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Consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton is to make a strategic investment in Goiko Grill, one of Spain’s most successful casual dining concepts.
Founded in Madrid in 2013, Goiko Grill is the fastest growing full-service restaurant chain in the Spanish gourmet burger casual dining space. The Company currently operates 44 locations in Spain, delivering daily on its customer promise of “the best burgers and the best service, efficiency and good vibes” to an increasing numbers of patrons. Goiko Grill benefits from an unmatched brand awareness and visibility in the Spanish restaurant market thanks to its high exposure on social media,
Kai Wilhelm Franzmeyer has been appointed Managing Director with the European private equity specialist BlackFin Capital Partners.
In September he will become Head of BlackFin in Germany, where he will have responsibility for the activities of BlackFin in the financial services markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH).
Paul Mizrahi, founding partners of BlackFin Capital Partners, says: “Germany and the DACH region play a key role in the implementation of our European strategy. We have already invested successfully in Germany with Finanzen.de and believe that the fragmented German market for financial services offers considerable potential for further interesting transactions
Sovereign Capital Partners has realised its investment in Linnaeus Group, one of the UK’s leading veterinary services providers, in a sale to Mars Petcare’s Veterinary Health Group, a part of Mars, Incorporated.
The exit, Sovereign’s largest ever sale, will generate Sovereign’s strongest ever gross return, although no financial terms are able to be disclosed. This is the seventh exit from Sovereign’s third fund – SCLP III.
Sovereign backed the original veterinary platform, Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service, one of the leading specialist veterinary centres for small animals in the UK, in September 2014. At the time of the
Actis has appointed Ellen Li as Managing Director, Head of Asia of the Investor Development Group (IDG). Li will report to Neil Brown, partner and global head of the IDG, and will be based in Hong Kong.
Li has extensive experience in institutional sales, having spent the last nine years as the Head of Institutional Sales for Janus Henderson Global Investors in Asia. Prior to this, Li worked for Franklin Templeton Investment in Asia as Director of Institutional Sales.
In her new role, Li will be focused on fundraising and investor relations activities across Asia. Her appointment follows the
UK-based Aestimo Technologies Limited has launched the Aestimo Technologies Luxembourg Fund SA SICAV-RAIF.
MJ Hudson acted as legal counsel to Aestimo on the launch of the fund, which aims to harness quantitative techniques to extract profits from conditional inefficiencies in the European main equity markets through short-term directional positions.
Co-founder, co-CEO and COO of Aestimo Technologies Limited, Olivier Varon, says: “MJ Hudson was mandated after a thorough selection process, inspired by the methodological approaches for which we are known. We wanted a firm that has a true comprehension of start-up constraints and that was able to provide legal advice
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising companies at the lower end of the midmarket, has acquired GSM Outdoors, a provider branded accessories for the hunting, sport shooting, and outdoor enthusiast markets.
Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Grand Prairie, Texas, GSM has a broad portfolio of innovative hunting and sport shooting products sold under highly recognised brand names. GSM’s industry leading brands include Stealth Cam (technologically advanced game scouting cameras); Walker’s (hearing protection and enhancement devices); Cyclops (specialty outdoor lighting); Western Rivers (game calls); American Hunter (game feeders); HME (hunting
Ironhorse Funding, a full-service financing platform that provides operational and capital support for dealers and distributors in the motorcycle and powersports market, has raised strategic financing from Crestline Investors.
Crestline’s investment will be funded through the firm’s Opportunity Fund III platform, which seeks to deploy capital where Crestline finds inefficiencies in the primary credit markets in North America and Europe. The funding will be used to provide alternative financing solutions for consumers in the motorcycle and powersports market.
“We are pleased to enter into this agreement with Crestline as they have a significant understanding of and presence in the alternative lending space,” says Dan
Alternative investment management software and solutions provider eFront has appointed John Legrand as Managing Director and Senior Vice President Sales for the Asia Pacific region (APAC).
Legrand will directly lead the APAC sales team, coordinate the overall regional organisation, and represent eFront in the region. John comes to eFront with over 20 years of experience in the financial software industry across a variety of functions, from sales and business development to professional services, including over 8 years in the APAC region.
Tarek Chouman, CEO at eFront, says: “I am delighted to have John taking lead of the APAC region for
King & Spalding has appointed Erik Andersen, Elizabeth Gable and Jared Zaben as partners in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group.
The team has joined the firm’s New York office and advises financial institutions, alternative capital and debt funds, private equity funds, family offices and other money sources in real estate related transactions.
“Expanding King & Spalding’s transactional capabilities in New York and growing traditionally strong practices has been a deliberate strategic priority,” says Robert D Hays, Jr, chairman of King & Spalding. “The addition of Erik, Elizabeth, Jared and their team will give us additional depth and
Sweetwater Capital Partners (SWCP), a boutique private equity secondaries firm, has named Gregg Parise a Managing Partner.
Parise brings over 25 years of portfolio management and principal investment experience to the firm. He will principally focus on sourcing and underwriting secondary and direct opportunities in private, high-growth companies. Since 2016, Parise has served as a Senior Advisor to the firm.
“We are excited to add Gregg’s operational leadership and principal investment experience to our investment process,” says James Gamett, Founder and Managing Partner of SWCP. “Over the past several years, we’ve been able to see first-hand the benefits of
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