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Alternative asset management firm TPG has named Jon Winkelried (pictured) as Co-Chief Executive Officer of TPG Holdings alongside TPG Co-Founder and current Chief Executive Officer Jim Coulter.
David Bonderman, who co-founded TPG with Coulter, will continue in his role as Co-Founder and Chairman of TPG.
Winkelried, who previously served as the President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Goldman Sachs, brings to TPG significant experience in helping build, manage and lead one of the world’s leading financial institutions. During his 27-year tenure at Goldman Sachs, Winkelried held various senior roles including co-head of the firm’s Investment Banking division, co-head of Fixed
Bryan, Garnier & Co acted as exclusive financial advisor to My Media Group on its capital reorganisation financed by Euromezzanine through bonds issuance, which allowed management to take back full control of the company.
After three years alongside Dzeta Conseil, My Media Group has achieved a 42 per cent gross margin growth in a globally stagnating market. Strong of this operational performance, My Media Group, valued at over EUR50m, has regained its full independence following the transaction.
My Media Group was able to grow organically thanks to an accelerated flagship client acquisition process (ie Castorama, Groupon, Sixt or Burger King
Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière is now a Senior Strategic Partner with Warburg Pincus after his family holding company Groupe Marc de Lacharrière (GML) took a 5 per cent stake in the private equity firm. Additional terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
In addition to an investment in the firm, Marc de Lacharrière will invest in future funds as a limited partner.
“We are very pleased to have the opportunity to invest in Warburg Pincus,” says Ladreit de Lacharrière. “GML is delighted to become a long-term partner with a global private equity firm and Warburg Pincus perfectly matches our
Mizuho Global Alternative Investments (MGA") has chosen eFront's FrontInvest solution to help their clients manage their alternative asset investments. FrontInvest caters for general partners (GPs) and limited partners (LPs) increasing transparency, mitigating risk and lowering costs.
FrontInvest will provide MGAI with a single unified platform with which it can centralise all its investment data.
MGAI was established in 2010 as a subsidiary of Mizuho Bank, one of the largest and most important financial institutions in Japan. MGAI is an investment management and advisory firm specialising in alternative investment assets, mainly for Japanese pension fund clients. As of August 2015, the
Constellation has acquired a majority stake in faircheck Schadenservice Deutschland, a provider of claims management and handling services for property insurance.
Susanna Martin and Hubertus Marx founded faircheck in 2006 in Korschenbroich, Germany, with the firm’s main focus being property damage claims. It also handles claims related to breakage of glass and damage to electronic devices.
faircheck, which operates with a nationwide network of more than 300 insurance experts, has secured long-term contracts with Germany’s major insurance companies and in June 2015.
Constellation’s acquisition was completed in close collaboration with the existing management team and the founders Marx and Martin,
Private equity fund manager and Enterprise Investment Scheme specialist Calculus Capital has invested GBP2.5m in IPV, a provider of multi-media content management systems to broadcasters and businesses around the world.
IPV, which is based in Cambridge’s hi-tech ‘Silicon Fen’ hub, develops software and services that speed up, simplify and efficiently co-ordinate hitherto complicated processes for managing and delivering media content through multiple platforms.
IPV’s software is used by blue chip names in the broadcasting world including CNN, Sony Entertainment and A+E New York, as well as by non-media businesses, such as U.S. retail giant Home Depot, for storing,
A “seller’s market” and an appetite for growth has seen merger and acquisition (M&A) activity return to its highest level this quarter since the pre-recession boom times (Q2 2008), according to the latest PCPI/PEPI analysis from BDO.
The third quarter of 2015 saw a total of 631 deals completed, which is a significant uptick from last quarter’s 509 deals.
The third quarter saw trade buyers complete 532 deals, which reflects a 29% increase from the previous quarter. Levels of private equity activity have continued to rise modestly over the past 12 months, with 99 deals completed in Q3 compared
In this extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Infrastructure, Q3 2015, we take an in-depth look at investors in infrastructure, examining which regions are attracting capital, preferred routes to market and plans for future investments.
The majority of infrastructure investors will continue to target domestic opportunities in the next 12 months, but there are also sizeable proportions targeting global infrastructure exposure (Fig 1).
Despite the growing preference for direct investments among the largest and most experienced infrastructure investors, unlisted funds remain the primary route to market for the majority of investors, with 86% targeting fund commitments to gain infrastructure
An affiliate of Sun European Partners has acquired Flexitech Holding SAS (Flexitech), a designer and supplier of hydraulic brake hoses to the automotive industry.
The business was acquired from Mitsubishi Corporation for an undisclosed value. William Blair and BDA advised Sun European Partners on the transaction.
Established in France in 1960, Flexitech has over 50 years of operations experience and currently employs over 1,200 highly skilled full-time employees. Flexitech operates its own facilities in France, Romania, the United States, Mexico and Brazil, and supports its customers through local partners in China and India.
Flexitech supplies a range of high quality
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has published draft guidance to help company management determine whether information is material. The guidance is part of the IASB’s wider initiative to improve disclosures.
The concept of materiality acts as a filter through which management sifts information to ensure that financial statements include all the financial information that could influence users’ investment decisions. It also enables management to present material information in a clear and effective way, excluding information that is not material.
The draft guidance, in the form of a draft Practice Statement, has been developed in response to concerns that
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