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Inflexion has promoted Andrew Mainwaring and Andrew Priest to Partner with immediate effect. A further five promotions have also been announced across the firm’s team.
This follows Inflexion’s very recent investment in ProLabs, representing the tenth investment in under a year.
Mainwaring is a Partner within Inflexion’s Enterprise Fund team. The Fund is dedicated to accelerating growth in lower mid-market companies, bringing Inflexion’s full suite of value accretive expertise to companies with an equity requirement of GBP10 million to GBP20 million. Mainwaring co-led our recent investment in K2 Partnering Solutions and was closely involved in the buyouts of Shimtech
SteelEye, the compliance technology and data analytics firm, has appointed Matt Smith (pictured), a highly-experienced regulatory tech specialist, as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Smith’s appointment is aimed at helping drive the firm’s growth as it markets its secure and scalable data storage platform which incorporates best-in-class analytics. The SteelEye product has been designed to help financial firms meet their obligations under MiFID II, whilst also acquiring valuable insights into their businesses.
Smith brings over 18 years of technology and management expertise to SteelEye. He joins from Bloomberg where he was a senior product manager working on a range
MARU Group (MARU), a technology-enabled market and customer insights group which is backed by private equity firm Primary Capital Partners, has appointed Heather McRae as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with immediate effect.
This appointment further strengthens the Group’s operational expertise, as it pursues its acquisitive growth strategy.
McRae brings over 25 years’ experience in the financial services sector, in numerous senior finance positions. Heather joins from the Group’s portfolio company, Maru/edr, where she was appointed CFO in February 2016.
Prior to joining Maru/edr, Heather held a number of senior finance roles at the global advertising and marketing services
New Sparta Asset Management (NSAM), a specialist emerging market investment manager established by Dr Jerome Booth, has made three senior hires at New Sparta Energy (NSE), a fully owned subsidiary which specialises in the identification, development, construction and operation of power projects in Africa, with a focus on renewable energy.
Its role is to advise NSAM on the management of the underlying assets and implementation of the investment strategy.
David Anson has been hired as Director and Head of Development, Richard Scott as Project Director and Camille Astier as Legal Director. All three are based in London and will
Cipio Partners, a leading European secondary direct and growth capital investment firm, has closed its latest fund, Cipio Partners Fund VII SICAR, with EUR174 million in commitments.
The successful fundraise is a step up from the firm’s previous fund generation which closed at EUR137 million.
Commitments came from a combination of institutional and family office investors across Europe and the US. Largest institutional investors include the European Investment Fund, UBS Asset Management and Austria’s Capital Bank – GRAWE Gruppe AG.
Diana Meyel, Managing Partner, says: “The increased fund size and strong backing by leading institutional investors marks a
Mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital is backing the merger of Aston Scott with Lark Group to create one of the UK’s top 20 independent commercial insurance brokers and employee benefits practices.
The transaction is subject to approval by the Financial Conduct Authority.
On a combined basis, the merged group will have around 600 staff placing more than GBP250 million worth of gross written premium from 18 offices across the UK.
Bowmark originally backed the management buy-out of Aston Scott in May 2015, supporting the company in pursuing a buy-and-build strategy to take advantage of the highly fragmented
Capital Risks Limited (Capital Risks), a newly formed Transaction Liability Insurance Managing General Agency (MGA), has appointed Alex Smith as Underwriting Director.
Smith will be joining on 1st August 2017, as soon as he completes his notice period. With a first-class law degree and corporate finance experience, for the past four years Alex has served as an underwriter within AIG’s UK Mergers & Acquisitions Team.
Capital Risks was launched on 12 June 2017 and provides Transaction Liability Insurance for small and medium sized deals, which are currently underserved in the market.
“Alex has an excellent reputation and we are
KKR is to acquire a majority stake in Australian hospitality and leisure group Dixon Hospitality Limited.
Dixon Hospitality is one of the largest and fastest-growing food and beverage-focused operators in the Australian hospitality industry. The Company has a strategy of acquiring well-run venues and function spaces with a focus on providing patrons with an exceptional experience and unique atmosphere. Today, Dixon Hospitality operates a portfolio of more than 40 high-quality venues located across Australia. The majority of venues operate as a standalone pub, bar or restaurant with their own defined brand, service proposition and target clientele. Across the Dixon Hospitality
Leading mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in The Creative Engagement Group (TCEG) in a strategic trade sale to Huntsworth, an international healthcare and public relations communications group. The deal is at an enterprise value of GBP25 million.
TCEG is a group of three creative agencies – WRG, The Moment and Just Communicate – that provide experiential marketing, including events, digital marketing, virtual and augmented reality. The group serves an international client base of blue chip companies and has significant expertise in the healthcare sector, along with professional services, banking, leisure and tourism.
LDC originally invested
The Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF) – established by the Russian Direct Investment Fund and China Investment Corporation – has made an investment in Zhaogang, the largest e-commerce steel distribution platform in China.
Founded in 2012, Zhaogang is a digital B2B platform that brings together steel producers and consumers in China. It accounts for more than 40 per cent of the online market for steel products trading in China. Zhaogang also offers a wide range of value-add services: from logistics to financial services and legal transactional support.
Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of RDIF and co-CEO of RCIF, says: “The Chinese steel
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