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Ocorian, a provider of corporate and fiduciary services, has launched its new Corporate Trust offering with the appointment of three experienced professionals from the banking sector – Sally Gilding, Chris Wilson and Sinead McIntosh.
Their arrival follows the appointment of Alan Booth as Managing Director of Ocorian’s UK business in February, having previously held the role of Global Head of Product Management within Deutsche Bank’s Corporate Services Division.
Gilding, who has over 30 years’ experience in the legal and banking sector, joins as Senior Consultant and Non-Executive Director tasked with driving the strategic direction and roll-out of the new
A company backed by private equity firm Permira is to sell Magento Commerce, a specialist in cloud digital commerce, to Adobe in an all-cash transaction for USD1.68 billion.
Hillhouse Capital, the Asia-focused investment firm, will also sell its stake in Magento to Adobe in this transaction.
Magento Commerce was acquired by the Permira funds from eBay Inc in 2015 and received an investment from Hillhouse Capital in 2017.
“We are delighted to have partnered with the Magento management team during this period of impressive performance,” says Phil Guinand, Partner at Permira. “Magento has grown its customer-base and enterprise
Nexxus has sold portfolio company Maak Arca Holding, a platform of construction and decoration businesses in Mexico, to a group of Mexican private investors.
The divestment was made through the spin-off and sale of the subsidiaries Mármoles Arca and Madarca, companies specialised in the distribution and sale of natural stones and wood, respectively.
Nexxus (through Nexxus Capital Private Equity Fund V, LP and Fideicomiso Nexxus IV), remains invested in a newly created holding company, Vidrios y Fachadas Holding, which consolidates Vitrocanceles and Vitrogenera, companies specialised in the production, distribution and installation of glass for facades and aluminium window frames.
Global technology, media and communications investment bank Drake Star Partners has appointed senior investment banker Eric Ward as a partner in the firm’s London office.
Ward has over 15 years of M&A and industry experience, with a distinct focus on e-commerce and digital marketing, including retail tech, ad tech, martech, analytics and AI.
Ward has participated in many high-profile transactions in these sectors over the years. For instance, he recently advised Honeycomb on its merger with Group IMD, advised Hitfox Group (Berlin) on its secondary sale of shares in Finleap, Anatwine on its fundraising and subsequent sale to
Arlington Capital Partners has agreed to sell Polaris Alpha, a provider of mission solutions for complex defence, intelligence, and security customers, as well as to other US federal government customers, to Parsons.
Parsons’ acquisition of Polaris Alpha will be the latest in the company’s series of strategic investments focused on companies with technologies aligned to evolving threats in the land, sea, air, space, and cyber domains.
Parsons’ existing artificial intelligence (AI), signals intelligence, and data analytics expertise supporting defensive and offensive cybersecurity missions will be expanded by the integration of Polaris Alpha’s machine learning, data, video, multi-source analytics and
21 Centrale has added to its investment team with the appointment of Dorothée Chatain as Principal.
With more than ten years of private equity experience in an international Growth and LBO Fund, Chatain joins an investment team already made up of eight experienced professionals. As a senior member of the investment team, Chatain will take part in the sourcing, investment and support of the Fund’s portfolio companies.
Her arrival consolidates a team that recently welcomed two new talents namely Tracy Tran (KPMG) mid-2017 and Cyriac Schmit (Accuracy) early 2018, both as Associates.
Chatain says: “I am delighted to
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management has appointed Ashton Bradbury as a non-executive director of Hargreave Hale AIM VCT 1 plc.
Bradbury brings more than 25 years of financial and investment industry experience to his role. Having run small company investment teams at Hill Samuel Investment Management and HSBC Asset Management Europe, Ashton founded the Old Mutual Global Investors Ltd (formerly Old Mutual Asset Management UK Ltd) small and mid-cap investment team in 2000 and became head of equities in 2008. Amongst many industry awards he was named Citywire Fund Manager of the year in 2002, Investment Week Fund Manager of the
UK private Equity firm Sovereign Capital Partners, has exited its investment in Kindertons, a nationwide provider of outsourced accident management services for motor insurers and insurance brokers, together with claims management services, to ExamWorks, a portfolio company of Leonard Green & Partners.
Completion is subject to change of control consent by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The exit will deliver a gross return of 8x and a 73 per cent IRR to investors.
Sovereign originally completed the management buy-out of Kindertons in October 2013, with Sovereign worked closely with the management team to appoint Jon
Sandton Capital Partners, a special situations investment fund, has acquired VVB Engineering Ltd (VVB), a specialist mechanical and electrical contractor, for an undisclosed sum.
Established in 1991; VVB is one of the leading contractors in the UK, for mechanical and electrical works in the construction and installation of tunnels. The company works on many high-profile projects in partnership with some of the main UK and European civil contractors, operating in five key strategic sectors; rail, road, airport, power and utilities and construction. VVB’s head office is in Ramsden Heath, Essex and they employ over 250 people with a turnover of GBP75million.
Morgan Lewis has appointed Paul Denham as finance partner. Denham, who advises clients on a wide range of leveraged finance and banking matters, will be based in the firm’s London office.
Denham advises banks, credit funds, borrowers, and sponsors on a wide range of financing and restructuring transactions, with a particular focus on leveraged and acquisition financings. He was formerly a Morgan Lewis associate.
“I am pleased to welcome Paul back to our firm in London,” says Firm Chair Jami McKeon. “Paul’s arrival demonstrates our commitment to the global financial centre of London and provides further support for clients
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