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KKR has formed a new joint venture with Monterra Energy to pursue investments in the midstream energy sector in Mexico.
Under the agreement, KKR is making an equity commitment to Monterra for the development of new projects and acquisition of midstream assets and businesses. Financial terms and details of the partnership have not been disclosed.
Monterra was founded in 2014 by Arturo Vivar and Michael A. Williams to pursue select investment opportunities in the midstream sector in Mexico. With offices in Houston, Texas and Mexico City, Monterra has a proven management team and highly experienced, local advisory board members with
Audax Group has partnered with management to acquire TPC Wire & Cable Corp (TPC) from Chicago based private equity group, Pfingsten Partners.
Headquartered in Macedonia, Ohio, TPC is a producer of high performance, ruggedised wire, cable, and connectors used in harsh industrial applications. Founded in 1978, TPC’s products serve a broad spectrum of industries including steel, utility, mining, automotive, food & beverage, government, oil & gas, nuclear, transportation and wood, pulp & paper markets. TPC’s products outperform and outlast ordinary cable and help reduce down time from lost production, replacement costs, maintenance, repair and administrative or regulatory challenges caused by
Abcodia has raised GBP5.25 million funding from existing and new investors to bring the world’s most sensitive and specific ovarian cancer screening test, ROCA to market.
The financing was co-led by Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) and Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), who join existing investors Albion Ventures and UCL Business. Dr Robert Tansley, from CIC and Jan Rutherford, from SEP have been appointed to Abcodia’s Board.
Dr Julie Barnes, Abcodia’s CEO, says: “The funding will allow Abcodia to launch the ROCA test in the UK this summer and US markets later in 2015. This is the first cancer screening test that
TorQuest Partners and its co-investors have completed the sale of their majority interest in Kissner Milling Company Limited to an investor group which includes Metalmark Capital, Demetree Salt, LLC. and Kissner's management team.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Daniel Sonshine, a Partner at TorQuest Partners, says: "Kissner has proven itself as a leader in the de-icing market, and demonstrated an ability to generate strong cash flows through all market cycles. On behalf of TorQuest and our investors, we would like to thank Kissner's management team for their dedication to the Company and excellent work over our hold
Independent fund, corporate and private client service provider JTC has been granted an extension to its licence to offer an enhanced level of fund servicing capabilities in the UK.
The amendment to JTC’s permissions by the FinancialJTC Will Cameron Conduct Authority (a ‘Variation of Part 4A Permission’) means that JTC is now authorised to act as an operator of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) in the UK.
As well as enabling JTC to establish, operate and wind up such schemes, the authorisation means it can also take on various oversight responsibilities including ensuring schemes comply with all regulatory requirements and
Startups and small to medium-sized enterprises stand to be the big winners from an expected increase in the pool of much-needed investment capital, according to the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL).
The Minister for Trade and Investment, the Hon Andrew Robb MP, earlier today released details of changes to Australia’s AUD5m Significant Investor Visa Program, which will introduce from 1 July 2015 a mandated allocation of at least AUD500,000 per investor into a registered venture capital or growth private equity fund.
“These changes have the potential to fundamentally transform the landscape for investment capital available for thousands
In an extract from the recently launched 2015 Preqin Sovereign Wealth Fund Review, Lauren Mason, Amy Bensted and Oliver Senchal provide an insight into this secretive and exclusive subset of the investor community.
Sovereign wealth funds, despite being small in number and secretive in nature, continue to capture attention as a result of their ever growing assets under management and corresponding influence on global financial markets. Today, the total assets of sovereign wealth funds top USD6.31tn (Fig 1), more than double the capital these entities represented in 2008, the year Preqin launched its first Sovereign Wealth Fund Review.
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Law firm Sidley Austin has appointed Dan Clivner as co-managing partner of the Los Angeles office and a key member of the firm’s M&A and Private Equity practices.
Clivner regularly leads high-profile transactions in private equity, telecom, media and entertainment and retailing, including more than $18 billion of such transactions since 2012. He joins Sidley from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where he served as the Los Angeles office managing partner since 1998. His arrival expands Sidley’s long-standing presence in the Los Angeles market and the continued growth of its M&A and Private Equity practices.
“Dan is a tremendously
The Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA), the trade body representing the largest sector of the financial services industry in Ireland, has responded positively to the European Commission’s Green Paper on Capital Markets Union (CMU).
CMU is a project to build a genuine single market for capital in the EU by 2019. The CMU forms part of the Commission’s “growth and jobs” agenda with the aim of promoting investment in Europe’s economy and is not intended to be a regulatory driven initiative. The intention is to address Europe’s overreliance on bank credit by boosting investment via capital markets which should result
Dynasty Financial Partners has appointed Scott D Welch as Chief Investment Officer.
Welch will join Dynasty's Investment Committee and will report to Todd Thomson, Chairman of Dynasty and Head of the firm's Investment Committee. He will work in partnership with Michael Moriarty, Director of Investment Platforms, and Tom Petrone, Director of Capital Markets.
"We are excited to have one of the leading investment professionals in the independent advisory industry join Dynasty," says Thomson. "As Chief Investment Officer, Scott's expertise and track record in research and investments will add significant leadership and capability to our investment team. Scott has a deep
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