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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
North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) and private equity firm American Securities have completed a recapitalisation of NAPA's practice management company, NAPA Management Services Corporation (NMSC).
The transaction adds significant growth capacity to NMSC and will fuel the organisation's ability to actively pursue expansion opportunities and grow its leadership position.
"With American Securities as our new partner, NMSC and NAPA are poised to pursue multiple avenues that will extend our excellent clinical capabilities and business model into new healthcare settings and geographies," says John Di Capua, M.D., CEO of NMSC. "As our organisation celebrates its 30th anniversary and looks to
James Perry is to join Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s London office as a partner. Currently a partner in Ashurst’s Financial Institutions Group in London, Perry (pictured) will continue his regulatory and transactional practice, with a focus on the financial services and insurance industries.
“We are pleased to welcome Jim to the firm,” says Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. “Jim has a uniquely broad background with deep experience in both financial services regulation and M&A for financial institutions, including insurance companies. Jim’s addition is a critical step to expanding our premier regulatory practice, while providing essential support
Vortex, a renewable energy platform managed by EFG Hermes’ private equity arm, has agreed a sale and purchase deal (SPA) with a subsidiary of EDP Renováveis (EDPR) for a 49 per cent stake in a 664 MW portfolio of European wind assets.
The transaction is valued at EUR 550 million and includes a portfolio of 23 wind farms in four European Union jurisdictions, including Spain (348 MW), Portugal (191 MW), Belgium (71 MW) and France (54 MW).
“In just 18 months since its first transaction acquiring 49 per cent of EDPR France, Vortex has gained considerable momentum and market recognition
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