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International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Inflexion Private Equity on its backing of the management buyout of leading Dutch IT outsourcing training business Calco Group BV.
The cross-border deal brought together the private equity teams from Taylor Wessing UK and Taylor Wessing Netherlands. The firm’s UK team was led by partner James Goold with senior counsel Matt Harrison and associate Catherine Williams, while the Dutch team was led by partners Edwin de Rooij, Evert-Jan Osnabrugge and Elmar Dijkstra with associate Willem Thijssen.
Goold says: “This deal is another example of Taylor Wessing’s close relationship with Inflexion and the Taylor
SimCorp has launched new modules and enhancements for Release 6.3 of its flagship solution, SimCorp Dimension, including a new Alternative Investments Manager, which enables buy-side firms to handle illiquid, alternative investment types, such as Private Equity, Real Estate and Infrastructure, alongside more traditional assets.
The Alternative Investments Manager is designed to offer the buy-side market an automated solution for its alternative investments, dispelling the need for niche systems and manual processes. Users can fully integrate the module with SimCorp Dimension’s IBOR (Investment Book of Record) to effectively support multi-asset investment strategies in one highly automated system.
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NanoFlex Limited, an early stage sensor design company, has secured GBP250,000 of funding from NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).
The fund is delivered by MSIF working with Maven Capital Partners in the Liverpool City Region. NanoFlex is a sensor design company that has developed a patented diagnostic sensor technology.
The business is based at Sci-tech Daresbury, and will be using the funding to explore new business opportunities for the technology to develop a pipeline of products. The technology is based on nanoscale electrodes that are capable of measuring a range of
Lightful, a social media and campaign management platform for charities and social enterprises, has raised a GBP4 million in its Series A funding round.
The start-up, which counts Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti among its high-profile backers, has already attracted more than 1,800 sign-ups from charities, individuals, and ‘beyond profit’ organisations – those placing purpose alongside profits – all of whom are looking to use social media for social good.
Lightful’s milestone funding represents the largest sum for an early-stage start-up in the social impact space – proof of growing interest in impact investing, as also
2017 was another record-breaking year for Idinvest’s Private Debt division, with almost EUR900 million invested in 45 companies during the year, including Accès Industrie, Ask Chemicals, Auvesy, Europart, Frostkrone, Iberchem, Organic Alliance, Remade in France, Scalian, Square consulting, Staci, ProXES and Wer Liefert Was.
François Lacoste, Partner in charge of private debt at Idinvest, says: “2017 has been another strong year for Idinvest in terms of private debt, regarding both investments and divestments. It is clear to see from these impressive figures that Idinvest’s 10 years of experience in the European market has given it a solid reputation as an
Doug Barrowman & Baroness Michelle Mone OBE have joined forces to launch EQUI, a new cryptocurrency-powered investment platform which is aiming to open up venture capital to a wider audience, providing access to vetted, early-stage high-growth tech companies.
Businesses on the platform have been hand-selected by a team of established venture capitalists, led by Doug Barrowman with his 30 plus years’ experience in identifying good investments that deliver outstanding returns.
EQUI will champion high-tech innovators and entrepreneurs, providing a new route to investment. More than this, businesses brought on to the EQUI platform will benefit from the guidance of
GCM Grosvenor has completed the final close of its Secondary Opportunities Fund II (GSF II) with USD700 million in committed capital. GSF II, which held its first close in May of 2017, reached its hard cap.
Fund investors include public and Taft-Hartley pension plans, financial institutions, healthcare systems and endowments, in the US, Europe and Asia.
GSF II will acquire interests in private funds through secondary market transactions, with a focus on transactions of less than USD50 million average deal size. GSF II will target funds oriented toward small and middle market buyout, special situation, growth equity, infrastructure and real
Schiff Hardin has appointed Mauricio Beugelmans as a partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Financial Markets and Products Practice Groups in San Francisco.
Beugelmans (pictured), advises financial institutions including brokerage firms, investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds, and investment advisers on critical regulatory and compliance issues. He also represents clients in securities and commercial litigation and arbitration.
“We are pleased to welcome Mauricio to the firm,” says Antony S Burt, co-leader of Schiff Hardin’s Litigation Practice Group. “Mauricio adds significant firepower to our San Francisco office to handle a broad range of complex commercial disputes.”
Having
Ironwood Capital has exited its investment in Gold Medal Services (Gold Medal) by selling the company to Kinderhook Industries (Kinderhook).
Kinderhook, a New York-based private investment firm that manages over USD2 billion of committed capital, has invested in partnership with BioHiTech Global, a developer of disruptive waste management technologies.
Gold Medal, headquartered in Deptford, New Jersey, is a waste and recycling company servicing Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Gold Medal offers a complete range of integrated services to thousands of customers in the region. The company serves residential, institutional, commercial and industrial locations. Gold Medal offers collection, recycling, disposal
Cathay Capital North American-Sino Fund (Cathay Capital) has led the recapitalisation of Innovative Office Products (Innovative), a North American designer and manufacturer of office and workspace ergonomic and related products including monitor arms, sit-stand workstations, multi-monitor mounts and desk stands, point-of-sale (POS) mounts and healthcare and specialty Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) mounting solutions.
Cathay has partnered with management, Norwest Mezzanine Partners (Norwest) and ORIX Mezzanine & Private Equity (ORIX) in this investment.
Based in Easton, Pennsylvania, Innovative began as a family-owned operation in 1986 and has grown into a global company over the past 30 plus years. The Company designs,
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