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Vortex, a European renewable energy platform managed by the private equity arm of EFG Hermes, is to acquire 100 per cent of a 365 MW operational solar PV power portfolio in the UK owned by TerraForm Power.
The transaction is valued at an enterprise value of circa GBP470 million and comprises 24 operational assets, representing one of the largest portfolios of solar PV in the UK.
The closing of the transaction is subject to the completion of certain conditions precedents.
“This landmark acquisition caps a two-year period in which our private equity team has built Vortex from a
DW Healthcare Partners (DWHP), a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has promoted Aly Champsi to managing director and partner.
“Since Aly’s arrival at our firm in 2014, he has been an integral part of our investment team,” says DWHP founder and managing partner, Andrew Carragher. “We are excited to acknowledge his dedication and look forward to his continued leadership in this new position.”
Champsi will be responsible for overseeing due diligence, structuring and execution of investment opportunities from the DWHP Toronto office. He will continue to serve on three boards in DWHP’s portfolio.
Champsi brings 13 years of investment
Exemplar Healthcare, a portfolio company of mid-market private equity firm Agilitas, has appointed Dr Mark Jackson as chairman, with immediate effect.
Exemplar is a provider of nurse-led residential care for adults with disabilities.
Jackson worked for many years as a GP, and as a GP practice lead, before founding and growing his own company. He has also served on the boards of a number of well-known companies in the health and care sectors, including several years as deputy chairman of Allied Healthcare.
Martin Calderbank, managing partner at Agilitas, says: “Mark Jackson brings a wealth of expertise to Exemplar
Well over half (60 per cent) of limited partners (LPs) globally plan to increase or maintain the amount of capital they have invested in PE funds in offshore locations in the next five years, according to research commissioned by offshore law firm Mourant Ozannes.
The research, which polled 260 limited and general partners across the world, also found that when it comes to mid-shore jurisdictions, 51 per cent of LPs expect to increase or maintain investments.
These survey outcomes are supported by the billions of dollars raised from global investors in 2016 and into 2017 by private equity mega-funds
Royal London Asset Management has selected the Confluence’s Unity NXT AIFMD Annex IV transparency reporting solution to support the company’s growing alternative investment fund business.
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) regulation covers hedge funds, private equity, real estate and other Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) in the European Union. The directive requires all AIFMs to obtain authorisation, and make various disclosures as a condition of operation in the region.
Confluence's AIFMD Transparency Reporting technology-enabled service allows asset managers to gain control over this undertaking – from the collection of data, the calculation of answers, the approval of the
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has appointed Joshua Tod as of counsel in the firm’s London office.
Previously of counsel with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Tod will support Gibson Dunn’s existing EMEA private investment funds practice.
Tod has experience advising private equity, infrastructure, credit and real estate funds. He regularly counsels clients on the establishment and operation of private investment funds, including advising on the structuring and marketing of such funds and commercial issues arising from their operation.
Tod has represented a range of private fund managers on multi-billion large buyout and mid-market fundraisings. He also advises on matters ranging from
Principal lender Signature Private Finance has appointed Gary Playle as business development manager to support brokers in London and the South.
It follows appointments to strengthen the company’s reach in the North and Midlands.
A former director of business banking with Santander, Playle proved his ability to build and maintain professional relationships with customers and introducers for Fincorp, a role he held for more than four years.
Tony Gilbertson, Signature CEO, says: “We are performing well in a competitive market and there remains plenty of appetite for our low rates, high LTVs, quick decision process and unrivalled service.
Business adviser Bob Clarke has joined Pegasus Funding Resources as a funding consultant.
The new appointment further strengthens Pegasus’ capabilities as a provider of business funding solutions, business plan writing services and mentoring.
Clarke has 30 years’ experience as a managing director of businesses in the logistics, manufacturing and industrial sectors – growing and turning around underperforming firms. He has worked with both PLCs and private groups of companies to improve business performance through growth, cost control, finance and organisational change.
Most recently Clarke was a main board director with Clugston Group Limited, a construction, logistics and property
NewSpring Holdings, NewSpring Capital’s dedicated buy and build strategy, has acquired Vertical Management Systems (VMS), headquartered in Pasadena, California.
VMS is a technology innovation firm which provides integrated solutions to solve today’s key issues like fiduciary risk, fee transparency and revenue reconciliation.
VMS processes over USD600 billion in assets, five million accounts and 500,000 trades annually.
“Since joining NewSpring Holdings, we’ve been evaluating various platforms to launch a new financial services growth initiative,” says Jim Ashton, general partner, NewSpring Holdings. “When NewSpring learned of the VMS opportunity and given my years of experience working with Kevin and Bob, we
Private equity fund manager and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and venture capital trust (VCT) specialist Calculus Capital has invested GBP3 million in cleantech firm Weedingtech, which is focused on replacing toxic herbicides.
Weedingtech is a specialist in herbicide-free weed and moss control, and has earned multiple awards for sustainable innovation. The company was co-founded by environmental campaigner and entrepreneur Ben Goldsmith.
Calculus has invested in the business in recognition of the global market potential of its patented weed-control technology, Foamstream. This uses hot water and an organic foam, with the foam acting as a thermal blanket that keeps the heat
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