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Thomas Uger, Public Pension Capital
Public Pension Capital (PPC) and FiveW Capital, together with existing management, have acquired Viteos Fund Services, a provider of middle‐ and back‐office technology and services for the investment management industry. The transaction brings together a group of financial and strategic investors experienced in building and growing technology and service providers.   The Viteos management team will continue to lead the company.   Viteos, founded in 2003, provides customised straight‐through‐processing and integrates post‐trade operations for the investment management industry in the US, Europe and Asia. It provides shadow‐accounting services and offers a full range of middle‐ and back‐office outsourcing through its
Affiliates of CCMP Capital are to acquire a controlling interest in Truck Hero, a provider of aftermarket accessories for pickup trucks and Jeeps. TA Associates, the current holders of a majority interest in Truck Hero, as well as Truck Hero’s founding chief executive officer Bill Reminder and chief operating officer Kelly Kneifl, will remain significant investors in the company as part of the transaction.   Reminder and Kneifl will retain their current leadership positions.   Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.   Founded in 2007, Truck Hero provides a wide range of functional accessories that enhance customers’ use of
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Fintech company Koger has deployed its flagship NTAS platform for fund administration and compliance in the cloud. NTAS is a share registry system that manages fund tracking, reporting and fee calculation.    More than 8,000 funds with USD2 trillion in assets are administered through NTAS, which is used by many of the largest funds, fund administrators and financial institutions.   The NTAS platform and its complementary product suite support all types of investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity, mutual funds, money market funds and pension funds.   “The migration of NTAS to the cloud is part of our ongoing
Israel Secondary Fund (ISF) has completed the closing of ISF II, a USD100 million secondary fund. The investors in ISF II include Israeli and global institutional investors, family offices, and high net worth investors.   Institutional investors in the fund include Halman Aldubi, Altshuler Shaham, Bank Hapoalim, IBI and Union Bank of Israel.   ISF II has already completed four investments from the new fund.   ISF is a secondary fund focused on the Israeli market, which provides liquidity to the private equity and venture capital market through purchasing interests in funds and direct holdings in private companies.   ISF
Orrick has appointed Gabriel Monzon-Cortarelli as a partner in its M&A and private equity practice, resident in Milan. He will also spend significant time in Orrick’s New York office.   Monzon-Cortarell is the sixth partner to join Orrick’s European M&A practice in the past year. He joins the firm from Seyfarth Shaw where he led the Italian desk.   At Orrick, Monzon-Cortarell will lead a team of Orrick bilingual US and Italian lawyers —based in the firm’s Milan office and offices throughout the US — focused on assisting Italian businesses looking to enter or expand their presence in the US
One Equity Partners, a middle market private equity firm, has made a significant minority investment in USCO, a supplier of aftermarket and OEM parts to the global earthmoving machinery industry. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.   USCO manufactures and distributes an extensive range of undercarriage, ground engaging tools, and repair parts for construction earthmoving machines through its global brand, ITR.   With six manufacturing centres in Italy, Spain, South Korea, and China, and 40 distribution and service centres in North America, South America, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia, USCO is headquartered in Modena,
NorthEdge Capital has invested in independent soft drinks company Clearly Drinks Group, backing the existing management team led by Finn O’Driscoll and Martin Thornton.  Based in Sunderland, Clearly Drinks is a soft drinks manufacturer, bottler and distributor operating in the fast-growing flavoured spring water sector.   The company specialises in sugar-free products, with brands including Perfectly Clear, 1870 Mixers, and Northumbria Spring, all of which are sourced from the firm’s on-site spring.   The business offers flexible processing for its customers, including short and long runs, available in PET and glass, and provides contract bottling services for branded drinks companies
Morrison & Forrester (MoFo) is advising Syneron Medical on its USD397 million acquisition by British private equity firm Apax Partners. Syneron is a public company that develops and markets aesthetic medical products including devices for hair removal, wrinkle treatment, and skin rejuvenation.   The MoFo team is led by Jackie Liu, co-chair of the firm’s global corporate department, and also includes partners Patrick Huard and Jonathan Gowdy; of counsel Ali Nardali and Joy MacIntyre; and associates Andy Campbell, Nan Ho, and Katherine Shaia.   MoFo worked in conjunction with Israel law firm Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy, Greenberg & Co.
Altus Capital Partners, an investment firm focused on the North American manufacturing sector, has sold PRISM Plastics, a Michigan-based manufacturer of high-precision plastics, to a subsidiary of Marmon Engineered Components. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.   Altus acquired PRISM in June 2014 alongside the company’s founders to support the company’s growth and expansion efforts in the high-precision plastics market.   During Altus’ ownership period, PRISM completed a variety of organic growth initiatives as well as the June 2016 acquisition of Tech Molded Plastics, a Pennsylvania-based precision plastics company. The acquisition doubled PRISM’s size and added in-house mould building
Laurent Vanderweyen, Alter Domus
Alter Domus, a provider of fund and corporate services, has opened its second office in Ireland in Cork, creating 60 new jobs. Alter Domus was established in Ireland in 2011 and in 2014 the firm acquired O'Donovan Stewart Corporate Services. The team was set up in Dublin to provide the full suite of corporate services with strong activity in aircraft leasing, private equity, real estate and debt.   James McEvoy, Alter Domus country executive Ireland, says: “Today, we are delighted to now be able to offer Fund Administration services specialising in private equity, real estate, infrastructure and debt and further,

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