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McCarthy Denning has advised Rockpool Acquisitions (Rockpool) in relation to its admission to the Standard Listing segment of the main market of the London Stock Exchange and a related fundraising. Gross proceeds of GBP1,085,000 were raised through the fundraising.
Rockpool is a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) founded in Northern Ireland and formed to undertake the acquisition of a business based there. Specifically, Rockpool is looking to acquire a highly ambitious, Northern Ireland-based company, with a valuation of up to GBP20 million, to provide that company with access to the deeper pools of capital that the public markets provide.
Shore Capital Partners platform company Argentum Medical has acquired the TheraBond family of products from Alliqua BioMedical (Alliqua).
These products, branded TheraBond with unique SilverTrak technology, include contact dressings, island dressings and wraps for burn care, surgical site care, and wound care.
“Alliqua has done an excellent job establishing these products as reliable, high-quality solutions for treating burns and other advanced wound care applications, and we have enjoyed working with them on this transaction,” says Raul Brizuela, President and CEO of Argentum. “We are excited to add the TheraBond products to Argentum’s existing market leading Silverlon silver plated nylon
Experienced investment fund lawyer James Bermingham has joined Ogier’s Luxembourg team as counsel.
Bermingham (pictured), who has experience in City and offshore law firms and as a General Counsel of a global asset manager and private equity administration group, is admitted in England and Wales and is registered on List IV in Luxembourg.
He joins the growing Ogier team in Luxembourg led by practice partner Francois Pfister – the firm marks its fifth anniversary this year, with six partners qualified in Luxembourg law, and over 35 staff in total.
Pfister says: “James’ broad experience and specific expertise in
Acuris, a provider of business intelligence and research for fixed income, transactions, compliance and equities, says data from its Mergermarket and Debtwire products indicate a significant rise in inbound debt issuance and M&A activity from the USA to Europe.
Despite an increase in US M&A investment in Europe by 108.4 per cent in 2017, as compared to the same period in 2016, this trend appears to have reversed on the debt financing side. ‘Reverse yankee’ issuance (euro denominated debt issued by US companies in Europe) for M&A in 2016 reached EUR12.1 billion yet the equivalent YTD volume in 2017 is
Global Jet Capital, a provider of financing solutions for corporate aircraft, believes more private equity firms and hedge funds are considering entering the business aviation finance sector to diversify their portfolios and reduce their exposure to equities and bonds and any potential market correction.
The company also believes that the price of mid to heavy private jets is beginning to stabilide following several years of falling valuations, and this is also making business aviation finance more appealing to private equity firms and hedge funds.
Global Jet Capital is capitalised by three global investment firms – GSO Capital Partners, a
Aliter Capital, an investment firm focused on small to mid-size UK support services businesses, has added to its investment team with the appointment of James Davies as an Investment Associate.
Davies joins the founding partners of Aliter – seasoned support services entrepreneurs and investors Billy Allan, Greig Brown, Andy Galloway and Andrew Busby, who set up the firm at the end of 2016. The appointment reflects the continued momentum behind Aliter Capital I, LP (“the Fund”) which has in the last six months announced the completion of its first two investments, its first portfolio acquisition and the close of a
General Atlantic has appointed Aaron Goldman to Head of Financial Services and Software for the EMEA region. Goldman, who joined General Atlantic’s New York Office in 2007, has relocated and will now be based in the firm’s London office.
“We see strong potential for attractive growth equity investments in the EMEA region and are thrilled by the opportunity to further strengthen our team so that we are best positioned to continue to identify and partner with growth-stage companies across the region,” says Gabriel Caillaux, Managing Director and Co-Head of EMEA. “As we continue to deepen our financial services and software
Property management software firm, Arthur has just raised GBP1,136,000 in its first round of funding, which was oversubscribed.
The fundraising was managed by the Chairman, Mark Jones who brought in five individual investors, handpicked to bring added value to the brand and aid substantial growth. London Business School investor group introduced 11 investors and the Deloitte Investor group brought five investors, resulting in a total of 21 external investors.
Arthur was established in 2014 and has experienced huge success in the UK and internationally. It is currently used to manage over 50,000 units by over 4,500 property managers, across
Enghouse Systems Limited has broadened its contact centre portfolio by acquiring San Francisco-based Survox.
Survox is a well-established, multi-mode, voice-based survey automation software and services provider. Its offerings enable market research, facilitate opinion polling and enhance brand equity by efficiently conducting surveys.
The company’s open survey automation development platform delivers best-in-class phone-based research solutions. Its online survey tools provide the broadest set of survey options for customers available. Survox has over 75 client deployments, supported by more than 25 employees.
“The Survox solution enhances our contact centre portfolio and empowers decision makers to gain fast, accurate insights from a
John Dawson and Federico Fruhbeck have joined Vinson & Elkins in its London office, adding depth to the firm’s global finance, high-yield and M&A practices.
Dawson, a partner who focuses his practice on acquisition and leveraged finance, was previously at Clifford Chance. Fruhbeck, who joins the firm as counsel, comes to V&E from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
“John and Federico are both exceptional lawyers, and they are the perfect fit for V&E as we continue to grow our London-based private equity and finance practice,” says Jeff Eldredge, Corporate Department Head of the firm’s Europe, Middle East and Africa practice. “Their
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