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The waterfalls debate among private equity players has always been presented as a choice between two opposing styles. It doesn’t have to be that way, say Gaurav Marwah and Hugh Stacey of Augentius…
At Niagara Falls, a tradition among intrepid daredevils developed in the early 1900s to go over the waterfalls in a wooden barrel. People became celebrities for doing so (and living to tell the tale), and the act has become shorthand for daring escapades that one would be lucky to survive.
While negotiating LP agreements can bring private equity players into choppy waters, no one needs feel
Global accountancy network HLB International has added Shandong Hexin CPAs LLP (Hexin) to its network in China.
Based in Jinan, the capital city of Shandong province, Shandong Hexin CPAs LLP was established in 1987, as the first, and currently only indigenous firm in the province, holding the license to audit securities. Hexin has 30 partners and over 600 staff including over 200 CPAs based at its Jinan headquarters and branches in Qingdao, Weifang, Yantai and Jining.
Hexin delivers a full range of audit & assurance, IPO, M&A and specialist advisory services to listed companies, state-owned enterprises, private and family-owned
YFM has sold its funds’ investments in Harvey Jones Kitchens in a secondary buyout backed by Allied Irish Bank (GB), achieving a return over two-time on the original investment in the process.
Funds advised and managed by YFM backed the buyout of the premium kitchen manufacturer and retailer from the original founder when the company comprised of 10 showrooms primarily based in the South and Home Counties. During the time YFM funds have been invested, the business has been transformed into a national brand thanks to significant investment in people, marketing, product development and the opening of 21 new showrooms
DA Davidson & Co has acted as exclusive financial advisor to private equity firm JW Hill Capital (JW Hill) on its purchase of GKN Aerospace Bandy Machining, a subsidiary of GKN Aerospace.
The transaction closed on 11 August, 2017 and represents another successful cross-border closing for DA Davidson’s investment banking group. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
“The Bandy name stands for made-in-the-USA highest quality aerospace and defense components and has been well known for over 50 years,” says Paul Weisbrich, head of Davidson’s AD&I group. “We believe JW Hill is the ideal partner for the
Fitz Gate Ventures has raised USD10 million for its first fund. Founded in July 2016, Fitz Gate Ventures invests in startups in which a Princeton alum, faculty member or student is either a founder or member of the senior management team, and to date it has invested in five early stage companies.
Michael Carvin, Princeton alumnus and CEO/Co-Founder of Fitz Gate portfolio company SmartAsset, says: “I made room in the round for Fitz Gate Ventures because I loved the value proposition. Almost immediately, Fitz Gate’s “Friends of Fitz” added real value.”
Dan Porter, Princeton alumnus and founder of Fitz
Boutique investment bank Invenio Corporate Finance has appointed Chartered Accountant and M&A specialist Paul Arora as a Senior Partner.
Arora has considerable UK and overseas experience, and has held senior positions within Ladbrokes, Rio Tinto, Lombard Bank and Trace Group. He also spent ten years running the family office for the Vice Chairman of Hyatt International, during which he was involved in numerous international transactions in Europe and Asia.
More recently, Arora ran his own M&A boutique, specialising in sell-side transactions across a wide range of sectors, including IT, travel logistics, manufacturing, corporate hospitality and biotechnology. He subsequently spent
Mountaingate Capital (Mountaingate), a Denver-based private equity firm, has closed its first fund (Fund I) at its hard cap with USD395 million in capital commitments.
Fund I closed above its target of USD300 million, was significantly oversubscribed and attracted a diverse investor base of leading institutional investors.
“We are pleased to announce the successful closing of Fund I,” says Bruce Rogers, co-founder and managing director of Mountaingate Capital. “Mountaingate was formed to invest in and build lower middle market companies through a customer-focused, organic and add-on acquisition growth strategy. We appreciate the support of our investors and look forward
SecureLink has secured a strategic investment from Vista Equity Partners (Vista) to accelerate its growth in the enterprise remote support software market.
Vista is the leading technology investment firm focusing exclusively on software, data and technology-enabled companies. The investment in SecureLink comes from Vista’s Endeavor Fund, focused on small cap, mission-critical enterprise software and data businesses seeking to expand their innovation and impact in the markets they serve. Vista provides these companies and their management teams the capital, expertise and support to build an operational foundation for sustainable growth and long-term value.
“For 14 years, SecureLink has been the
Blackstone is to acquire Harvest Fund Advisors (Harvest), an independent investment management firm with over USD10 billion in assets under management.
Harvest primarily invests capital raised from institutional investors in separately managed accounts and pooled vehicles, investing in public master limited partnerships (MLPs) holding US midstream energy assets. Terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.
Tony James (pictured), President and Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone, says: “Harvest is a leader in bringing institutional investors to the MLP asset class. It has generated superior long-term results for its investors. Harvest’s expertise in this area will complement our extensive energy
Cowen Inc has appointed Ann M Miller as a director in the firm’s Special Situations Group in the firm’s Investment Banking team.
Miller is based in Cowen’s New York City corporate headquarters and joins the firm with expertise in the public and private company sectors, working in both distressed and traditional M&A assignments. In her new role, Miller is responsible for both executing mandates and obtaining new mandates with new and existing clients. In addition, she is also responsible for client management relating to all of the Special Situations service offerings.
“I am very happy Ann has joined Cowen’s
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