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BBH Capital Partners, the private equity arm of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co (BBH) has held final close of BBH Capital Partners V (CP V) with capital commitments totalling USD802 million, including more than USD110 million from the General Partner and Affiliates.
CP V – which was oversubscribed – exceeded its initial capital commitment target of USD600 million.
CP V is led by its Co-Managers – Partners Jeffrey Meskin and JP Paquin, and Managing Directors Bradley Langer and Michael Boylan – as well as two additional Principals, Managing Director Ivan Pirzada and Senior Vice President Richard Yeh. The Co-Managers have
Financial Technology Partners (FT Partners), an investment bank focused exclusively on FinTech, has hired William Blair & Co Managing Director and FinTech specialist, Phil Olson as a managing director.
Olson has over 15 years experience in the FinTech sector and has been a key figure in over 100 M&A and financing transactions at William Blair (13 years) and Merrill Lynch (2 years). Effective immediately, he is the senior banker in the firm's newly-formed Chicago office.
Steve McLaughlin, Founder, CEO and Managing Partner of FT Partners, remarked: "When I founded the Firm fifteen years ago, the Firm's mission was to build the
Second Genome, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company developing medicines through microbiome science, has closed an oversubscribed Series B investment round with USD42.6 million in financing.
The round was co-led by Pfizer Venture Investments and Roche Venture Fund, and brings the combined total investment in the company to USD59 million. The round also included new investors Digitalis Ventures, Adveq, LifeForce Capital, MBL Venture Capital, and Mayo Clinic, as well as Series A investors Advanced Technology Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures, Seraph Group, and individual investor Matthew Winkler, PhD.
The funds will be used to further expand the Second Genome Microbiome Discovery Platform in a
Independent fund, trust and corporate service provider Crestbridge, has strengthened its Fund Services team with the appointment of Colin Targett as a Director.
Based at the firm’s Jersey headquarters, Targett’s remit will focus on growing Crestbridge’s liquid fund administration and ManCo offering following the firm’s recent approval by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) to provide Management Company solutions to investment funds.
Colin brings with him nearly two decades of experience in both the offshore and onshore investment funds industry. Having started his investment funds career with KPMG in Bermuda, he has held a range of roles within the fund
Despite a 20 per cent dip in deal value in 2015 versus 2014, Bain & Company's Fifth Annual Report on Healthcare Private Equity finds that opportunities remain plentiful for creative, nimble investors.
The report brands 2015 a "year of juxtaposition" for healthcare investors. It was a strong year for healthcare players, marked by record corporate M&A and robust private equity (PE) investments and exits. However, activity was partially constrained by high levels of competition, lofty valuations, volatility in capital markets, and concerns about recessions in many regions by year's end. As a result, most investors ended the year focused on
Brazos Private Equity Partners, a Dallas-based private investment firm, has sold lifestyle apparel brand Southern Tide to Oxford Industries.
Based in Greenville, South Carolina, Southern Tide aims to combine high-quality design with classic Southern style. The Company is widely known for its extensive selection of men’s shirts, pants, shorts, outerwear, ties, swimwear, footwear and accessories. Southern Tide recently launched a significant expansion in its women’s line, and now offers a complete women’s collection. Additionally, the Company’s products include a collegiate line featuring nearly 50 colleges and universities.
Tthe brand is available through the company’s website and at Nordstrom, Von Maur
NorthEdge Capital has backed the management buyout of healthcare manufacturer, Direct Healthcare Services (DHS).
A specialist provider of pressure area care solutions, DHS works closely with tissue viability nurses to design and manufacture mattresses, cushions and overlays to enhance the quality of patient care across the UK.
Founded in 2009, DHS works with a range of healthcare clients, including acute and community NHS Trusts, and exports to over 20 countries worldwide. The company employs over 80 staff and in 2015 expanded its manufacturing facility by 40 per cent to 45,000 sq ft and invested in new state-of-the-art machinery in
Bridgit, a specialist in construction project management software, has closed a USD1.7 million (USD2.2 million CAD) seed round led by Hyde Park Venture Partners with participation from Vanedge Capital.
Bridgit, based in Canada’s technology hotbed of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, plans to use the funding to hire new engineers and salespeople and acquire more customers in the United States.
“The construction industry has been slow to adopt to new technology, but as we talk to residential and commercial builders, it’s clear they are hungry for technology that lowers cost, simplifies processes and make it easier to get their jobs done,” says Mallorie
Beijing-based Yummy Express, China's leading O2O solutions provider offering logistics and operations services, has completed USD10 million of Series C Financing, led by private equity firm ClearVue Partners.
ClearVue Partners is the lead investor along with co-investor SBCVC. This financing will help continue to position Yummy Express as the leading trusted O2O solutions provider in China.
Yummy Express Co-founders Yu Yang, Yang Shuyi and Ba Zhen all come from DHL and YCH, and have a wealth of experience in logistics and delivery in China. Leading takeout O2O platforms and large catering merchants require nationwide logistics service providers in order to
Centaur Holdings, the global investment holding company, has appointed a new Group Chief Financial Officer and Group Finance Director.
Peter Wane joins as Group Chief Financial Officer from Deutsche Bank where he was finance director for the MENA region for over seven years. Peter brings with him over 30 years finance experience in international banking and markets covering Singapore, Indonesia, London and Dubai.
Wane has previously worked at Standard Chartered Bank and Prudential and is a qualified UK ACCA accountant.
Sebastian Sachse joins as Group Finance Director. Sebastian previously worked with a private investment organisation in the Dubai International
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