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Perella Weinberg Partners has appointed Stefan Green as a partner in the firm’s advisory business.
Green will focus on providing strategic and financial advice to technology, media and telecommunications companies, and he will have broader responsibility for the San Francisco office, where he will be based.
Green comes to Perella Weinberg Partners following a 19 year career at Goldman Sachs. Named a partner in 2002, Green held a number of leadership positions, including chief operating officer and head of investment banking services for the EMEA region and head of the financial sponsors group, EMEA. In these roles, Green advised
Savant Systems has received a USD90 million investment from affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and the founder of Savant, Robert Madonna.
The funding will support Savant’s continued product innovation and company expansion.
“Savant is already an established market leader in home automation with clients including some of the most discerning public figures, entertainers and business leaders,” says William Lynch, chief executive, Savant Systems. “With this significant investment, we will bring our award-winning Savant Home experience to a broader audience of consumers worldwide.”
“Savant is positioned very well to play a leading role in defining the future of home
Zolfo Cooper has negotiated new debt facilities of GBP70 million for Acal plc, a supplier of specialist electronics with global operations.
The facilities have been used to part-finance the acquisition of Noratel, a designer and manufacturer of electromagnetic products based in Norway.
They will also be used to refinance various existing debt facilities and to support Acal’s future growth strategy.
The debt advisory team negotiated competitive terms for the new debt facilities, forming a club structure which included several international banks and a local Nordic lender. The financing package provides the business with a low cost, flexible financing
European Capital Debt Management (ECDM) has closed its new GBP100 million fund, European Capital UK SME Debt LP, a fund to provide debt finance in small and medium sized enterprises in the UK.
The fund will invest in businesses with a turnover of up to GBP100 million.
The British Business Bank is committing GBP50 million to the fund under the British Business Bank Investment Programme.
The remaining GBP50 million is being committed by European Capital Limited and its affiliates.
"We are delighted to announce the closing of our new fund, European Capital UK SME Debt LP," says
Private equity firm BV Investment Partners has completed the final closing for BV Investment Partners Fund VIII with USD487 million of committed capital, well above the fund's USD400 million target.
Vikrant Raina, managing partner of BV, says: "We would like to thank our limited partners for their support and endorsement of our investment strategy and team. We are well positioned to continue our successful strategy of partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams of innovative companies that can benefit from our operational expertise and financial resources. We are evaluating many exciting new high growth companies to add to the Fund VIII portfolio. I
Goldbridge Capital Partners, an asset management boutique focused exclusively on European sub-investment grade credit, has appointed Neal Kutner as head of business development.
Kutner was most recently managing director at BNY Mellon Asset Management where he was responsible for fundraising activities across Switzerland and Austria and was based in Switzerland.
Gina Germano, managing partner and chief investment officer of Goldbridge Capital Partners, says: “We believe Neal’s proven track record of fundraising and the strength of his longstanding client relationships will make a significant contribution to the growth of our business as the current European sub-investment grade environment continues to
Private equity firm Keensight Capital is in negotiations with Reed Elsevier for the sale of FircoSoft, a specialist in watch list filtering solutions.
The proposed transaction is expected to be concluded in the coming weeks, pending the completion of a consultation with the works council of FircoSoft.
Created in 1990 and based in Paris, FircoSoft provides software solutions which allow its clients to filter financial transactions against sanctions and watch lists in order to ensure compliance with existing regulations while meeting Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements.
In the context of the company’s spin-off from the Sword Group, Keensight
Castanea Partners has invested in Aurora Brands, the owner of two American luxury home and lifestyle brands – MacKenzie-Childs and Jay Strongwater.
Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Aurora, New York, MacKenzie-Childs specialises in the luxury home furnishings and personal accessories market. The brand has a multi-channel sales presence, including a direct to consumer business, wholesale distribution in luxury department stores and independent home retailers, and three branded retail stores.
Founded in 1995 and headquartered in New York, NY, Jay Strongwater is a luxury brand in home and personal accessories. The company has established a reputation throughout the world
State Street Corporation has appointed Bob Keogh as head of alternative investment solutions (AIS) for the Asia Pacific region.
Based in Hong Kong, Keogh will assume responsibility for the hedge fund, private equity and real estate businesses in Asia Pacific.
He has more than two decades of experience in financial services, the last 14 of which have been in the hedge fund industry. He was previously senior managing director for State Street’s hedge fund servicing business based in Europe.
Keogh joined State Street in 2012 from Goldman Sachs as part of State Street’s acquisition of Goldman Sachs Administration
The Chiesi Group has launched a venture capital fund, Chiesi Ventures, via a collaboration with A M Pappas & Associates.
Chiesi Ventures will complement the strategic interest of the Chiesi Group in the area of rare diseases by investing in early stage opportunities and expanding the Chiesi network in the US among universities, venture capital investors, rare disease patient organisations and entrepreneurial companies developing treatments for rare diseases.
Chiesi Ventures will have offices in Boston (Massachusetts), Research Triangle Park (North Carolina) and Parma (Italy) and will focus on investment opportunities in the US and Europe. It will operate as an
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