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Altium has advised Prezzo, a UK-based restaurant operator, on its GBP304m public-to-private buyout by TPG.
Established in 2001 by the Kaye family, Prezzo plc is a 251-unit restaurant operator in the UK casual dining sector. The group is most famous for its Italian restaurant chain of the same name, which opened its first restaurant on New Oxford Street, London in November 2000 and now offers contemporary Italian food across its 200 sites. As well as the household franchise, the company also operates the ChimiChanga and Cleaver brands.
TPG Capital is a leading global private investment firm with $65bn of
AlixPartners has appointed three new Managing Directors, with Shiv Shivaraman and Cosmo Takamatsu joining the firm’s Enterprise Improvement team in the US and Japan, and Jeff Howe heading up the firm’s coverage of private equity firms, based in New York.
Shivaraman has over 20 years of industry and consulting experience in engineering, product development, operations, and large-scale transformation programs in the automotive and process industries, most recently as a partner at A.T. Kearney. He brings a wealth of global experience having served clients across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. He holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and
Ogier has appointed David Cooney and Bradley Kruger as Partners in the Cayman office and Michael Killourhy (pictured) as a Partner in the BVI office.
In addition, Partner Simon Schilder has joined the Jersey Funds team and five Senior Associates have been promoted to Managing Associate across the BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Luxembourg offices.
David Cooney has been with Ogier since 2012 having moved from the UK, where he was previously a Partner at Gorvins. His practice focuses primarily on Private Clients and he also manages a number of key funds related clients and transactions.
David received his Bachelor of
Jim Dondero, Co-Founder and President of Highland Capital Management, has been named Senior Portfolio Manager of the firm's Energy MLP Fund, effective 1 February, 2015.
Dondero joins Jon Poglitsch, CFA and Matthew Gray, CFA as lead managers of the fund. Dondero, Poglitsch and Gray will be responsible for all of the investment decisions of the fund.
“Dislocation in the energy sector has caused unwarranted disruptions in the MLP space,” says Dondero. “Jon and Matthew have done a fantastic job managing the fund having achieved double digit returns since the fund's inception and I am excited to join them. We expect
Mooreland Partners has acted as the sole financial advisor to Bluegiga on its sale to Silicon Labs.
The acquisition of Bluegiga, which offers market-leading wireless solutions to a wide variety of Internet of Things (IoT) applications and markets, further strengthens Mooreland's position among the most active advisors to the electronics and industrial technologies sector.
"The Bluegiga transaction confirms that IoT continues to be a highly strategic area," says Peter Globokar, Managing Director in Mooreland's European office.
“This is also an important transaction that sees a leading semiconductor vendor invest in the IoT module arena," adds Charlie Bullock, Managing Director in
There are more than 2,000 private equity managers currently in the market seeking capital, including some of the most prominent funds. With competition becoming ever more fierce, established PE firms run by savvy CEOs such as Stephen A Schwarzman of Blackstone, Henry Kravis of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, and smaller, though aggressive firms, such as Ted Virtue's MidOcean Partners, remain fiercely driven and keen on honing their competitive edge.
MidOcean Partners, for example, employs a sector-focused investment strategy coupled with a relationship-oriented management methodology. The firm adds value to each portfolio company by providing input into long-term strategic direction, operational
A fund managed by the Private Equity Group of Ares Management is to acquire a significant stake in American Tire Distributors (ATD) making Ares an equal owner alongside existing shareholder TPG.
Terms of the transaction have not been announced and closing is subject to certain conditions.
“This transaction is another significant milestone in ATD’s growth story, and we are proud now to have two very notable investors as our primary shareholders,” says Bill Berry, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Tire Distributors. “The company appreciates the guidance TPG has offered for the past five years, and we look forward
Fund managers and investors are in a tug-of-war over the issue of transparency. Once content with a performance update, basic valuation and general market commentary, Limited Partners (LPs) are now digging deeper, asking more questions and requiring more information from General Partners (GPs) than ever before.
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Fund managers and investors are in a tug-of-war over the issue of transparency. Once content with a performance update, basic valuation and general market commentary, Limited Partners (LPs) are now digging deeper, asking more questions and requiring more information from General Partners (GPs) than ever before.
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Law firm White & Case LLP has advised Novator on its acquisition of a 92 per cent stake in Nextel Chile, the fourth largest telecommunications provider in Chile.
The value of the transaction has not been disclosed. Novator is an alternative investment firm with a portfolio that is focused on four main sectors – telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, IT and renewable energy.
London-based White & Case partner Ian Bagshaw, who led the team which advised on the transaction, says: “Novator is a longstanding client and we were very pleased to support a successful acquisition that is very much in line with
RCP Advisors has acquired Atlas Diligence and their proprietary private equity manager research platform – GPScout.
Atlas Diligence, based in Chapel Hill, NC, provides investors with independent research and unique due diligence tools to assist in the identification and evaluation of private capital fund opportunities. GPScout, a unique subscription based platform, allows limited partners to access Atlas’s library of research and analysis. As a part of the transaction, Atlas Diligence investment professionals have joined RCP Advisors’ investment and research team.
“In Atlas, RCP has chosen a like-minded partner to help expand our team, enhance our investment process and analysis
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