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Political uncertainty has suppressed deal volume and value almost everywhere, except in China, according to the Q4 edition of BDO’s global mid-market M&A review, Horizons.
Nevertheless says BDO, the steep downtrend of Q1 2017 having been broken and with record amounts of dry powder in private equity offers, firms around the world will aggressively seek quality assets in 2018.
In Europe, Q3 2017 was a challenging quarter as both volumes and deal value fell: however, the United Kingdom & Ireland were one of the very few to record a strong performance in terms of both deal volume and value,
ZoomDoc, a new GP on-demand service, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise GBP500,000.
Founded by practicing NHS GP, Dr Kenny Livingstone, ZoomDoc allows users to instantly book a GP to arrive at their preferred location within one hour. The service comes in response to a growing NHS GP shortage, with frustrated patients having to wait for weeks before they can be seen by their local surgery. It is also providing an alternative source of income to doctors, a significant number of whom have stated their plans to leave the NHS within the next few years.
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Bitcoin expert Nicholas Gregory, founder and CEO of London-based cryptocurrency enabler CommerceBlock, comments on recent volatility in cryptocurrency prices…
Prices of digital currencies have been on a rollercoaster ride lately but this violent volatility is actually all a bit of a sideshow.
The simple reason is that plenty of people hold billions of pounds worth of cryptocurrency right now at no risk. That’s because they are using hedging or short positions to cover losses that might occur before they are able to convert their money into pounds and pence. This is common practice for businesses using traditional currencies and
HLB International, a global accountancy networks with a presence in 140 countries, has raised over eight thousand and six hundred euros for the Malta Community Chest Fund.
The funds were presented to Noel Zarb, Chief Administrator of the Community Chest Fund when the network held its annual conference in Malta from 18-22 October.
The Malta Community Chest Fund is a charitable foundation under the patronage of the President of Malta. The aim of the institution is to help organisations and individuals in need. It helps a vast range of people throughout the year, with the major amounts going towards chemotherapy and specialised
CVC Capital Partners (CVC) has appointed Fred Hassan as Chairman of the international women’s health assets which CVC Fund VI agreed to acquire from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on 17 September 2017, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals.
CVC has also announced that, following closing of the transaction, the new business will be renamed Theramex. The Theramex brand has enjoyed a long heritage in women’s health, with strong resonance among patients, practitioners and with many of the current employees.
Hassan was Chairman of the Board and CEO of Schering – Plough Corporation from 2003 to 2009. Before joining Schering
FRP Advisory, the business advisory firm, has strengthened its UK operations with the promotion to director of Julie Humphrey. She will be based in the firm’s Essex office.
Humphrey brings to her director role appointment more than 13 years of restructuring and insolvency experience, having worked alongside FRP Advisory’s founding partners since the start of her business advisory career. Julie is a licensed insolvency practitioner and a qualified accountant and has deep-rooted connections to the Essex and wider South-East business and lender communities.
The promotion of Humphrey from senior manager to director, brings to seven the number of partners
Edwin James Holdings Limited (EJH), a provider of technical services to public and private sector clients, is planning the bolt-on acquisition of Midlands-based Peterborough Electrical & Mechanical Engineering (PEME).
PEME is an outsourced reliability maintenance services company that provides total managed solutions for electrical and mechanical plant and asset maintenance to large UK and European manufacturers. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed.
EJH, which is headquartered in Tannochside near Glasgow, was backed by Aliter Capital I (Aliter) in January 2017 and acts as the holding company for Aliter’s investments in the technical support services sector. In making
Stanhope Capital has appointed Nigel Spray as Partner and Head of the firm’s Merchant Banking division. Spray joins Stanhope Capital from Kleinwort Hambros where he held the position of Managing Director – Head of Private Merchant Banking.
Prior to Kleinwort Hambros, Spray founded Frontiers Capital, a firm which acted as principal investor in, and adviser to, high growth businesses in consumer sectors. Prior to establishing Frontiers Capital, Mr. Spray had been a Managing Director at Credit Suisse jointly running its European Consumer Group and with over 30 years’ experience, Spray is an expert in strategic transactions including mergers, acquisitions, initial/public
Tengram Capital Partners is to acquire luxury skincare brand RéVive from Shiseido Americas Corporation.
Under the terms of the agreement, Tengram will run the company as an independent and stand-alone entity based in New York City. Closing is expected to be completed by the end of November.
“We are delighted to add RéVive to our strong and growing portfolio of beauty brands,” says Richard Gersten, a Partner at Tengram Capital. “As an investor in consumer brands with a deep knowledge in beauty, I have watched RéVive for a long time. We believe it is a gem; thanks to Founder
Middle market private equity firm Quad-C Management has completed the sale of its stake in portfolio company Vaco, an executive search, consulting, placement and strategic staffing firm. Olympus Partners and management were the acquirers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Quad-C invested in Vaco in 2014 in partnership with its management team. Since that time, Vaco has experienced significant growth through extending core business lines and entering new markets. The Company completed seven acquisitions during Quad-C’s ownership. These acquisitions expanded Vaco’s service offerings into healthcare IT and extended its geographic footprint domestically, as well as into Canada and India.
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