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Dunedin has joined the Alliance for Global Growth, a newly launched global network of lower mid-market private equity firms and the first of its kind to operate across Europe and the USA.
The Alliance for Global Growth currently includes ten members drawn from Western Europe and the United States. In addition to Dunedin, which targets buyouts of market-leading companies headquartered in the UK with a deal size of GBP20 -100 million, the network includes Nordic mid market specialist, Axcel; Finatem, a German private equity fund focused on the “Mittelstand”; French mid market house Nixen; Nazca, a leading Spanish mid-market firm;
Broadhaven Capital Partners has appointed Joseph Zabik (pictured) as a Partner. Zabik has advised and run key divisions of financial services firms for the last twenty years, and will continue to grow Broadhaven's industry-leading financial technology advisory practice.
"Joe has a well-deserved reputation as one of the leading investment bankers specializing in financial institutions," says Broadhaven Co-Founder Jerry von Dohlen. "Having been involved with Joe on numerous transactions over the past twenty years, we’re very excited to have him join our partnership."
Zabik joins Broadhaven following the completion of the sale of Sterne Agee, where he served as a
Swander Pace Capital, a private equity firm specialising in investments in consumer products companies, has acquired Voortman Cookies, a manufacturer and marketer of cookies and wafers.
Based out of Burlington, Ontario, Voortman Cookies products are sold in retailers throughout the world.
“For over 60 years, Voortman Cookies has remained one of the most well-known brands in Canada and has grown its footprint throughout North America and across the world,” says Andrew Richards (pictured), managing director at Swander Pace Capital. “We see a huge opportunity to help the company expand even further through increased investment in product innovation, distribution and
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GSFC) has signed MoUs with both the SFC and HKMA regarding consultation, cooperation and the exchange of information related to the supervision of AIFMD entities.
CEO of the GFSC, Samantha Barrass, says: “Signing the AIFMD MoUs with the two Hong Kong regulators is an important development for us. It supports open, strong cooperation with the SFC and the HKMA in our regulation of AIFMD establishments, and is a very useful tool for us as a regulator”.
These are very welcome agreements for the GFSC, especially following the recent marketing initiative to Hong Kong by
PwC has teamed up with IncuBus Ventures to launch Future of Work, a 12 week incubator programme that will focus on startups in AI, Cyber Security and Smart Office solutions.
The programme starts on 11 January 2016 and will look to develop early stage startups with an MVP ready for the world’s best accelerators and further funding.
This is done through nine hours of programme content (mentor sessions, skills based workshops and office hours) a week, plus additional services and activities to help develop a strong foundation for the startups to continue growth beyond the programme.
Applications are
Nexxus Capital has created a new portfolio operations team, which has been formed to work alongside the management teams of portfolio companies.
Portfolio Operations is a new group within Nexxus Capital that results from a strategic change in philosophy to enhance the value creation process of its portfolio companies.
The initiative tends to drive key value creation and performance initiatives, further strengthening Nexxus Capital’s strategy of investing in mid-sized companies with high-growth potential whose value can be enhanced through improved management and operations, value-added acquisitions and application of world class, state of the art business models.
René Fernández
Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam and Dragon Capital have jointly hosted the inaugural meeting of the Vietnam FinTech Club in Ho Chi Minh City.
The roundtable featured 20 start-up entrepreneurs and investors in the FinTech sector, including FPT Ventures, IDG Ventures, M_Service, Fundstart, 1Pay, Pasoto.com, Loanvi.com and MyMoney.vn. They agreed to take the network to the next level by setting up a FinTech club in Vietnam to act as links and advocates in pulling together ideas to develop a relevant FinTech ecosystem in the country.
The idea to establish a FinTech association in Vietnam was agreed during the visit to
Brown Rudnick has strengthened its Corporate Practice in London with the appointment of veteran employment law Partner, Nicola Kerr.
Kerr, who was European Head of Employment at King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) (formerly SJ Berwin) for over 15 years, advises employers and senior executives at hedge funds, private equity houses, broker-dealers, family offices and other companies on contentious and non-contentious employment law issues. She focuses on employment law issues for major corporate transactions and restructurings, high value executive dismissals, team moves, boardroom disputes and high value employment litigation.
Kerr has successfully acted for financial institutions and executives in a
Dry powder held by Europe-focused funds currently stands at a high of USD42 billion, led by particularly strong direct lending fundraising since 2013. As banking regulation and quantitative easing in the Eurozone have just begun to come into effect, managers in the region are increasingly dedicating resources and efforts to access lending opportunities in the underserved middle-market segment. This trend is expected to continue, fuelled by capital from institutional investors seeking strong returns through senior-focused vehicles in the direct lending segment.
Fifty-five percent of Europe-based investors are allocating to the asset class from private equity allocations, a figure which has
Swiss banking group SYZ is extending its range of available asset classes by partnering with ACE & Company to offer investments in private equity to its clients. ACE & Company will identify and manage these investments.
In the current environment marked by very low interest rates – or even negative in the case of the Swiss franc – and high equity volatility, SYZ already offers investors a series of high-added value investment solutions that are generally less correlated with conventional markets, such as multi-asset strategies, absolute return, credit and multi-management products. To extend the range of solutions offered, SYZ has
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