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Private equity firm Lonsdale Capital Partners has appointed James Knott as Investment Director.
Knott’s responsibilities will include implementing deals, sourcing new opportunities, building on new and existing advisor relations and working with portfolio companies; which currently include investments in oil and gas, plastics and packaging, financial services and publishing.
Knott joins Lonsdale with a depth of experience in investment management and deal making. Prior to joining he was an Investment Manager at Risk Capital Partners where he took the lead on servicing and executing transactions and worked closely with portfolio companies. He has also previously held positions at PwC and
Ropes & Gray partner Michelle Moran has been appointed an Officer of the International Bar Association’s Investment Funds Committee.
Moran, a partner in the London office’s investment management practice, joined Ropes & Gray in August 2013 from Dechert LLP. She focuses on advising European and US clients on the establishment, authorisation and management of all types of retail and institutional investment funds domiciled in the UK, Ireland, Luxembourg and Jersey including UCITS, ICVCs, investment trusts, hedge funds, real estate funds and segregated institutional portfolios.
Established in 1947, the International Bar Association is the world’s leading organisation of legal practitioners, bar
Private equity-backed independent video game development studio, Sumo Digital, has appointed Ken Beaty (pictured) as Chairman.
Sumo Digital recently completed an MBO with investment from private equity firm NorthEdge Capital and successfully launched LittleBigPlanet 3 for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
During a 20-year career in private equity, Beaty has held a number of high profile board positions, including Non-Executive Director at fashion brand Hobbs and Chairman at Planet X, the high-performance cycling brand.
Founded in 2003, Sumo is headquartered in Sheffield with an office in Pune, India, and employs more than 240 people. Sumo partners with top tier
The Board of Directors of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) has appointed André Bourbonnais as President and Chief Executive Officer effective 30 March, 2015.
With over 20 years of industry experience, Bourbonnais comes to PSP Investments from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) where he was Senior Managing Director & Global Head of Private Investments. As such, he was responsible for a portfolio of private investments totalling over USD65 billion. Prior to joining CPPIB in 2006, he oversaw the 2005 initial public offering of Addenda Capital Inc, a fixed income manager, and managed private equity portfolios
3Scan has closed a Series A fundraising round of USD6.7 million. The financing, led by Lux Capital will support the continued development and deployment of 3Scan’s KESM technology.
"While medical science has made incredible advances in recent years, anatomic pathology has remained relatively stuck in the 19th century – a manual, analog, and highly qualitative discipline," says 3Scan founder and CEO Todd Huffman. "Our technology transforms anatomic pathology into an automated, digitised, and quantitative medical science. In a sense, we’re helping pathologists better diagnose disease and develop new therapies in much the same way that DNA sequencing has advanced the
Huron Consulting Group is to acquire Studer Group, a professional services firm that assists healthcare providers to achieve cultural transformation.
The acquisition will combine Huron Healthcare’s performance improvement and clinical transformation capabilities with Studer Group’s Evidence-Based LeadershipSM framework to provide unparalleled leadership and cultural transformation expertise for healthcare provider clients.
"The healthcare industry is facing immense pressure to enhance the quality of clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of providing patient care," says James H Roth, chief executive officer and president, Huron Consulting Group. "Studer Group is the market leader in driving cultural transformation to help hospitals improve performance. The
Large private equity firms are increasingly flexing their scale, balance sheets, restructuring experience and connections with creditors and limited partners to tighten control and enhance return potential on investments, says Fitch Ratings.
Recent examples include Apollo's and TPG's decision on Jan. 15 to voluntarily place the largest operating subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment Corp into a Chapter 11 bankruptcy and KKR's follow-on private placement investment in First Data Corporation last June.
While such activities can bring creditors' competing interests to the forefront, they also underscore the fiduciary responsibility of alternative investment managers to maximise returns for their limited partners through all
TI Automotive, a leading provider of fluid storage, carrying and delivery systems to automotive manufacturers, is to be acquired by private investment firm Bain Capital.
The existing management team will continue to lead the company. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan and with facilities in 29 countries in all key markets, TI Automotive is a highly diversified automotive supplier with leading market positions across its product lines. TI Automotive has a broad yet exclusive focus on vehicle fluid management, and major global product areas include Fluid Carrying Systems, Tank Systems,
Abris Capital Partners has selected the iLEVEL Private Capital Data Platform to monitor and analyze portfolio performance.
Abris Capital Partners is a leading independent private equity fund manager focused on mid-market opportunities in the major countries of Central & Eastern Europe, headquartered in Poland.
“At Abris, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of the leading companies producing portfolio monitoring products, with a formal RFP process, and determined that iLEVEL met or exceeded our expectations in both technology and client experience,” says Stephen Richmond, CFO of Abris Capital Partners. “iLEVEL will not only make our process more efficient, but it has robust
Point B, a management consulting and venture investment firm, has named Nate Nelson senior director of its Dallas practice.
With a track record of success in helping companies through large business transformations, pre- and post-transaction mergers and acquisitions, product development, project and program leadership, and large-scale application development, Nelson will serve as the top client liaison in Dallas, support local employee development and provide strategic input into the advancement of the Dallas practice.
“Nate is a valued leader for Point B clients and associates,” says Point B Dallas Practice Director Jimmy Cordy. “He instinctively understands our customers and the needs
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