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International law firm Proskauer has appointed transactional lawyers Don Melamed and Albert W Stemp as partners in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Their arrival follows a number of high-profile additions to the Firm’s private investment fund and real estate offerings globally, including private equity real estate partners Joanne Owen and Vikki McKay, real estate finance partner Paul Lucas in London, and private investments funds partner Monica Arora in New York.
“We are delighted to welcome Don and Al to the Firm. Proskauer has been a trusted advisor to the real estate and private investment fund industries for decades, and
An affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired a majority interest in Puerto de Indias Group (Puerto de Indias), with the goal of accelerating the Company’s growth initiatives and supporting its expansion into international markets.
Headquartered in Seville, Spain, Puerto de Indias was founded by Jose Antonio and Francisco Rodriguez Fernandez, and has become in a short period of time the leading player in the Rosé Gin market in Spain. Puerto de Indias has in place an ambitious international expansion plan targeting the development of a commercial network in Europe, the US, and Latin America, as well
Guernsey Finance, the promotional agency for the island’s finance industry, has welcomed the launch of the new multi-million pound Guernsey Investment Fund.
Guernsey’s government, The States of Guernsey, is the major seed investor in the fund, providing GBP25 million backing, and further investment is being sought from the private sector. The fund aims to make a return for investors while investing in projects and companies with a Guernsey focus.
Guernsey Finance Chief Executive Dominic Wheatley (pictured) says that the move will be a boost for business in the island and was a demonstration of confidence in the island’s economic
Hilco Valuation Services has appointed Tom Boniface as Vice President of Business Development for the Midwest Region of the United States, supporting the Valuation, Monetisation and Advisory platforms.
Boniface will be based in Chicago and will have the specific responsibilities of both maintaining our existing relationships and creating new relationships with financial institutions, investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and other professional service firms.
Boniface has been with Hilco since 2015, most recently serving in a Director role, primarily supporting renewal valuations for existing appraisal customers. In this role, he worked closely with many of Hilco Valuation Services’
Private equity firm Agilitas has backed the management buyout of Hydro International Limited (Hydro), a provider of products, services and technology for the treatment of wastewater and the control of stormwater, for municipal, industrial and construction customers.
Hydro is headquartered in the UK, with significant US operations, and has operated in the water management sector since the 1980s.
Hydro’s wastewater division provides products and services for wastewater treatment plants and is the US technology leader in grit removal equipment, whilst its stormwater division focuses on control, storage and quality management for stormwater run-off.
The company employs 219 staff,
Yield Lab Europe, an AgTech accelerator programme has opened for applications from start-up companies for its 2018 programme.
Yield Lab will support up to eight companies with an investment of EUR100,000 and an intensive mentoring and training programme to help them turn their ideas into successful internationally scalable businesses.
This is the second year of the European programme for the Yield Lab, which mirrors sister programmes in the US and Latin America in offering early stage venture capital to companies in the AgTech sector, with a particular focus on businesses addressing issues of environmental sustainability and food security.
Affiliates of private investment firm Rhône Capital are to acquire Brazilian steakhouse chain Fogo de Chão in an all cash transaction valued at USD560 million.
The Company’s stockholders will receive USD15.75 per share, representing a 25.5 per cent premium to the closing share price of the Company’s shares on 16 February, 2018.
“After a thorough evaluation of the options available, the Board of Directors is confident that this transaction will provide Fogo a significant opportunity to realize the highest value for our stockholders while providing the best path forward for the Fogo de Chão brand, employees, and loyal customers,”
Global law firm Reed Smith has appointed Michael N Peterson as a partner in the firm’s Global Corporate Group in Philadelphia.
Formerly head of Morgan Lewis’ Philadelphia Corporate Business & Transactions practice, Peterson has a thriving private equity practice and more than 20 years of experience representing public and private companies over a broad range of industries in a variety of complex transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, joint ventures and financing transactions.
“Mike has a stellar reputation in the Philadelphia business and legal communities,” says Matthew Petersen, co-chair of Reed Smith’s global corporate practice. “His busy
Orrick has appointed Paul Doris as a partner in London. Doris brings a strong focus on M&A and private equity, particularly in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
He is the 10th partner addition to Orrick’s European M&A and Private Equity team and the seventh partner to join the firm’s London office since 2016.
“Orrick is one of the most active firms in the global energy and infrastructure sector, and Paul adds deep experience in this rapidly transforming market. We’ve worked across the table from him for years, and we’re delighted to add him to our team,” says Anthony Riley,
Gen Cap America, a private equity firm focused on lower middle market buyouts, has sold Myco Trailers (Myco) to Propst Development.
Terms of the transaction have not disclosed.
Myco was founded in 1974 and is a leading provider of custom designed boat trailers marketed exclusively to the high performance boating industry (offshore racing, fishing and poker run recreation) and to various governments for military use. The company distributes to both a national and international client base. Gen Cap America acquired Myco in March of 2007 partnering with management to buyout the previous owner.
Chris Godwin, Managing Director at Gen
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