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Taylor Wessing is merging with Dutch firm Deterink. which will see the firm gain two new offices in Amsterdam and Eindhoven, covering the main financial and tech hubs of the Netherlands.
Deterink is particularly known for Corporate/M&A (including Corporate Litigation), IP/IT (including Data Protection) and Employment. Its seven partners, who operated as part of EY Law until 2010, and 47 lawyers have been working closely with Taylor Wessing since 2011.
Tim Eyles (pictured), Managing Partner of Taylor Wessing UK, says: "Deterink is a perfect partner for Taylor Wessing, typical of our merger partners in that it is a local business
Actis has acquired a significant minority stake in Coricraft Group, one of South Africa’s leading home furnishings retailers.
Actis is investing alongside majority shareholders Westbrooke a local investment group – and Coricraft Group management.
Actis focuses exclusively on investments in emerging markets across Africa, Asia and Latin America. The firm has a strong track record of backing high-quality, consumer-focused businesses in Africa including South Africa’s leading independent sports retailer, Tekkie Town, fabric design company Vlisco Group, and snack food group Edita. To date Actis has invested USD1.6 billion in the consumer sector.
Commenting on the investment, Natalie Kolbe
AlternativeSoft, a provider of buy-side analytics for manager research and portfolio construction in the alternatives and long only markets has announced AlternativeSoft v3.5.
With a reputation for consistently providing the latest academically proven quantitative models for fund analysis, AlternativeSoft has positioned itself at the forefront of fund analysis. The expansive platform provides users with comprehensive quantitative analytics, CRM functionality, bespoke reporting and fast user experience.
AlternativeSoft has announced it will be adding a full-suite of Private Equity fund analysis to its best-selling ‘Asset Selection’ and ‘Portfolio Construction’ modules which currently cover Hedge Funds, Long-only and ETFs. Developed in conjunction with
San Francisco-based venture capital firm Cloud Apps Capital Partners has announced its market-focused investment strategy targeting early-stage companies in the cloud business applications sector, and its first fund.
Founded by former salesforce.com executive and venture capitalist Matt Holleran (pictured), the firm takes an innovative approach to supporting early-stage companies. Leveraging more than 20 years of combined investing and operating experience in the business applications market, Cloud Apps Capital Partners is able to help portfolio companies with market-specific expertise and a rich network of cloud industry executives and experts.
“TIFF is focused on offering our endowment and foundation clients access to
With 128 listings on European exchanges raising EUR31.3bn in the year to July 2015, the continent’s IPO market is in robust health despite economic and political hurdles, according to a new report from the Mergermarket Group.
Deals still in the pipeline could see this year beat 2014’s bumper EUR42bn issuance.
Banks have pointed to positive aftermarket results vs 2014, with all top 10 European listings still in green territory one month after listing.
If markets stabilise post the China sell-off, some large deals are in prospect for the remainder of 2015, with Poste Italiane and ABM AMRO looking to
Conztanz, a software editor in the Aviation sector, has completed its first fundraising of EUR2 million with A Plus Finance and Pléiade Venture to finance its R&D activity and business development.
Created in July 2013 and located in Sophia-Antipolis in the heart of the French Silicon Valley, Conztanz intends to respond to complex IT problems of the airline industry by offering a wide range of software and services. The three founders created Conztanz at the end of 2012 when they realised that airlines and airports lack a greater knowledge of their travellers’ experience and are missing the opportunities provided by
Following a recent investment from private equity house Equistone Partners Europe, WEALTH at work has made its first strategic acquisition.
WEALTH at work, itself a leading provider of financial education, guidance and advice in the workplace, has acquired a direct competitor – Life Academy, the education and employee engagement programme provider based in Newport, Wales.
The acquisition sees WEALTH at work increasing its footprint in the market at a time when demand is increasing significantly due to the recent pension changes, which is driving organisations to provide comprehensive pre and at retirement financial education and advice for their employees.
Indo Trans Logistics Corporation (ITL), a logistics provider in Vietnam and Indochina, has received a USD15.8 million investment from Templeton Strategic Emerging Markets Fund IV LDC (TSEMF IV).
ITL’s services range from air, sea, road and rail transport to warehousing and last mile delivery. The company is building out its logistics services in Vietnam and Indochina as trade continues to expand there and the emergence of e-commerce is also driving demand for logistics fulfillment. The use of proceeds from the investment is expected to fund ITL’s organic growth and working capital.
With over USD110 million in revenue for the
Sidley Austin has appointed Vijay S Sekhon (pictured) as a partner in Century City. He will be a member of the firm’s M&A and Private Equity practices and will focus on handling transactions for public and private companies, and private equity firms.
Sekhon joins a rapidly growing team of lawyers in Century City, as Sidley continues to focus on strategic growth in Los Angeles.
“Vijay is an exceptionally talented corporate lawyer who combines high intellect and high energy,” says Dan Clivner, co-managing partner of Sidley’s Los Angeles offices. “I’ve had the opportunity to work with Vijay on high-profile transactions and
Octopus Investments has completed an investment in SCM World, the niche market-leading talent development business focused on supply chain-best practice.
The debt and equity investment will be used to support the exit of one of the founders of SCM World and will provide Octopus with a minority stake in the business.
SCM World combines practitioner content, primary research and peer networking into unique learning programmes for supply chain professionals at the world’s leading companies. With headquarters in London and an office in Boston, the company has a unique offering that has enabled it to grow its market share and
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