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Julien Darmon (pictured) has rejoined Baird as a Managing Director in its European Investment Banking group in London. Darmon will focus on the Industrial sector, bringing his extensive M&A experience and strong client relationships to further strengthen Baird’s global, comprehensive Industrial platform.
Darmon rejoins Baird from Harris Williams where he was a Managing Director in the firm’s London office since 2010. Prior to 2010, Darmon established his investment banking career at Baird in London, joining as an Associate in 1999 and later working from Baird’s Chicago office for three years before returning to the London office in 2005. He has
Cathay Capital Private Equity has invested in the Cenexi group, a European industrial groups specialising in pharmaceutical development and the manufacture of high value-added sterile products.
Former subsidiary of the Roche Group operating the largest production site for sterile ampoules in Europe, Cenexi became an independent company in 2008 and has continued to grow since under the leadership of its management team. Cenexi acquired two new production sites in Osny in France and in Braine l’Alleud in Belgium, respectively specialised in solid forms of hormonal and anti-allergy products and injectable oncologic products. This has helped the group to widen its
Investec Specialist Bank (Investec) has appointed Mark Buttler (pictured) to lead its Growth & Acquisition Finance (GAF) team in the north of England.
Buttler joins Investec after eight years with private equity firm Key Capital Partners (KCP), where he held the position of director. During his time at KCP, Buttler led and co-led a number of buy-outs and growth capital transactions involving companies in the north of England, and was also responsible for helping to launch and develop the firm’s presence in the region. Before this Buttler worked for ten years with KPMG Corporate Finance, based in the north of
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -1.9 per cent in June. None of the 12 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory. The Lyxor Fixed Income Arbitrage Index (0 per cent), the Lyxor Convertible Arbitrage Index (-0.1 per cent), and the Lyxor Variable Bias Index (-0.8 per cent) were the best performers.
Another round of global steepening early June gave way to a sudden Greek-related risk aversion. A second phase of curve steepening started early June adding approximately 40bps to German 10Y yields and 30bps to UST. The Euro finished where it started, but with great volatility. Equity
Private Advisors has closed its sixth dedicated small company private equity fund, Private Advisors Small Company Private Equity Fund VI with USD350 million in total commitments, exceeding its target of USD
250 million. Private Advisors and its employees, along with parent organization New York Life, committed approximately USD
51 million, demonstrating alignment with investors and continued confidence in the strategy. Fund VI is comprised of a diverse client base with over 50% of the capital committed from existing investors in prior funds. The investor base includes foundations, endowments, family offices, and pension funds.
Since 1997, Private Advisors has
KKR has held the final closing of KKR Global Infrastructure Investors II, a USD3.1 billion global fund focused on identifying, pursuing, executing, and managing infrastructure investments with an emphasis on OECD countries.
The Fund will follow KKR’s existing infrastructure investment strategy, which stems from the firm’s belief that there is – and will continue to be – a growing need to replace, upgrade and expand infrastructure across the globe. KKR will continue to make investments in the energy supply chain, water systems, roads, railways, airports, and communications networks.
“A decrease in public funding and weakened economic conditions in many regions
The US IPO market came back to life in the second quarter of 2015, surging 83 per cent in volume and 111 per cent in proceeds raised, compared to the first quarter of 2015, according to IPO Watch, a quarterly survey by PwC US.
There were 75 IPOs completed in the second quarter of 2015 which raised more than USD13 billion, a significant increase over the first quarter’s 41 IPOs and USD6.2 billion in proceeds. The second quarter’s volume was generally consistent with 2013 and 2014, despite slowing economic growth forecasts in the US and the uncertain interest rate environment.
Noerr has advised the automotive supplier Neue Halberg Guss on the takeover of the South African foundry Atlantis Foundries (AF). The seller is Mercedes Benz South Africa.
With this acquisition, Neue Halberg Guss is strengthening its business in the truck and commercial vehicles sector. Atlantis Foundries specialises in casting cylinder blocks for commercial vehicles and besides Daimler also supplies engine manufacturers in the UK and the USA. The Daimler group remains an important customer after the takeover.
With a workforce of some 2,000, Neue Halberg Guss is among the European market leaders in the development and production of cylinder blocks
Private equity firm Neff Capital Management has established a new company to focus on the additive manufacturing of production parts for aerospace and defense original equipment manufacturers around the world.
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D printing, is the process by which a component is fabricated through the successive layering of material at a microscopic level on a build platform.
The company, called Sintavia, will be headquartered in Davie, Florida, and will produce parts based on the exacting quality control standards required by the aerospace and defense industry. In addition to a serial production capability, the company will maintain a
Brecon-based BVG Airflo Group, one of Wales’ largest and fastest growing businesses, has secured a GBP10m investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund).
Established in 1991 by Chief Executive Iain Burgess, BVG has grown rapidly from a single person operation to a highly profitable non-high street multi-channel retailer generating turnover in the region of £70m in its current financial year. The business has increased revenues by over 70% and profits by nearly 300% in the last 5 years through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions.
The business has a substantial online focus, specialising in the sale and distribution of footwear
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