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By Mary Beth Hamilton (pictured), Vice President, Eze Castle Integration – It’s inevitable for C-level execs at hedge funds and private equity firms to have differing opinions from time to time, and outsourced IT can sometimes be an area that breeds tension at the management level. On one hand, Chief technology officers (CTOs) are engrossed in every level of technology, from application management to security to disaster recovery, and they have a vested interest in concerns from user experience to business continuity and beyond.
On the other hand, you have chief financial officers (CFOs) focused on the bottom line, factoring in the
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has supported the acquisition of SafeChem Europe by CBPE Capital, a London-based mid-market private equity investor.
Investec provided EUR20 million of senior secured debt as well as a EUR2 million revolving credit facility to support the management team and the company’s growth.
Founded in 1992, SafeChem Europe is a pan-European provider of services and products related to the safe and sustainable use of solvents for surface and dry cleaning. Formerly a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, the German-based company’s applications are primarily used the automotive, aerospace and measuring instrument sectors, as well as in the
OST Energy, an independent engineering consultancy, has worked with international solar energy provider Wirsol Energy Limited and German bank BayernLB to provide technical due diligence and independent engineering support for two UK solar PV portfolios with a combined capacity of 107MW.
OST has been engaged by Wirsol since August 2016 to deliver a full suite of pre-construction technical due diligence services, subsequent construction monitoring and take-over phase support for a portfolio of 10 ground mount PV assets totalling 61MW.
In addition, during the refinancing of this portfolio, which closed in January this year, OST acted on behalf of lender
GLAS, an independent provider of finance administration services, has opened an office in Sydney, coinciding with the key senior hire of lawyer Kate White.
The Sydney office expands the GLAS business in Australia following the opening of its Melbourne office in 2016.
Since entering the Australian market last year, GLAS has seen significant interest in its finance administration services from lenders, borrowers, issuers and advisers across the loan and debt markets.
Specialising in complex deals including loan and bond restructurings, GLAS has already taken key roles in major deals such as the Atlas Iron restructuring; the buy-out of
Elm Capital has strengthened its management structure by creating a partnership that will sanction all strategic and commercial decisions regarding the business.
The primary objective of this change is to create a strong foundation for the continued growth of Elm Capital’s business in the primary and secondary markets, as advisers to both general partners and limited partners.
Etienne Deshormes, managing partner, says: “My colleagues, Emanuele Musso, Alberto Badino, Bernhard Ellmer and Samantha Page, have been promoted to Partners in recognition of their unique contribution to our success to date and of their commitment to further develop Elm Capital as
Catapult Ventures’ portfolio company Monica Healthcare, a specialist in foetal monitoring, has been acquired by GE Healthcare.
The cash purchase will generate returns of 3.5x for the East Midlands Regional Venture Capital Fund, managed by Catapult Ventures.
Founded in 2005 as a spin out from the University of Nottingham, Catapult invested in Monica Healthcare at inception and has led every round of investment since. The company has experienced rapid growth and last year, Monica’s advanced foetal monitors were used by more than 100,000 patients at approximately 1,000 sites across Europe, Asia and North America.
In 2015, Monica launched
Jersey has introduced a new regulatory framework for private funds which the Jersey Financial Services Commission believes will enhance the island’s competitiveness as a jurisdiction in which to establish funds.
The new Jersey Private Fund consolidates and streamlines Jersey’s private fund offering and will enable funds with up to 50 investors to take advantage of a fast-track authorisation process and lighter ongoing regulatory requirements.
It is designed to provide a more flexible and versatile framework which will further improve the speed and ease with which funds marketed to professional investors can be established. The framework ensures continued compliance with
Cheshire-based Solutions Asset Finance (SAF), a specialist in asset finance solutions and commercial sales support, has passed the GBP300 million milestone of assets financed.
The landmark has been achieved as Cheshire-based Solutions Asset Finance (SAF) celebrates its 10th anniversary.
SAF supports major suppliers of assets across the UK, giving them an alternative to capital purchase. The firm’s key sectors are the NHS, public sector, green technologies and modular buildings.
Its clients include Carl Zeiss, Schneider Electric, Hill-Rom and ModuleCo Healthcare.
During the past 10 years, transactions have ranged in value from GBP25,000 to more than GBP10 million.
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), a Russian sovereign wealth fund, is establishing the Russia-Armenia Investment Fund alongside the Armenian state-owned company SME Investments.
Through the fund, the partners will jointly search for attractive investment opportunities that will strengthen trade, economic and investment cooperation between the two countries.
The agreement was signed as part of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s official visit to Russia, which will include a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
This opportunity has arisen following discussions between Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov and the Minister of Economic Development and
Financial risk consultancy JCRA has appointed Benoit Duhil de Benaze as director.
Working from the firm’s London offices, Duhil de Benaze will help to drive and further establish JCRA’s offering in the financial sponsor and corporate markets across the UK and Europe.
Before joining JCRA, Duhil de Benaze spent three years at Nomura where he was an executive director in the FX structuring team and involved in several high-profile transactions for private equity and corporate clients. Prior to Nomura, he spent nine years at Société Générale where he built and headed up the London FX structuring team for both corporate
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