new role, Nagle will ensure the alignment of all client services and group services initiatives to deliver organic growth and will drive best practise throughout day-to-day activities within client services.
ORIX Corporation (ORIX), through its wholly owned subsidiary ORIX Aviation Systems (ORIX Aviation), is to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Avolon from Bohai Capital (Bohai).
The Transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and Bohai shareholder approval. Bohai’s largest shareholder, HNA Group, has provided its commitment to the Transaction. The Transaction is expected to complete in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Dómhnal Slattery, Avolon CEO, says: “ORIX is a strong, investment grade institution with a proven track record in the leasing sector over multiple industry cycles. We are delighted to welcome ORIX as a shareholder alongside Bohai.
Emma Levén, previously CFO at Swedeltaco AB, has been appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at fast-growing Scandinavian crowdfunding platform FundedByMe.
Levén (pictured), with her background in international growth and listings, will play a key role in a series of future ventures including FundedByMe’s upcoming listing on NGM.
“It is with great anticipation I look forward to working with FundedByMe and seeing them become a stronger and more global company, says Levén. “It is a company that has gone through an impressive journey through the years and I see it as a great opportunity. I can definitely use
Quantum Energy Partners (Quantum) has held the final closing on Quantum Energy Partners VII and its affiliates (QEP VII) above its hard-cap with USD5.575 billion of equity capital commitments, including commitments from the General Partner and its affiliates.
Quantum has built one of the leading energy private equity franchises that invests across the energy value chain and, together with its affiliates, has managed more than USD16 billion of equity commitments since 1998. Quantum remains committed to the cycle-tested investment strategy it has successfully implemented since its founding, partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs that have a strong emphasis on operational excellence and that can demonstrate unique and sustainable competitive advantages to better manage
An O’Melveny team led by Matthew Erramouspe, co-chair of the Entertainment, Sports & Media practice, advised Alibaba Group on its investment in NewTV, the mobile entertainment startup launched by former Disney and Dreamworks exec Jeffrey Katzenberg.
NewTV, led jointly by Katzenberg and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, will acquire and produce short-form premium content and sell it via subscription to mobile-device users.
Messrs. Erramouspe and Monroe have previously advised Alibaba in strategic transactions with US companies focusing on the creation and exploitation of motion pictures, television programming, and other content. Additionally, O’Melveny has in the past acted as counsel to
Private equity investment firm Golden Gate Capital has acquired a majority equity interest stake in Aperio Group, a research-based investment management firm.
Upon closing, Aperio will continue to be led by its founders, Patrick Geddes, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Tax Economist, and Paul Solli, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer. Geddes and Solli will each retain a significant ownership stake in Aperio.
Aperio designs and manages highly customised public equity portfolio solutions in separately managed accounts to meet the specific goals of advisors and their clients, specialising in three practice areas: Active Tax Management, Factor Tilts, and Socially Responsive Indexing/ESG.
Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV), an early-stage venture capital firm with deep Silicon Valley roots and an exclusive focus on the digital transformation of the enterprise with a cross-border innovation theme, has held the first close of the BGV Opportunity Fund with over USD40 million of capital committed to date.
Investors in this fourth fund include both existing limited partners as well as several new international and institutional LPs.
The BGV Opportunity Fund will focus on capturing the full pro rata in winning portfolio companies from BGV II and BGV III as they mature and raise late stage equity rounds.
Private equity firm Auxo Investment Partners has acquired Midway Rotary Die Solutions, adding deeper capabilities to its manufacturing platform – Bernal Rotary Dies, Atlas Die, and Atlas Chem-Milling.
Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Joining Auxo’s portfolio of industry-leading die manufacturers allows Midway Rotary Die Solutions to continue to grow, serve a wider array of customers and offer its existing customers new capabilities in wide format RP® rotary dies and flexible rotary dies, while preserving its legacy of best-in-class customer service and unrivalled solutions to customers’ converting challenges. Midway designs, manufactures and sharpens dies for customers in
An affiliate of middle market private equity firm Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock) has sold Precision Global (Precision) to an affiliate of ONCAP, the middle-market private equity platform of Onex Corporation.
Founded in 1949 by the inventor of the aerosol valve, Precision is one of the world’s leading producers of valves, actuators and related dispensing solutions. The Company operates a global network of facilities spanning fifteen countries on six continents, serving a diverse customer base comprised of many of the world’s largest multinational consumer packaged goods companies across personal care, household, food & beverage, industrial, and pharmaceutical end markets. Precision
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