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True Capital has acquired Blackbird Retail, the owner of one of the UK’s largest online furniture retailers, The Cotswold Company.
True Capital is partnering with the existing management team who will continue to lead the company through its next stage of growth.
True Capital will use its sector specialist expertise to help further accelerate online growth, expand product and category ranges and increase showroom presence across the UK.
Founded in 1996, The Cotswold Company was acquired by Blackbird Retail Holdings in a purchase led by Kevin Johnson and James Birtwhistle in 2009. The company sells high quality oak,
Scottish-based business angel syndicate Archangels and the Scottish Investment Bank (SIB), along with members of the company’s management team, have invested a further GBP630,000 in Scottish microchip testing company ATEEDA.
Archangels, based in Edinburgh, has been at the forefront of early stage investing in Scotland for more than two decades, alongside Scottish Enterprise’s investment arm, SIB.
In this latest round of funding, Archangels and ATEEDA’s management team have invested GBP360,000 of follow-on funding, with SIB investing GBP270,000.
Edinburgh-based ATEEDA helps microchip companies reduce their costs, as the complexity of their products increases, while enabling them to test to
Development Partners International (DPI), an African private equity firm with USD1.1 billion under management, has acquired through its ADP II fund a stake in Général Emballage, a packaging business in Algeria, which specialises in the manufacturing and processing of corrugated cardboard.
ADP II closed in March 2015 at USD725 million, significantly above its target. It is DPI’s second closed fund.
Under the agreement, a consortium comprising of ADP II and DEG- Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft has acquired a 49 per cent stake in Général Emballage from existing shareholders, AfricInvest and the original founders the Batouche family for a total
Independent private and institutional client service provider JTC Group has appointed Dirk Oppelaar as the new managing director of its Geneva office.
In his new role, Oppelaar will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the company’s Swiss operation, in addition to acting as a key figure in the ongoing development and implementation of organisational strategy.
Raised in the Netherlands, Oppelaar qualified as a lawyer from the Free University of Amsterdam. He began his career in finance in 1995, working as legal counsel for a Luxembourg trust company focused on corporate secretarial work for blue chip corporates and private
M&A, private equity and hedge fund lawyer Shaun Lascelles (pictured) has joined Vinson & Elkins as a partner, enhancing the firm's growing private equity practice group in London.
Lascelles comes to V&E from Ashurst.
Prior to August 2015, he was a partner and co-head of the global private equity group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in London.
Joining Lascelles in V&E's London office is Simon Rootsey, an M&A and private equity counsel from Skadden.
In addition, the firm has promoted London-based private equity attorney Dan Graham to counsel.
"These moves demonstrate our commitment to
PNC Bank Canada Branch has completed a CAD17.1 million financing package for Doxim Solutions ULC, a provider of SaaS customer engagement solutions for banks, credit unions and wealth management firms in North America.
The PNC financing included a CAD1.9 million senior secured revolver with a CAD15.2 million senior secured term loan.
The company will use the funds to refinance existing debt and for ongoing working capital.
Doxim, based in Markham, Ontario, is founder-led and a portfolio company of Strattam Capital, a private equity firm with offices in San Francisco, CA and Austin, TX.
The Doxim Customer Engagement
Claraphi Advisory Network is gaining ground in the managed accounts arena by offering a unified managed account (UMA) that can blend separate account managers, ETFs, and alternative investments.
Claraphi works with advisers of independent broker/dealers and with RIAs who want to focus on asset gathering and entrust the investment management and reporting to Claraphi's expertise.
"We are seeing an industry-wide interest from advisors who are adapting their practices to be more holistic and understanding of their clients' overall financial goals," says Roxanna Guinan, Claraphi's senior vice president of business development. "Alternative investments enable advisers to offer their clients portfolios
Justin JX Cai has joined Duane Morris & Selvam’s corporate, banking and finance practice groups as a director in its Shanghai office.
Cai’s appointment further strengthens the firm’s corporate capabilities in Asia.
He joins Duane Morris & Selvam from MWE China Law Offices, McDermott Will & Emery’s strategic alliance office in China.
Cai focuses his practice in the areas and industries of M&A, joint ventures, outbound investment, project finance, real estate, private equity/venture capital, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation, labour law, foreign exchange compliance and customs law.
He has more than 12 years of private practice experience
Stage Capital has completed its separation from NBGI, backed by funds managed by Deutsche Bank Private Equity (DBPE) and Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM).
DBPE and GSAM will be limited partners in the funds managed by the firm, alongside significant investment by members of the Stage Capital team.
The investors have acquired 100 per cent of National Bank of Greece’s interests in the funds under management by NBGI Private Equity for a consideration of EUR288 million, in addition to committed funding to support and build the existing portfolio.
The core senior investment team members from NBGI Private Equity
Omnes Capital is selling its stake in the Pommier Group as part of a management buyout (MBO) headed by Jean-Patrick Sauvy, supported by a consortium of investors comprising BPI, NCI and BNP Paribas Développement.
Based in Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône and founded in 1945, the Pommier Group is one of Europe’s leading names in industrial vehicle accessories and equipment. Omnes Capital acquired a stake in the company in 2007.
The group has three main divisions: Pommier Truck Accessories (accessories), Pommier OEM Solutions (design and production), and Pommier Dock Equipment (dock security and protection). It has four sites in France in Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône (Val-d’Oise),
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