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KKR & Co is purchasing approximately 343,000 square feet, the top ten office floors, at 30 Hudson Yards and will relocate its corporate offices to the new office tower in 2020. 30 Hudson Yards is being developed by Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group.
Henry Kravis, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of KKR, says: “This is a unique opportunity to partner with world-class developers to create a new office to house KKR’s New York team and host our clients. This move will allow our teams to work together in a dynamic setting that promotes innovation and forward thinking. Related and Oxford are
SignalSense a developer of advanced network security intelligence has closed a seed funding round of USD4.5 million.
Trilogy Equity Partners (www.trilogyequity.com) led this funding round, continuing its support after SignalSense’s angel funding, which also included Ignition Partners (www.ignitionpartners.com) and Tola Capital (www.tolacapital.com).
The latest capital infusion will be used by SignalSense to accelerate technology development, expand the company’s sales presence on the East Coast and hire additional data science, security and software engineers to complement the experienced and capable team that is already in place.
"We’re finding anomalies that can’t be stopped with standard pattern matching,” says Lynn Kasel, SignalSense’s
Monroe Capital is expanding its presence and coverage in Canada with the addition of Mark Sturrock, who will lead its origination efforts in the country. He will be based in Toronto.
“We are very excited to have Mark as part of the Monroe Capital team,” says Ted Koenig, President & CEO of Monroe Capital. “The expansion of our product offering in Canada is consistent with our plan to deepen our presence in the middle market throughout North America. Mark will be responsible for leading the firm’s Canadian lending efforts in private equity sponsored and non-sponsored transactions.”
Prior to Monroe, Sturrock
Harbottle & Lewis has advised social intelligence company Brandwatch on its USD33 million Series C financing led by new investor Partech Ventures, with participation from existing investors Highland Europe and Nauta Capital.
Partech’s investment follows previous Series A and B rounds of USD6m and USD22m led respectively by Nauta and Highland, both in relation to which Harbottle & Lewis previously advised.
Brandwatch’s continued growth demonstrates the strong appetite organizations have for a best of breed social analytics platform as social networks have evolved into a critical source of consumer and business insight. The funding will be used to accelerate development
UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has invested GBP5.4 million in GEV Group (GEV), a fast growing and diversified organisation with a key focus on the renewable sector.
The business comprises of four main divisions which operate across multiple markets and global locations; GEV Wind Power, Subsea Masters, Oxifree, and GEV Offshore.
The transaction will provide the business with the additional development capital it needs to support its impressive growth plans. Highly regarded for its project delivery, quality of people and its innovation in its products and processes, GEV is well positioned to capitalise on the projected growth
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,
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