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Ropes & Gray has advised US middle market private equity firm Genstar Capital on the acquisition of CRF Health, a provider of eCOA solutions for the life sciences industry.
The acquisition, by Bracket, a leading clinical-trial provider owned by Genstar Capital, was announced yesterday and is subject to customary closing and regulatory approvals.
The newly combined organisation will drive accelerated value for pharmaceutical companies and CRO customers, providing patient-centric solutions, combined with deep and broad therapeutic area expertise, across a strong and efficient global footprint. The deal follows Genstar Capital’s acquisition of Bracket, a leading scientifically-driven clinical trial technology
UK Fintech firm PayBreak has secured an additional GBP15 million of funding with specialist banking group Paragon as part of its growth plans.
PayBreak, based in Altrincham, specialises in innovative digital point of sale finance through online retailers, allowing customers to spread the cost of payments on purchases through its afforditNOW online lending platform.
To expand its lending capacity, PayBreak has worked closely with the Structured Lending team at Paragon, which provides senior secured funding to help other UK-based, non-bank lenders grow their activities.
Using extensive experience in banking, payments, and e-commerce, PayBreak has seen extensive growth in
The Wierzbowski Eversheds Sutherland Private Equity team in Warsaw has acted on the sell side on Abris Capital Partners’ acquisition of shares in the leading fillers and cosmeceutical manufacturer ITP, well-known on the local market for soft tissues fillers for its Neauvia brand.
ITP, based in Warsaw, has five subsidiaries in Italy, Germany, Poland and Switzerland. Apart from manufacturing fillers and cosmeceutical products in Italy and Switzerland, ITP also distributes medical devices to health and beauty clinics and wellness equipment to fitness centres.
The signed deal marks the significant buyout from third Abris CEE Mid Market Fund, which was
NAVEX Global, a provider of governance, risk management and compliance software, has agreed a majority recapitalisation by investment firm BC Partners.
Existing investor Vista Equity Partners (Vista) initially acquired NAVEX Global in October of 2014 and will retain a minority stake in the company.
NAVEX Global was formed in 2012 from the joining of four industry leading firms, with histories tracing back to 1981, and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, United States. Today, the company works with over 13,000 businesses globally and provides the world’s most comprehensive ethics and compliance software platform, allowing clients to address issues and respond
Having announced a first closing at EUR100 million for its fintech Fund last year, BlackFin Capital Partners’ BlackFin Tech 1 has now reached EUR180 million in capital commitments at its final closing.
The intitial target for the fund was EUR150 million.
Top-tier institutional investors have joined the existing pool. Joining Bpifrance, Vaudoise Assurances Group, Groupama, Sogecap (Société Générale Insurance), Natixis Assurances and Swiss Life are further well-established European brands notably
German public bank KfW, Belgian insurer Securex, the MACIF, BNP Paribas, and a number of large large family-offices along with regional entities of banking groups Crédit Agricole, Banque
Scope has published a new rating methodology for evaluating the quality and competence of individual investment teams within asset management companies.
The methodology is applied to investment teams which predominantly invest in liquid, traditional instruments such as shares and bonds, as well as in liquid alternative strategies such as long/short equities.
The new methodology expands Scope’s rating spectrum. Until now, Scope evaluated asset managers in their entirety as well as in individual asset classes (investment centres). As a result of the new methodology, a focussed assessment of individual investment teams is now possible.
The evaluation focuses on industry
FRVR, a Malta-based HTML5 games publisher for both chat and post-app store platforms such as Facebook Messenger, has secured USD3 million in a seed investment led by Accel.
Makers Fund and angel investors, including games industry luminaries Paul Heydon and David Helgason, also participated in the round.
The way consumers engage with gaming and entertainment media is rapidly changing, with users’ time at an all-time premium.
As a result, there has been a rapid rise in the post-app store games market, comprising a multitude of new game distribution channels. The likes of Facebook Messenger, WeChat and Telegram have
Law firm Paul Hastings has represented Abry Partners II, a media, communications, business and information services focused private equity investment firm, on its disposal of Basefarm Holding AS to the Orange Group, for a total consideration of USD350 million.
This is Paul Hastings’ second deal this month for Abry, following their acquisition of Link Mobility Group.
Basefarm is a leading provider of complex managed services and technology advice in relation to big data, cloud computing and information security, operating in Norway, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands.
The Paul Hastings team included corporate partners Anu Balasubramanian and Garrett Hayes and senior associate David Prowse, tax
MUFG Investor Services (MUFG), the global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has appointed Oliver Scully as Head of EMEA Sales and David Sarfas as Global Head of Private Equity.
They will be based in London and report to Mike McCabe, Managing Director, Global Head of Business Development, and John Sergides, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, respectively.
Scully will be responsible for driving the growth of MUFG’s asset servicing solutions across private equity and real estate, as well as hedge funds and fund of funds, in the EMEA region to fully meet clients’ evolving needs. These solutions include
BGF has backed tech-focused Click Travel, a business travel management company, with a multi-million pound investment. This follows a sustained period of technological advances and new client wins.
Headquartered in Birmingham, the business was founded in 1999 by brothers Simon McLean, CTO and James McLean, CFO. Click Travel’s proprietary technology platform, travel.cloud, provides the look, feel and usability of a consumer site alongside services that help businesses reduce the cost and complexity of business travel.
Offering support across hotels, flights, rail, meetings and events, Click Travel manages millions of travel bookings a year for a wide variety of businesses
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