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Augentius Compliance has appointed Andrew Shrimpton as its Chairman. He will spearhead further expansion of the business, following yet another year of strong growth for Augentius’ Regulatory Compliance Business.
As the investment management industry strives to navigate its ever-tightening regulatory frameworks – while the regulators are more proactive than ever – demand is intensifying for workable solutions which allow fund managers to focus on their core investment strategy, while being confident in ensuring compliance.
Shrimpton says: “In an ever-expanding universe of complex rules and directives, including the imminent GDPR regulation, it is a huge challenge for managers to keep
LBO France has added three new members to its team since the beginning of the year, in two of the company’s areas of expertise.
Philippe Chambon and Sébastien Woynar have joined the Venture team, and Nicolas Manardo has joined the Small Cap team at the beginning of 2018.
Philippe Chambon joined LBO France as Venture Partner after a distinguished career in healthcare venture capital in the US. He started his business career in 1987 in the pharmaceutical industry, with Sandoz Pharmaceutical US affiliate and, in 1993, he joined The Boston Consulting Group as a Manager. Starting from 1995, he
Private equity firm IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK Small Cap II Fund, together with management and company founders, is to acquire Bahr Modultechnik, a manufacturer of modular positioning systems.
Financial terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1990 by the brothers Frank and Dirk Bahr, Bahr Modultechnik focuses on delivering individual solutions based on a sophisticated portfolio of customisable and technologically leading products. Accurate and robust positioning systems are required in a wide variety of industries from mechanical engineering to medical technology. The Company’s unique linear positioning systems are sold
Affiliates of AEA Investors and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) are to acquire Springs Window Fashions (Springs), a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital.
Springs’ management team, led by CEO Eric Jungbluth, will continue to lead the Company after the closing of the transaction.
Headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin, Springs manufactures and sells custom and stock window coverings and drapery hardware to retail and commercial customers, as well as independent designers, franchisors and decorators. Established in 1939, Springs has since grown through a combination of strategic acquisitions and organic investment.
Golden Gate Capital partnered with Springs in 2013
Culture Trip, a fast-growing startup providing cultural and travel inspiration to users looking to explore the world, has secured USD80 million in Series B funding round.
Led by PPF Group, the round is being used to aggressively propel the business forward across all areas, including an immediate bolstering of its executive team with key hires joining from leading tech companies, and a product redesign launching today.
Off the back of the raise, Culture Trip will also use the funds to significantly expand its engineering and creative workforce around the world to fuel innovation, drive further audience growth and roll
Chelverton Asset Management Limited (Chelverton), a specialist investor in sub-FTSE 100 quoted equities and unquoted SMEs, has completed its first realisation of 2018 on behalf of its Investor Club.
Crawley-based Tufwell Glass Limited (Tufwell) has been sold to Brownhills Investments Limited – the holding company for Midlands-based Brownhills Glass and North East-based Peterlee Glass – for an undisclosed sum. Launched in 2013, Tufwell became the Chelverton Investor Club’s first acquisition in 2014.
Tufwell has grown consistently under the Investor Club ownership and the leadership of Managing Director, Andrew Maslin. Brownhills was a minority shareholder alongside Chelverton at the time
Global investment manager AMP Capital has agreed to acquire 49 per cent of London Luton Airport from Ardian on behalf of investors in its Global Infrastructure Equity strategy.
London Luton Airport (London Luton) is the fifth-largest UK airport, serving 15.8 million passengers in 2017, and the fastest-growing airport in the high-demand London market.
The airport is operated under a concession agreement with Luton Borough Council. The remaining 51 per cent of the concession is owned by Spanish airports operator Aena SME, SA (Aena).
London Luton is undergoing a transformational investment plan, on track for completion this year, which
Verdane Capital IX has closed the acquisition of a three-company portfolio from Germany-based Bauer Media Group.
The acquired portfolio consists of the three companies: navabi, CareerFoundry and Kyto, with Verdane Capital IX having taken over all of Bauer Media Group’s shares in the companies. Verdane Capital IX, a well-known investor in the fast-growing software and e-commerce space, will work actively to continue the three companies’ profitable growth and further expansion into new markets.
“We continue to see major opportunities in a maturing German market to employ our expertise and experience of working in the Nordic ecosystem. This acquisition is
The UK’s economic growth will be outpaced by all other G7 advanced nations this year – and Brexit remains the single biggest risk on the horizon – according to new research from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, which canvassed the views of leading financial sponsors.
Speaking to financial sponsors as part of the bank’s annual Financial Institutions Sentiment Survey, the research found that more than half (57 per cent) of private equity firms are worried that UK economic growth will be weaker this year than in any of the other G7 nations – a dramatic worsening of sentiment compared to 2017
DOB Equity, a leading Dutch family-backed impact investor, has completed its first investment in Rwanda, in grain trading company Sarura Commodities.
DOB Equity’s investment means the company is now present in all five East African countries.
Sarura Commodities links smallholder farmers to reliable input and service providers to increase grain quality and farmer productivity. It also supports farmers by providing training on post-harvest management.
DOB Equity’s investment will allow Sarura to strengthen its storage infrastructure, support its sourcing platform and scale up its operations in Rwanda’s niche premium grain market.
Since its establishment in 2012, Sarura Commodities
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