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New Heritage Capital’s (Heritage) portfolio company Continental Services (Continental) has acquired Satellite Vending Company (Satellite), a provider of vending, micro-market and office coffee services in the Detroit market.
Satellite represents the first add-on acquisition for Continental, further strengthening its position as Michigan’s largest food services company.
Continental provides a wide range of custom dining, refreshment, and event services for more than 700 small and medium-sized businesses, blue-chip corporations, colleges, universities, business and industrial sites, and hospitals and medical centres. The Company’s custom-tailored services range from on-site corporate cafés, grab-and-go markets and traditional vending, to off-premise catering and event services.
Omnes Capital has acquired a minority stake in the ANI group through a EUR11.7 million investment from its Omnes Croissance 4 mid cap fund.
The transaction enables the transmission of ANI from its founder, Claude Patin, to his step-daughter Nathalie Bianchini and her husband, Patrick Bianchini, ANI’s current chief executive.
Based in Béziers (Occitanie region in France) and created in 1993, the ANI group is a fasteners distributor dedicated to the aerospace industry. Its main customers are aircraft manufacturers (eg Airbus, Dassault) and their main suppliers (eg Zodiac, Safran). The group, which employs 25 staff, generated annual revenue of
By George Ralph, RFA – The use of Artificial Intelligence is becoming decidedly commonplace. Wikipedia describes AI research as “the study of intelligent agents: any device that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximise its chance of success at some goal.” AI is often used interchangeably with Machine Learning, which is described as the subfield of computer science that, according to Arthur Samuel, gives “computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed.”
Machine Learning more accurately describes the technology that we are seeing more and more often in the IT industry, with machines programmed to have neural networks,
Alternative asset manager Highland Capital Management has appointed Trey Parker as co-chief investment officer. Parker will join Highland co-founder Mark Okada in the CIO role overseeing the USD13 billion investment platform.
“This is a well-earned promotion for Trey,” says Okada. “For over a decade Trey has been a driver of operational alpha in numerous areas across the firm, from streamlining research and risk management processes to enhancing collaboration across disciplines – all motivated by improving client outcomes. He enters this role not only with the full support and respect from Jim and me, but also with that of the entire
The number of alternative fund managers marketing into Europe through Jersey’s national private placement regimes (NPPRs) continued to rise during the first half of 2017 whilst there has been a strong uptake in the latest addition to Jersey’s regulatory regime, according to mid-year figures from Jersey’s regulator the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC).
As at 30 June 2017, 131 alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) had been authorised in Jersey to market into Europe through NPPRs under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), up 14 per cent compared to the same time last year.
In addition, the total number
AsusTek Computer, better known as ASUS, one of the world’s largest producers of desktops, laptops, mobile phones and consumer electronics, is partnering with Silicon Valley-based Fenox Venture Capital to launch a USUSD50 million venture fund.
This partnership with Fenox Venture Capital will serve as a gateway for ASUS to access top technology startups through Fenox VC’s global network. In turn, ASUS will collaborate with these startups and provide the startups with access to the greater Asian and global markets.
“Finding the right global partner was a key step in our search for cutting-edge technologies that will enhance the experience
BDA Partners, a leader in cross-border investment banking focused on Asia, has formed a strategic partnership with Development Bank of Japan (DBJ). As part of the agreement, DBJ has made a growth capital investment into BDA, resulting in DBJ owning 5 per cent of BDA’s enlarged equity.
The two firms will jointly pursue M&A advisory and capital raising mandates connecting Japan with the rest of Asia, Europe and the US. Through this partnership, BDA will enhance its ability to serve clients in selling companies to Japanese buyers. DBJ’s clients will also gain access to top quality acquisition targets worldwide, with
Investoo Group has acquired the social trading comparison site SocialTradingGuru.com for an undisclosed fee.
Launched in 2012, SocialTradingGuru.com is one of the biggest social trading comparison sites and works a number of partners including eToro, Ayondo and Tradeo. The deal includes all existing revenue share accounts.
Investoo Group CEO Adam Grunwerg, says: “Social and copy trading represents an excellent market for us to expand our products and services into. It is also a strong platform to build our own SEO and revenue share business. We plan to capitalise on the acquisition of SocialTradingGuru.com by launching in a number of
Specialist capital markets services provider Lucid Issuer Services Limited (Lucid) has launched Lucid Agency and Trustee Services Limited, and has made four senior hires to support its ambitions for growth in the capital and private credit markets.
John Traynor joins from Wilmington Trust Company and Emma Hamley from US Bank Global Corporate Trust Services to drive the growth of the agency and trustee business. Paul Barton and Christopher Eastlake, also from Wilmington Trust and US Bank respectively, lead the relationship management team.
Known for its exemplary client service and unwavering focus on transaction execution, Lucid saw strong demand from existing
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has expanded of its finance and private equity practices in Chicago with the addition of partner Anh Lee.
Lee joined from Kirkland & Ellis and is the third corporate lateral to arrive in McDermott’s Chicago office in the last four months.
Lee advises clients on a variety of corporate matters, with a particular focus on debt financing and representing investment and private equity funds as well as their portfolio companies, alternative and direct lenders, and public and private companies in all aspects of secured and unsecured financings, leveraged buy-outs, restructurings, and subscription
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