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Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has appointed a new partner to join its M&A advisory team in London.
Gurpal Ahluwalia will lead on commercial due diligence in the healthcare and life sciences sectors, as well as focusing on growth strategy projects. He joins BDO following four years at KPMG and prior to that, the Boston Consulting Group.
Gurpal qualified as a Doctor in 2002, specialising in cardiothoracic surgery at a number of leading NHS hospitals. Throughout his varied career, he has been responsible for project delivery across a range of sectors including med-tech, pharma, healthcare and social
SaleCycle, a high-growth behavioural marketing business whose clients include Tommy Hilfiger and Nike, has received a GBP11.5 million investment from BGF to further scale its operations.
The business, headquartered at Rainton Bridge in the North East of England, will use the funding to open two new international offices, in Japan and New York, and roll-out major advancements to its technology platform.
Founded in 2011 by CEO Dominic Edmunds with the support of angel investors, SaleCycle helps online retailers to increase conversion rates, recover abandoned sales, gain visitor insights and drive customer loyalty through a sophisticated software platform and email
Cairngorm Capital has acquired Rembrand Timber Limited and is merging it with its existing portfolio company, Thornbridge.
Thornbridge and Rembrand are the two of the largest independent timber processing and distribution companies. Together with NYTimber (acquired by Thornbridge in February 2018), they will create a leading independent timber distribution company in Scotland and the North of England. The group has 35 branches, 28 of which are in Scotland, with revenues exceeding GBP100 million and over 600 employees.
Established in 1982 and headquartered in Dundee, Rembrand is an importer, manufacturer and distributor of timber. It has two manufacturing sites and
Warburg Pincus has exited its investment in Blue Yonder, a specialist in AI solutions for the retail sector, through the sale of the company to JDA Software.
This acquisition reflects the increasing importance of connecting intelligent data and insights to enable more profitable, Autonomous Supply ChainTM decisions and optimised customer experiences. It builds on JDA’s strategy of developing cognitive and connected solutions to power digital transformations for companies seeking to create a competitive advantage for their supply chains. The acquisition is subject to competition agency approval.
Blue Yonder enables companies to take a transformative approach to their core processes,
Law firm White & Case has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of Emmie Jones as a partner in London.
“London is the world’s second largest legal market and, as White & Case continues to grow in line with our 2020 strategy, we’re focused on building a leading private equity practice in London,” says White & Case partner John Reiss, Head of the Firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. “The addition of Emmie sends a clear message to the market that we’re determined to continue growing our role advising the
Renewables and natural gas replacing coal and nuclear to power industry, transportation and homes is arguably one of the most important structural transformations in global energy infrastructure.
This is being driven by government policies and increased awareness among institutional investors for sustainable and environmentally friendly investments. Within the infrastructure space, that means reducing reliance on coal fired power stations, continued decommissioning of nuclear power stations, and a further commitment to investing in renewable energy sources.
With the significant cost decreases of renewables combined with the globalisation of natural gas, the economics are looking highly favourable for long-term infrastructure investors: according
Founded in 2002, the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA) has gone from strength to strength in the alternative investment education arena.
William Kelly (pictured), CAIA CEO, joined in 2014 and declares that, while it’s been an interesting run, the value proposition of alternatives is alive and well.
Kelly came from the long only buy side sector but his belief in diversification and the need to make alternatives less opaque through education found him joining the CAIA organisation which now has a global footprint in 90 countries with almost 10,000 CAIA members.
CAIA defines alternatives as hedge funds;
Voting for the Private Equity Wire USA Awards 2018 is now open. These prestigious awards recognise the best private equity managers, investors, consultants, advisers and service providers during 2017/18 in a range of categories covering the entire private equity space.
Uniquely, these awards are based on a ‘peer review system’ whereby Private Equity Wire readers are invited to elect a ‘best in class’ in a series of categories via an online survey.
Please make your nominations by completing the survey.
Managers and service providers are welcome to nominate their own funds/firms – with relevant justification – and can participate in more
Nikko Asset Management (Nikko AM) has added to its China Equity capability with a new All China team based in Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
Nikko AM says the six-strong team is a natural extension of one of the largest Asian Equity teams based in Singapore, and comprises native Chinese analysts, seasoned China specialists and analysts who have invested more broadly across emerging and developed Asia.
Leading the team is Eng Teck Tan, senior portfolio manager, who reports to Peter Sartori, Head of Asian Equity at Nikko AM. Tan will apportion his time between Singapore, Hong Kong and Shenzhen¹, and
CEPRES has released its latest analytics of the private markets landscape showing the increasing dominance of the largest private equity firms on their PE.Analyzer investment network.
Of 5,195 funds active on the platform, 80 per cent of the capital is now being raised by only 20 per cent of larger GPs compared with a 50/50 ratio 15 years ago. Large fundraisings are dominated by North American buyouts, venture still attracts smaller funds, especially in Asian and undeveloped markets. Emerging managers (1st and 2nd time funds) have been squeezed in recent years and need to use all the tools in their
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