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Livingstone has promoted Barry Sheehan to Director and Will Evans and Tom Reece to Associates, as it continues to invest in developing talent from within the firm.
Sheehan works across the Business Services and Industrial sectors and is widely respected for his knowledge and network within the Packaging sector. Since joining the firm in 2014 from Deloitte, he has advised on a broad range of transactions including the sales of Adare Advantage to Americk Packaging and the Electro-Ceramics division of Morgan Advanced Materials, the buy-out of Panther Logistics backed by LDC and the sale of Brookdale Care to Tracscare.
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PerformLine, a regtech company that delivers automated compliance solutions, has acquired social media technology company Silverback Social, with former CEO Chris Dessi joining as VP of Sales.
Former Silverback Social CMO John Zanzarella will be joining PerformLine as Director of Sales and Marketing Operations.
Dessi was CEO of Silverback Social since 2012 and brings 20 years of sales leadership expertise in the software and tech sectors. He joined Silverback Social as CMO in 2013 and acted as CEO of the Westchester Digital Summit.
“This acqui-hire is a clear sign of how intelligently PerformLine is growing. When your customers are the
Global law firm Ropes & Gray and Japanese firm Anderson Mori have advised Bain Capital on its tender offer for Asatsu DK, Japan’s third largest advertising agency. The tender offer price for 100 per cent of the company is approximately JPY152 billion, or approximately USD1.38 billion – making it one of the largest buyouts in Japan this year.
The Ropes & Gray team was led by private equity counsel Saeko Inaba and private equity partner Tsuyoshi Imai, with support from finance counsel Ben Morris, all based in the firm’s Tokyo office.
It is the forth deal that Ropes & Gray
PrimaLoft, a materials science company specialising in advanced branded technical products including insulation, fabric, and yarn for outdoor, fashion, and other industries, has completed a management-led transaction to recapitalise the business.
The new investor group is led by private equity firm Victor Capital Partners in partnership with the private equity group at Allstate.PrimaLoft management will continue to maintain a significant investment in the business.Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Latham, NY, PrimaLoft is a leader in research and development of high performance materials for leading outdoor and fashion brands, as well as
Augentius has appointed industry veteran Erin Sarret as its new European Business Development Director.
The move follows another successive year of 20 per cent growth for the firm, and marks its intention to build on this expansion in a region blessed by record fundraising and beset by unique regulatory challenges.
Sarret, who will lead the growth initiative, is a well-known figure within the Private Equity and Real Estate industries, and will bring nearly two decade’s worth of top-tier experience to the role. Having originally qualified as a lawyer and been admitted to the Californian Bar in 1994, Sarret entered
Almost two-thirds (63 per cent) of asset managers regard content marketing as their most effective marketing tool with 65 per cent planning to increase their investment in the content marketing space in the coming year.
That’s according to the latest annual survey by Kurtosys which seeks to find out how marketers at asset management firms are reacting to changes in the digital landscape. The survey reveals that social media is considered equal in importance with email campaigns, both, at 42 per cent.
Despite the rise of social media, ‘traditional’ web presence remains a top priority too, with an overwhelming 70
Albion Capital Group LLP (Albion) has sold its stake in Hilson Moran Holdings Limited (Hilson Moran), an engineering services group in the UK and Middle East, to Tyrens AB (Tyrens), a Swedish technical consultancy.
Hilson Moran’s management team will remain as shareholders and the company will continue to operate under its existing brand name. The investment comes on the back of strong growth for Hilson Moran and will enable the business to provide combined MEP and structural engineering services, joining forces with existing Tyrens investment AKTII.
Funds managed by Albion received total consideration over the course of the investment
By Mary Beth Hamilton – There has been discussion for years about whether public or private cloud platforms were more suitable to financial and investment management firms. And that debate continues, but with the addition of a new player – the hybrid cloud.
While the public cloud receives praise for its flexibility and potential cost savings and the private cloud for its robust security and reliable performance, the hybrid iteration essentially marries these features to create a compelling package for firms who don’t fit naturally into the previous two categories.
Take a closer look at how public, private and hybrid
Independent trust, fund and corporate services provider Crestbridge has appointed Anke Jager (pictured), as Director with a particular remit to lead and develop its Corporate Services division in Luxembourg, and has promoted Ludivine Nicolai to Director.
In her new role, Jager will take on responsibility for overseeing and continuing to grow Crestbridge’s business in Luxembourg that offers a broad range of corporate, administration and company secretarial services to global institutions including funds, fund managers, corporates and banks.
With over 12 years’ experience in Luxembourg’s financial services industry, Jager has extensive knowledge of the multi-jurisdictional company secretarial and corporate governance
Intertrust has been appointed as fund administrator to the UK’s first female founded, specialist private equity firm, Vaultier7 (V7).
Intertrust will provide V7 with a full suite of fund administration, reporting and regulatory services. V7 focusses on the beauty, wellness and lifestyle sectors and will invest in companies with revenues between GBP3 million and GBP15 million, providing a growth capital investment of between GBP2 million and GBP10 million.
V7 will benefit from Intertrust’s proven track record in guiding emerging fund managers. Intertrust has been appointed by the firm for the depth of its asset class expertise and ability to
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