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Dentons has bolstered its UAE Corporate practice with the hire of partner Ziad Saad who has been based in Dubai for over seven years.
Saad is the third partner hire for Dentons in Dubai in the past six months, a clear demonstration of the Firm’s commitment to strengthening its Middle East practice while also expanding its senior Arabic-speaking resource. Saad’s recruitment follows that of corporate partner Ghassan Shuhaibar in October and Energy partner Mhairi Main Garcia in November.
Saad’s practice is primarily focused on domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity, joint ventures, foreign direct investments and capital markets. He
BioMedPartners AG, based in Basel, Switzerland, has held the final closing of BioMedInvest III, the company’s third equity venture capital fund, at CHF100 million.
BioMedInvest III is a healthcare venture capital fund which invests in private early-to-mid- stage companies in Switzerland, Germany and neighbouring countries of the European Union.
“We are delighted that the continued success of BioMedInvest convinced many of the major investors of the previous funds to commit also to BioMedInvest III. Among these are the European Investment Fund (EIF) on behalf of the ERP-EIF Dachfonds as cornerstone investor and the Berner Kantonalbank, BEKB. In addition we
German Equity Partners IV (GEP IV), a private equity fund managed by the independent German investment company ECM Equity Capital Management (ECM), has acquired a stake in Albrecht & Dill Cosmetics (A&D).
The previous sole owner, Philipp Sahling, will continue to run the company as Managing Partner.
As part of the transaction, the extended management team will also invest in the traditional Hamburg-based company. Together, the partners aim to continue the company’s successful track record and, on the basis of A&D’s strong market position, realise its substantial growth potential. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price
HarbourVest Partners has announced a raft of promotions including six Managing Directors, six Principals and four Senior Vice Presidents.
The company says these promotions recognise team members whose expertise contributes to the success of HarbourVest and its clients across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. HarbourVest has also continued to invest in the growth of its team through the promotion of seven Vice Presidents.
“HarbourVest has long believed that our people are our greatest asset,” says John Toomey, Managing Director, HarbourVest. “These promotions span geographies from Asia to EMEA and the US, and functional areas from investment to technology.
Ocelot Partners Limited is to acquire Ocean Outdoor from investment funds managed by Searchlight Capital Partners (Searchlight) for an enterprise value of GBP200 million.
Ocean is a pure play operator of premium digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising in the UK. Ocean’s portfolio of digital, full motion screens facilitates connectivity as out-of-home, digital, mobile, online and screen media all converge to create deeper brand experiences. Ocean has an outstanding track record of pioneering new DOOH technologies, research and thought leadership, and for facilitating creativity in DOOH.
The Company has assets covering the key cities and retail centres of the UK, including
Pamlico Capital has made a growth equity investment in Silverline, a Salesforce Platinum Consulting Partner headquartered in New York City.
The partnership will allow Silverline to advance as a leader delivering innovative solutions across the Salesforce Platform, including the vertically-focused Salesforce Financial Services Cloud and Salesforce Health Cloud.
“Silverline’s vision has always been to help its customers transform their business using the Salesforce platform. This partnership will allow us to continue to execute on that vision while expanding our incredible team,” says Gireesh Sonnad, CEO and Co-Founder, Silverline. “We are excited to have the support of the Pamlico team
General Partners (GPs) and their teams at private equity funds are increasing their personal commitments, expecting to commit an average of 3.3 per cent to their next fund, according to Investec Fund Finance’s latest GP Trends report.
“These figures show that the days of 1 or 2 per cent commitments are long gone, as LPs expect increasingly large commitments from GPs,” says Jonathan Harvey, who looks after European Fund Finance at Investec. “As the size of funds has risen along with proportionate commitments, the absolute size of commitments is increasingly significant.”
As a result, many are relying on carry
KKR & Co has appointed Xavier Niel to the Board of Directors of KKR Management, the managing partner of KKR.
Neil’s appointment brings the number of independent directors on KKR’s Board to seven out of a total of eleven Board seats.
Niel serves as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Strategy Officer of Iliad SA.
KKR’s other independent directors include David Drummond (Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer of Alphabet Inc), Joseph Grundfest (Stanford Law Professor and former Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission), John Hess (Director and Chief Executive Officer of Hess Corporation), Patricia Russo
Law firm Paul Hastings has acted for Goldman Sachs and Citigroup as arrangers on financing for the recommended public-to-private GBP1 billion acquisition of Laird by Advent International.
AI Ladder Limited (Bidco) (a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of funds managed by Advent International Corporation) and UK electronics and technology business Laird reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Laird by Bidco.
The Acquisition is to be effected by means of a scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act. The Acquisition values the entire
Dallas-based private equity firm CenterOak Partners has launched TruRoad Holdings through its investment in JN Phillips Auto Glass and subsequent combination with Techna Glass.
The combination creates the second largest automotive glass and claims-management company in the United States. CenterOak’s investment will provide capital to support the growth of the newly formed entity.
TruRoad operates in two primary segments – auto glass and recalibration and insurance claim services – and goes to market under the JN Phillips Auto Glass, Techna Glass, Windshield Centers, and Harmon Auto Glass service brands and through its StrategicClaim software and services business unit. The
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