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M&A activity in Germany in terms of share to the total value of transactions in Europe. has seen a significant decrease, according to a new report by MergerMarket.
With total declared deal values at EUR55.7bn during 2014, German M&A activity dropped 17.6% compared to EUR67.6bn. However, total deal count for the year was the highest on Mergermarket record with 798 transactions, beating the previous high of 740 set in 2013.
Germany’s deal activity overall constituted only 8.3% to the total value of transactions in Europe during 2014, compared to the 14% in 2013. “Germany saw a decline in industrial
First Avenue Partners, a global private placement agent and investment advisory firm, has appointed Mike Taylor to its North American distribution team as a Principal.
Taylor joins the firm’s New York office primarily focusing on limited partner relationships in the Northeastern US and Eastern Canada. He has experience on both the distribution side having previously worked at Greenhill & Co and also on the limited partner side serving as a consultant for PCG Asset Management.
“With proven global distribution capabilities and an impressive pipeline of offerings, I am excited to be joining the First Avenue team. This is a tremendous
Law firm Maples and Calder, which advises on the laws of the Cayman Islands, Ireland and the British Virgin Islands, has announced the appointment of 12 new partners across its global offices.
The new partners in the Cayman Islands office include Greg Barwick, Philip Dickinson, Patrick Head, Andrew Keast and Patrick Rosenfeld. Ian Conlon, Stephen McLoughlin, Eimear O'Dwyer, Enda O'Keeffe and Ciara O'Leary were appointed as partners in the Dublin office. Manuela Belmontes and Harjit Kaur were elected in the Dubai and London offices, respectively.
Global Managing Partner, Henry Smith says, "It is with great pleasure that we announce
Tikehau Capital is expanding in Italy to develop its direct investment activities (minority equity, direct lending and real estate) and its asset management liquid funds solutions.
Ignazio Rocco di Torrepadula, former leader of the Financial Institution practice in Central Europe and now senior advisor at The Boston Consulting Group, has been appointed senior advisor at Tikehau Capital Italy.
Luca Bucelli, who joined the firm in Paris in 2014, will relocate to the new offices of Tikehau Capital in Milan. Rocco di Torrepadula and Bucelli will work very closely with Jean-Pierre Mustier, who became a partner of Tikehau Capital earlier
Walden Venture Capital has closed its Fund VIII with USD107 million of total capital to pursue ‘Sprout Stage’ investments in digital media and cloud services.
Based in San Francisco and Woodside, CA, the team has been investing together for over twelve years: Managing Directors Larry Marcus, Matt Miller, and Art Berliner; and Venture Partners Bill McDonagh and George Sarlo. The firm is also pleased to announce Ms. Aditi Rajaram has joined as an Associate from Google.
Walden seeks to invest in those companies whose seed has "sprouted" to demonstrate customer traction or breakthrough technology. Walden has a highly product-centric approach
Law firm Noerr has advised the leading British outsourcing service provider Capita on the announced takeover of the customer contact management service provider avocis.
The purchase price is EUR210 million. The transaction is pending approval by the Federal Cartel Office.
avocis is active in Germany, Switzerland and Austria (DACH) and has a strong market position in the DACH region. The company is currently under private equity majority ownership and provides customer contact management services in the telecommunications industry and to utility companies.
Capita has already made two smaller acquisitions in the German market and plans to combine the companies of
SMG Europe, the owner of Manchester Arena and the First Direct Arena in Leeds, has acquired event catering and hospitality specialist, CGC Events Ltd.
SMG is a worldwide leader in venue management and, along with its US base, is working on projects throughout the UK, Europe, Middle East and Australasia. The business has a strong foothold in both the domestic and international entertainment venue markets, and also has ownership of the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle and Odyssey Arena in Belfast, as well as venues in Poland and Germany. It has turnover of £45m and the combined European group has
Corporate and fiduciary services company, MaplesFS is to provide entity management and corporate services globally to TPG, an international private investment firm.
Responding to the increasing trend for investment management and private equity firms seeking to outsource these services for their global companies, the Maples group has developed its own proprietary technology. Entity management worldwide is an increasingly important aspect of fund administration and this innovation allows clients to consolidate everything worldwide across all jurisdictions with one provider via its secure, centralised and sophisticated online platform, Maples eServices.
MaplesFS is renowned for its service culture and willingness to invest in
GSR Ventures has selected the iLEVEL Private Capital Data Platform to optimise the firm’s portfolio monitoring process.
GSR Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests primarily in early and growth stage technology companies with operations in China. They have offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Silicon Valley.
“iLEVEL will enable us to streamline our data collection process and extract more information from the performance data that we already have,” says Ryann Yap, CFO of GSR Ventures. “By centralising our process into a single repository, we can work off of one set of verified data for investment analysis and investor
CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals is opening of new offices in China and India.
The establishment of a presence in these two markets demonstrates strong support for the region's growing number of members and candidates and allows for renewed focus on advocacy efforts to actively shape public policy that strengthens investor confidence and market integrity.
"This important milestone in the history of CFA Institute underscores our commitment to the Asia Pacific region and to the global investment profession," says Paul Smith, CFA, president and CEO of CFA Institute. "The new offices in Beijing and Mumbai demonstrate the
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