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Bruno Montanari has been appointed Partner within the Venture Capital team at Omnes Capital focusing on Life Sciences sector. The team has also been strengthened with the arrival of Claire Poulard as Life Sciences Analyst.
With 60 business disposals including 14 IPOs carried out in 15 years, Omnes Capital’s Venture Capital team is one of the key players in France in financing innovative SMEs via management of its FCPI funds. Since it was created, the Omnes Capital Venture Capital team has committed itself to financing over 180 innovative SMEs, mainly in the Technology and Life Sciences sectors. Headed by Michel
Cortland Capital Market Services has received authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to perform regulated activities vital to the company's client base of investment managers and commercial lenders.
Regulated activities include loan agency, escrow services, cash management, paying agency and custody.
"Our global and European direct lender and investment manager clients demand a trusted, responsive and highly technical provider to administer and manage their middle office," says Juliana Ritchie (pictured), Co-Head of Cortland Europe. "Obtaining this critical authorisation enables us to address and fully meet client requirements."
As an Authorised Payment Institution (API), Cortland is approved to
Eze Castle Integration has hired Maria DeSousa (pictured) as its chief administrative officer. DeSousa is an experienced technology and financial services industry executive with more than 15 years of finance, operations and technology expertise.
Prior to joining Eze Castle Integration, DeSousa was director of finance, M&A at Factset Research Systems, Inc, where she was responsible for pre- and post-acquisition activities. Previously, DeSousa was vice president of finance and operations at Code:Red, an investment research software platform for financial services firms. Code:Red was acquired by Factset in February 2015. DeSousa will lead Eze Castle Integration’s finance department, with responsibilities including global
Conviviality Retail, the owner of Wine Rack and Bargain Booze retail chains, has completed the GBP200m acquisition of Matthew Clark, the UK drinks distributor, in a deal led by investment banking boutique Zeus Capital.
Zeus acted as financial adviser, nominated adviser and joint bookrunner to Conviviality Retail on the transaction, which included a GBP130m equity fundraise and a debt raise of GBP170m. In addition, the firm managed a highly competitive auction process, and its institutional relationships and capability to deliver complex equity market transactions enabled Conviviality to obtain exclusivity for the acquisition.
Since the deal was announced on the
Monroe Capital has participated in a senior secured credit facility to support Holley Performance Products’ acquisition of MSDP Group (MSD) by private equity sponsor, Lincolnshire Management, Inc.
Holley and MSD are cornerstone brands in the performance automotive aftermarket, with leadership positions in fuel systems, exhaust, ignition and electronic tuning. Both Holley and MSD have extensive portfolios of iconic brands and highly desirable products that provide innovative performance solutions to passionate automotive enthusiasts.
Private equity firm EQT has signed an agreement via its EQT Mid Market Fund to acquire Berlin-based kfzteile24 GmbH. The company is being sold by its two founders, Matthias Kieper and Torsten Hainke.
Both remain substantial shareholders in kfzteile24 and will continue in their roles as co-CEOs in order to drive the company’s growth and development. kfzteile24 is a leading German online retailer for vehicle parts and accessories. Three bricks and mortar stores in Berlin with affiliated repair shops supplement the online operation. kfzteile24 has around 500 employees.
A Berlin-based team from CMS Germany headed by lead partners Dr
Amauri G Costa and Scott Gluck have Duane Morris’ Corporate Practice Group, as a partner and special counsel respectively, in the firm’s Washington, DC office.
Costa adds to Duane Morris’ corporate law capabilities in Washington, DC, as well as nationally and internationally, particularly with respect to Latin America. He joins Duane Morris from Bracewell & Giuliani LLP.
He advises clients in the energy, telecommunications, information technology and financial industries on transnational and domestic mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and project development, along with the interpretation of legal and regulatory environments in Latin America. He represents lenders and borrowers in
Brandon Collins and Heather Parker have launchedCollins-Parker, a new private equity firm to work primarily in seed-stage investments in the technology industry.
Collins-Parker is slated to be fully operational in January 2016. While the firm will be primarily involved in the technology industry, it will also have operations in traditional financial sectors. The firm will be headquartered in New York, with an office in San Francisco, and plans to establish a Beijing office in 2017 as a part of the firm's initiative to have at least 25 per cent of its holdings in the Chinese market.
Although a for-profit
Victory Park Capital (VPC), an asset management firm focused on middle market debt and equity investments, has appointed Karrie Truglia as vice president in New York City to further develop the firm’s debt capital markets activity.
VPC has also promoted three investment professionals to vice president and hired four new associates and two operations personnel in its Chicago office. Additionally, VPC is expanding its team in Los Angeles with a relocation of Vice President Geoff Mikelsons, who will join Partner Jason Brown.
Truglia joins VPC with more than 15 years of experience in global and domestic financial services organisations. Previously,
Hastings Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle market energy services and equipment companies, has made its fourth Fund III platform investment in Hybrid Tool Solutions (Hybrid).
Hybrid provides its customers with a patent pending, revolutionary process for conducting frac plug drill outs. The Hybrid Tool is the most advanced system on the market because it simplifies the steps involved in stick pipe drill outs and tube ups. In addition to saving time, Hybrid offers its customers a higher safety standard and significant cost savings. Hybrid is active in the Marcellus Shale, Utica Shale and
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