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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has appointed private equity real estate lawyer Robert Porter Robert Porter as Of Counsel in the firm’s London office.
Porter, who joins from another international law firm, has more than 30 years of experience in the real estate sector, advising private equity real estate (PERE) firms, sovereign funds, property companies and financial institutions on UK and European real estate funds, joint ventures, M&A, financings and highly structured transactions across Europe and the Middle East.
Porter, who will head Skadden's European real estate private equity initiative, which complements the firm's prominent global PERE capabilities, says:
One of the funds managed by SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement has invested in the Austrian company Tyromotion.
The company is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of robot-assisted and computer-assisted therapy units for the rehabilitation sector and has its headquarters in Graz. SHS is investing in the company with its fourth fund and can also rely on venture capital provided by the Austrian State Development Bank aws as part of its venture capital initiative.
Tyromotion develops and sells integrated solutions for the rehabilitation primarily of stroke patients based on modern robotics and sensor technologies. Smart networking of individual
Funds managed by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) have acquired a majority stake in the Sihl Group (Sihl) alongside its current management, from Italian business Diatec Holding.
The company is a manufacturer of coated papers, films, and fabrics.
The Sihl Group has specialised in the coating of paper, films, and fabrics for over 100 years, nowadays primarily for digital printing, and has roots reaching back over 500 years. Its customers include companies from a diverse range of sectors, such as architecture, printing and publishing, industrials, advertising and design, photography, and transport and logistics, as well as private individuals. With factories
Palatine-backed Verdant Leisure has bought two premium leisure parks in County Durham for an undisclosed sum from Park Leisure Holiday Homes.
The acquisition of Kingfisher and Heather View holiday parks in the Wear Valley brings the boutique leisure park operator’s portfolio to six sites across southern Scotland and North East England.
The acquisition supports the board’s growth strategy to create a regional group with significant scale and is the firm’s first purchase since Palatine Private Equity backed a secondary buyout of Verdant Leisure from RJD Partners in April this year.
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Private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has appointed Chris Curfman to its Executive Advisory Board.
Curfman was most recently President of Caterpillar Global Mining and Senior Vice President of CAT Inc.(NYSE:CAT), the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment.
Curfman's career with Caterpillar Global Mining and CAT Inc. spans over 21 years and includes leadership roles in the Asia-Pacific division and Australia. As President of Global Mining, he led the single largest business unit within the company for over ten years. Curfman had a 15-year career at Deere & Company, ultimately serving as President/General Manager of Equipment Remarketing Services.
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Pearl Capital Business Funding, a provider of direct financing to small and midsize businesses, has closed on a USD20 million financing from Arena Investors, a New York-based global investment firm.
"With the support of our outstanding financial partners we can continue to expand our mission of supplying funding to any small business with the desire for capital and ability to thrive," says Solomon Lax, Chief Executive Officer, Pearl Capital Business Funding. "We understand that despite personal credit issues, many small business owners have triumphed in building successful businesses. Locked out of the traditional bank financing channels, those small business owners
Biopharmaceutical company IFM Therapeutics has closed a USD27 million Series A financing led by Atlas Venture and Abingworth, with participation from Novartis.
In conjunction with the funding Jean-François Formela and Vincent Miles, Partners at Atlas and Abingworth respectively, have joined IFM’s CEO, Gary D. Glick, on the board of directors, with Dr. Formela serving as chair of the board.
IFM Therapeutics raises USD27M Series A to develop novel immune modulators for cancer and inflammatory diseases
IFM Therapeutics, incubated as a part of the Atlas Venture seed program, is developing modulators of novel targets that either enhance innate immune responses for
BlackFin Capital Partners is launching a new venture fund, focusing on FinTech opportunities across Europe.
After successfully launching 2 generations of growth-equity financial services funds (Fund I: EUR220 million raised in 2011/Fund II: EUR400 million raised in 2016), BlackFin Capital Partners is leveraging its unique expertise in the venture capital segment.
The fund will partner with entrepreneurs at all investment stages, from seed to late-stage rounds. As a sector specialist firm, BlackFin and its team will provide these entrepreneurs with unique support regarding their strategy and growth, commercial access and credibility, but also regulatory guidance to establish best-of-breed companies. The
Invest Europe has appointed Dr Gerry Murphy, Senior Managing Director and Chairman of Blackstone Europe, as Chair of the Association. He succeeds Max Römer, Founding Partner of Quadriga Capital.
Murphy has been a senior figure in Blackstone’s team in London since joining the US alternative investments manager in 2008. His primary focus is on supporting the firm’s activities across Europe and Asia. He serves as a director of German clothing group Jack Wolfskin, Dutch administrative services firm Intertrust and British television and internet retailer Ideal Shopping Direct. He is also a non-executive director of British American Tobacco.
Murphy says:
Blackstone Strategic Capital Holdings Fund (BSCH), a vehicle managed by Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM), has acquired a passive, minority interest in Marathon Asset Management.
Based in New York, Marathon is an opportunistic global credit event-driven manager with approximately USD12.75 billion in assets under management. The firm pursues credit through a broad spectrum of investments in global corporate credit, distressed and special situational credit, structured credit, emerging markets and leveraged loans.
“Rich has been a great Partner for many years and we wish him success in his future endeavours. Vijay and I have worked together for nine years and I
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