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BGF (Business Growth Fund) is continuing to expand its team covering the South West of England with the appointment of James Skade, who will be based in the firm’s Bristol office.
Before joining BGF Skade spent five years at EY, most recently in the corporate finance team where he advised on a number of transactions including the sale of IPL to Civica and the acquisition of Transtank Pty by Western Global.
Skade joins BGF’s 60-strong nationwide investment team responsible for identifying investment opportunities and managing the deal process from origination through to completion. BGF’s investors also provide support either
Global markets experienced a rollercoaster 2016 as the outcomes of the UK's Brexit referendum and the US presidential election rocked investors, but the global private equity (PE) industry proved its resilience, turning in healthy results for the year.
Exit activity was strong, but overall totals for 2016 declined as deals that had been on hold during the global financial crisis were finally digested. With investors on the hunt for yield, PE remains a favoured asset for institutional investors.
Fundraising surged as limited partners (LPs) continued to recycle distributions into new capital commitments. Returns also had another strong showing, continuing
Global investment firm KKR has invested in Gambol Pet Group, a provider of high-quality pet food headquartered in Shandong Province, China.
Gambol and KKR are partnering to expand the company’s production capacity in key markets including China, Thailand, countries in Europe, and the US, where it is currently the largest private-label provider of pet treats to Walmart.
Gambol further aims to leverage KKR’s experience in food production and in implementing best practices in the area of food safety and security to provide even greater pet nutrition solutions to customers around the world.
Qin Hua, chairman and CEO of
Private equity firm NMS Capital Group has launched a real estate investment and advisory firm called NMS Capital Realty Advisors (NMSRA).
NMSRA will focus on providing direct and indirect financing solutions for construction, senior secured and mezzanine loans to clients and advisory solutions related to real estate sales, recapitalisation and restructuring needs across the hospitality, multi-family, office, retail and commercial property sectors throughout the US.
Trevor M Saliba, chairman/CEO of NMS Capital Group, says: “We are very excited about this new venture. We see the NMS Capital Realty Advisory business launch as a perfect complement to our existing portfolio
Twin Brook, the middle-market direct lending subsidiary of Angelo, Gordon & Co, has provided USD61 million in financing to back Blue Point Capital Partners’ leveraged buyout of Fire & Life Safety America (FLSA).
Twin Brook Capital Partners is a finance company focused on providing cash-flow based financing solutions for the middle market private equity community. The firm was founded and is managed by a group of experienced professionals who have been successful working in the middle market.
Much of the team has worked together throughout their careers at leading middle market lending institutions. The management team has closed over
TripleMint has closed a USD4.5 million Series A round of funding led by DN Capital, with participation from new investors across the real estate and technology sectors, including Summit Action Fund and b-to-v ventures.
The Series A brings TripleMint's total funding to over USD7 million.
Launched in 2013 by David Walker and Philip Lang, TripleMint empowers buyers and sellers with more data, an expert agent matched just for them, and the tools and resources needed to make the best decision about their home. TripleMint aims to shift the experience from stressful and opaque to an inclusive, transparent and frictionless
Advent International has submitted a legally binding, fully financed offer to purchase all STADA shares to the management board of STADA Arzneimittel Aktiengesellschaft at a price of EUR58 per share.
Advent is convinced that this offer comes with high transaction security and is in the best interest of the company, its shareholders and its employees.
The binding offer, as well as the decision to make a voluntary public takeover offer for all shares of STADA, are subject to approval by the management board of STADA.
The offer price corresponds to a premium of around 66 per cent compared to the
Snowden Lane Partners has formed a partnership with Artivest, a technology-driven investment platform that connects private equity and hedge funds to financial advisers and high net worth investors.
“As independent wealth advisers, we offer our clients access to an unsurpassed range of investment and advisory solutions,” says Rob Mooney, Snowden Lane’s managing partner and CEO. “With no proprietary products, we are free to search the world for the right investments that meet each client’s unique requirements. The Artivest partnership advances this mission. It gives our advisers additional investment options that preserve our independence. Most importantly, Artivest’s technology greatly simplifies the
Venture capital firm K2 Global has raised USD183 million in committed capital for a new fund.
K2 Global works with entrepreneurs in the mobile, e-commerce, fintech, AR/VR, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, and machine learning realms.
K2 Global has invested USD58 million in over 10 companies to-date, including Magic Leap, Spotify, Uber as well as start-ups like Paktor, referred to as the Tinder of Asia.
A recent K2 Global investment, Paytm, recently crossed 150 million in user base and its daily transactions average seven million since November. Paytm is expanding globally, aims to launch in 16 countries and recently
The hedge fund industry may witness further investor redemptions in 2017 with twice as many investors intending to reduce rather than increase their exposure to hedge funds through the year.
However, Preqin’s latest survey of over 150 active hedge fund investors finds that some leading strategies are more at risk of redemptions than others. Relative value strategies hedge funds are most sought-after, while twice as many investors plan to reduce their allocations to CTAs as those that intend to increase them.
Two-thirds of investors say that their return expectations had not been met in 2016: just 3 per cent
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