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Seyfarth Shaw has appointed Howard H Jiang as a partner in the firm’s Corporate department in New York. Jiang joins Seyfarth from Locke Lord where he was a partner in the corporate and transactional department and spearheaded the firm’s China practice.
Jiang’s practice is focused on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and project finance matters. He has advised many US and foreign companies on investment projects in Asia, specifically China, as well as Asia Pacific businesses investing in the US and overseas. In addition, Jiang has represented numerous domestic and foreign issuers in several equity and debt
Palamon Capital Partners, a pan-European growth investor, has invested in Il Bisonte, a high quality Italian luxury leather accessories brand. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1970 in Florence by Wanny di Filippo, Il Bisonte is one of the few remaining independent Italian brands for hand-crafted luxury leather handbags and accessories. It is globally recognised for its artisanal products made from naturally treated, vegetable-tanned leather sourced from Sante Croce sull'Arno in Tuscany.
Il Bisonte’s footprint covers Europe, the US and Asia and the Company sells its products through a retail portfolio of over 50
AXA Strategic Ventures has made its first investment in a US company – PolicyGenius. Founded in July 2014, PolicyGenius offers an online platform for consumers to review coverage and confidently research and compare quotes for term life, long-term disability, renters and pet insurance.
“We launched AXA Strategic Ventures to invest in companies that drive innovation in our industry, making it more digitally-enabled and transparent,” says Manish Agarwal, General Partner of AXA Strategic Ventures. “PolicyGenius perfectly reflects this investment profile. The company’s tailored Insurance Checkup™ and customer-friendly quote comparisons make shopping for and purchasing insurance straightforward and accessible to a growing
Actility, a provider of network solutions and managed information systems for the Internet of Things (IoT) market, has secured a USD25 million funding round led by Ginko Ventures.
Ginko Ventures leads a prestigious group of investors including tier-one telcos KPN, Orange, Swisscom and Foxconn, along with the existing investors Fonds Ecotechnologies managed by Bpifrance Investissement, Idinvest Partners, and Truffle Capital.
The investment will allow Actility to accelerate its go-to-market strategy for ThingPark, its open standard IoT network solution; funding its operational resources, building a high level of service and continuing to develop technology partnerships to foster a healthy ecosystem. It
BNY Mellon has named Alan Flanagan as global head of private equity and real estate fund services. Previously, Flanagan was global head of product management at BNY Mellon’s Alternative Investment Services.
Flanagan will continue to be based in Dublin and report to Frank La Salla, CEO of BNY Mellon’s Alternative Investment Services (AIS) business, in New York.
As a new unit within AIS, PE&RE Fund Services will comprise more than USD100 billion in assets under administration and over 150 employees worldwide. Flanagan will be responsible for overseeing global business and driving growth in an area that has seen large recent
A management team whose experience of leading and growing businesses spans First Direct, Egg and Mortgageforce has received a GBP10 million investment from BGF to implement further growth plans for residential property services company Shepherd Direct.
Shepherd Direct, headquartered in Nottingham, manages more than 150,000 property valuations a year for major mortgage lenders including HSBC, First Direct, Lloyds and Santander, and provides surveying, lettings and estate agency services across the UK.
The GBP10 million investment will be used to support organic growth and to acquire a minority stake in Stonebridge Mortgage Solutions, a network of independent mortgage brokers, to
James Cowper Kreston Corporate Finance has advised Specialist Tours Limited on its disposal to Kings Park Capital LLP – a private equity investor focussed on the leisure sector.
Kings Park Capital has acquired a majority stake in Specialist Tours for an undisclosed consideration.
In 2013, Specialist Tours received funding from Panoramic Growth Equity to acquire Andante Travels – the leading provider of archaeological tours. The investment was made from Panoramic's Enterprise Capital Fund 1 and supported management plans for organic and acquisitive growth. Since 2013, Specialist Tours has acquired three other niche travel companies – Historical Trips Limited, Lindstone,
Nekton Global, an energy merchant business chaired by Gerard Lopez, the financier behind Skype, has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Rise Capital AB, a specialist private equity business focussed on pursing infrastructure investments in Russia.
The infrastructure construction industry has experienced rapid early stage growth driven by substantial government backing creating extensive opportunities for international investor participation. Founded in 2013, Rise Capital has built up an extensive track record and expertise in the sector, working alongside some of Russia’s leading construction and engineering groups, as well as financial and banking institutions.
The partnership between Nekton Global and
Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical stage cardiovascular company in Phase 2, has closed a USD17 million Series B financing.
The round was led by Domain Associates and included participation from all of Milestone's existing investors including Fonds de solidarité FTQ (FSTQ), Pappas Ventures, BDC Capital, GO Capital, and iNovia Capital. The funding will be used to complete Phase 2 clinical development of MSP-2017. In connection with this financing, Domain's Debra Liebert will join Milestone's board of directors.
"We are excited to have a premier life sciences investor such as Domain join Milestone," says Philippe Douville, Chief Executive Officer of Milestone.
JTC has been selected to administer Amedeo Air Four Plus, an aircraft acquisition and leasing investment company, as part of its recent successful Listing on the Specialist Fund Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
Amedeo Air Four Plus plans to acquire initial aircraft assets of approximately USD1.1 billion, increasing by up to an additional USD600 million by year-end 2015, with the scope to acquire further assets in the future.
Nimrod Capital acted as the company’s Placing Agent and will be the long-term corporate and shareholder adviser. JTC provided company secretarial services and acted as administrator for the company during
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