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The British Business Bank has appointed Neeta Atkar as a non-executive director to the board and the new chair of the British Business Bank Board Risk Committee, effective 1 July.
Atkar is chief risk officer at TSB Bank. She is a member of TSB Bank’s executive team, responsible for setting the bank’s risk appetite, strategy and framework, and advising the board and the executive on risk and regulatory matters.
Atkar has over 25 years’ experience in risk management and has held senior positions at a number of financial services firms, the Bank of England and the regulators.
Atkar says: “I’m very
Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) has completed its acquisition of two casting facilities from Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney Canada that is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The two casting facilities, located in Rzeszow, Poland, specialise in aerospace engine components, with enhanced technology for manufacturing and cost-efficient processes. CPP will continue to produce the current products and plans to further expand the customer and product portfolio in the coming years.
Warburg Pincus has made numerous investments in high growth Polish companies, including INEA (the
Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has completed the acquisition of Alfatherm – just nine days after signing a definitive agreement with Emerald and PM & Partners, the shareholders and current debt holders for the acquisition.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Alfatherm will benefit from OpenGate Capital’s operational experience in the European PVC market that have been developed through the firm’s pre-fund investments.
Under OpenGate’s stewardship, several initiatives will be implemented to leverage Alfatherm’s market position while improving upon the operations and manufacturing processes of the business.
Andrew Nikou, founder, managing partner and CEO at
River SaaS Capital has appointed Wendy Jarchow as chief investment officer.
Jarchow will manage River SaaS Capital's portfolio of loans, devise strategies for growth and act as a liaison between investors.
"Wendy has a wealth of investment and start-up knowledge, and we are excited to have her join our team," says River SaaS Capital president Matt Kennedy. "Her invaluable experience will be crucial to furthering River SaaS's future and the future of our customers."
Jarchow comes to River SaaS Capital with over 18 years of experience in finance, venture capital and strategic planning. As a venture partner at
Middlemarch Partners has acted as the sole merchant banking adviser in the completion of a USD21.95 million preferred equity raise for FlexShopper, an online provider of lease-to-own (LTO) financing and payment solutions for consumers.
Middlemarch Capital Partners, Middlemarch Partners' co-investment arm, invested alongside a USD5 billion private equity fund that led the investment round.
The financing will enable FlexShopper to accelerate its growth in originating consumer leases through its LTO e-commerce marketplace and patent pending LTO payment method that is used by leading retailers across the US.
FlexShopper is able to support LTO transactions online, in stores, and
Updata Partners has closed its new growth equity investment fund, Updata Partners V, with commitments of USD280 million – over its original target of USD225 million.
The fund will invest in software and software-driven companies that have achieved initial operating scale and are at an inflection point in their growth.
The fundraising is Updata’s largest to date, bringing the firm’s cumulative committed capital since inception to more than USD750 million.
“This new fund is a milestone in our history and a positive endorsement of our growth equity strategy and results,” says Carter Griffin, general partner. “We are grateful
European fund manager STAR Capital Partners has acquired Synergy Health Managed Services Limited – the operator of the UK Linen Management Services (LMS) business – for GBP50 million.
This is the first acquisition made by STAR’s third fund (STAR III).
The LMS business of Synergy Health Managed Services Limited, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of STERIS plc, was created in 1996 and provides a range of sterile linen and laundry management services to hospitals and other healthcare providers throughout the UK including NHS trusts, private hospitals, ambulance trusts and healthcare and community trusts. The purchased company owns three dedicated
Vincent Mortier (pictured), Deputy CIO, Global Head of Multi-Asset Amundi and Pascal Blanqué, CIO, Global Head of Institutional Division Amundi have issued a joint statement on the situation post Brexit.
They write that a few days after the surprise vote in the UK, uncertainty remains high and that they believe it won’t ease anytime soon given the complexity of the subjects to be dealt with.
“However, we have some clear perspectives during this time of uncertainty. Firstly: this is a political crisis, not a financial one. We are not in a revival of 2007/2008. Secondly, there will certainly be
Private equity portfolios will see significant mark-downs in the near term following the UK’s decision to leave the EU, according to a survey of 50 UK and global private equity firm by Cebile Capital.
However, there is an expectation of spirited deal flow as debt markets improve, in the context of weak equity markets.
The survey reveals that deal prices will be driven down as large cap funds are largely in dollars and euros and will now find interesting buying points in the UK, given the depreciation of Sterling, while deal volumes protected by the limitation of other financing options
In the wake of last week’s referendum result, there are obviously a number of questions regarding regulation and passporting. Bobby Johal, Managing Consultant, Cordium, comments…
UCITS funds will still be distributed across Europe, but not in quite so straightforward a manner as is the case presently. UK UCITS will lose their status (under the UCITS directive) and most likely become alternative investment funds (AIFs).
If we assume the UK is to be a ‘third country’ (the so-called WTO option: a big assumption, subject to much debate over the coming months), this will result in the loss of passporting rights and
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