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Capzanine has made its first investment in Spain providing MBA, a Spanish orthopaedic prostheses and trauma products distributor, with a EUR25 million unitranche facility.
Founded in 1988 in Asturias, Spain, MBA differentiates itself from competitors through its offering of a wide range of products, a qualified and specialised sales team, and a surgeon-focused strategy.
Capzanine’s main investment fundamentals in MBA are the company’s well-established leadership position and its confidence in Alantra (majority shareholder) and in the management team of the company, led by Carlos Marina. This EUR25m unitranche facility will allow MBA to reorganise its capital structure and to
Clearwater International has appointed Natasha Eden (pictured), to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Eden joined the business in early 2014 following roles at Lloyds Bank, Close Brothers and Experian, and is a founding member of the firm’s international board.
Since arriving at Clearwater, Eden has worked on the merger and rebrand of the UK business with its European partners in Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, France, Germany and China.
In her new role, she will be responsible for the group marketing, learning and development and international expansion, with advanced discussions taking place with potential partners in the US,
Motive Partners, an investment firm focused on technology enabled companies that power the financial services industry, has launched Motive Labs, a membership-only innovation and investment organisation that will support the firm’s mission to back and build the next generation of financial technology.
Motive Partners also announced the founding strategic partners for Motive Labs, including Allied Irish Bank, Bradesco, Emirates NBD, Mastercard & Royal Bank of Scotland. These global banking and payments leaders are joining Motive Labs to identify new innovation and investment opportunities; to solve common areas of challenge; to collaborate with financial technology start-ups on new products and services;
Dechert has launched a new commercial lending module on its World Compass subscription platform, a web-based service offering guidance on areas of regulation to cross-border investment and other financial services firms.
World Compass subscribers have access to concise legal, regulatory and practical guidance across more than 100 jurisdictions presented in an easy-to-use, regularly updated format. Ongoing alerts notify subscribers of recent and upcoming changes or developments in applicable law. The new commercial lending module is designed for subscribers involved in cross-border commercial lending and debt activities. It provides guidance in key jurisdictions on relevant restrictions or licensing requirements, risks, alternative
Middle market private equity firm MidOcean Partners (MidOcean) has made a significant investment in The Planet Group (Planet), a provider of outsourced human capital and consulting services.
MidOcean’s investment will be used to accelerate the Company’s strategic initiatives and drive continued growth. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2009, Planet is a leading provider of specialised outsourced human capital and niche consulting primarily to the life sciences and diversified energy & engineering markets. In recent years, the Company has expanded into the healthcare and digital marketing industries. Planet focuses on providing outsourced human capital for
International law firm Hill Dickinson has appointed Gavin Jones as a Partner within the firm’s Restructuring and Insolvency Team in Manchester.
Jones was previously the National Head of Business Restructuring at DWF LLP, and returns to Hill Dickinson having worked as an Associate at Hill Taylor Dickinson between 1993-97. His appointment is effective as of January 2018. Jones will be working closely with Head of Restructuring, Paul Spence, to further expand the Restructuring and Insolvency Team nationally and drive growth across the firm’s UK offices in Manchester, London and Liverpool.
Jones is a highly-regarded practitioner within the restructuring and
Europe’s digital technology sector is currently offering a number of compelling opportunities for venture capitalists, with cities such as Berlin and London fast becoming hot beds of entrepreneurial activity.
One private equity group paying close attention to this is Paris-based Idinvest Partners, which manages more than EUR8 billion and specialises in investing in European SMEs at various stages of growth. Benoist Grossmann, Managing Partner, oversees Idinvest’s Venture and Growth Capital business, which currently manages EUR2.1 billion.
Idinvest, who will be featuring on a European VC panel at the forthcoming IPEM event (https://www.ipem-market.com) in Cannes, 24th to 26th January,
By Matt Mulry (pictured), Dillon Eustace – In the shadow of an impending review by the Financial Acting Task Force the Cayman Islands has undertaken an overhaul of its laws, regulations and guidance notes which govern its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime.
Lombard Odier and the Global Fund have formed a strategic partnership to rethink traditional approaches to investment and philanthropy and make it easier for more people to contribute to the fight against some of the world’s most pressing health challenges.
Together they say they will create innovative solutions that allow investors to meet both their goals of doing well financially and doing good socially.
“Investors face two significant and simultaneous challenges: they need their capital to work hard to meet their financial goals, but they also have a part to play in shaping the kind of future we all
WAWLLET is to launch an ICO for up to 89 million of its WIN Tokens at USD3 USD per Token on 29 January, including a reservation of USD35 millionworth of tokens for issuance (with a lock-in period of up to 18 months) pursuant to an agreement with an EU listed Venture Capital firm.
A total of 44 million Tokens will be available on the Public ICO, with 45 million Tokens available in a VC and Hedge Funds session. Presale activities suggest a strong public cryptocurrency investor interest in WIN Tokens.
WAWLLET is the world’s first multi-asset wallet and personal
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