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Alter Domus has completed the acquisition of Vigel & Associés, based in Paris, France.
Vigel & Associés specialises in providing accounting, tax compliance and administration services principally for real estate firms but also for private equity, corporate and private client structures for both international and local French clients.
The firm was founded in 2002 by Claude Vigel and comprises of 17 people, who will all join Alter Domus as part of the acquisition. Vigel will head up the Alter Domus overall operations in France.
Laurent Vanderweyen, chief executive officer of Alter Domus says: “The acquisition of Vigel &
Andrew Crawford has joined General Atlantic (GA) as a managing director based in New York.
He will lead GA’s global investment activity in the retail and consumer sector.
General Atlantic’s most recent investments in this sector include Tory Burch and AND Designs.
“We are pleased to welcome Andy to our global team and to lead our efforts in the retail and consumer sector,” says William Ford, CEO of General Atlantic. “Andy’s investing acumen, retail and consumer expertise and leadership qualities will be a significant addition to our team.”
Crawford says: “I have long admired General Atlantic and
Hycroft, a specialty investment bank focused exclusively on the alternative investments market, has appointed Tom Bratkovich as managing director.
Bratkovich will head Hycroft's San Francisco office and provide coverage for the US West Coast and select Asia-Pacific markets.
At Hycroft, Bratkovich will lead the firm's limited partner advisory and portions of the firm's transactional practice, have a strong role in the distribution of primary and secondary offerings, and play a key role in Hycroft's anticipated principal investment practice supporting Hycroft's general partner clients in their financing and restructuring needs.
Scott A Myers, managing director of Hycroft, says:
VPS Acquisitions, a company owned by funds managed by TDR Capital, has sold VPS Holdings to European private equity firm PAI Partners.
VPS is a European vacant property specialist providing vacant property alarms, motion triggered video/CCTV systems and security screens/doors, together with specialist property management services, such as facility services, manned guards and live-in guardian services.
Robert W Baird, a global middle-market investment bank, advised VPS Acquisitions on the deal.
Jonathan Harrison, a managing director in Baird’s global investment banking business and a lead banker on the deal, says: “VPS is a rare pan-European investment opportunity, with strong
An affiliate of Sun European Partners is to sell its investment in DBApparel, the designer and manufacturer of branded ladies and men’s intimate apparel, to HanesBrands for EUR400m.
The proposed transaction is subject to customary approvals, such as the completion of the consultation process with the employee representatives.
Headquartered in France, DBA’s brands include DIM, Playtex, Wonderbra and Shock Absorber. The company has a strong presence in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, Belgium and a number of emerging markets. Its products are sold through traditional trade channels including department stores, retailers, wholesalers and mail order as well as specialised
Guernsey’s financial services regulator approved 26 new investment funds during the first quarter of this year, which means there were a total of 113 additions during the 12 months to the end of March.
Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that 24 new funds were approved during the second quarter of 2013, 33 during the third, 30 during the final quarter and 26 in the first quarter of 2014.
The GFSC approved four open-ended funds, 14 closed-ended funds and eight non-Guernsey schemes between the start of January and the end of March.
Fiona Le Poidevin,
The deployment of private equity capital in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region reached healthy levels in the first four months of 2014 despite a hiccup in April, says S&P Capital IQ in a new report.
General partners in EMEA deployed EUR3.1bn more capital from January to March compared to the same period last year.
However, deal volume in April was only EUR4.2bn versus EUR9.5bn in April 2013, leaving the aggregate for new entry deals at EUR23.2bn, or 4.5 per cent lower than the same period last year, according to the latest quarterly EMEA Private Equity Market
Segulah IV is to acquire Lokaltidningen Mitt i from VLT, part of Stampen Media Group.
Mitt i publishes 31 local newspapers in the Stockholm region, from Vallentuna in the north to Haninge in the south.
“Mitt i is a profitable company with great potential,” says Marcus Jansson, partner at Segulah. “Mitt i is a well-established brand. We see a number of different opportunities for growing the business during the years ahead.”
Mitt i reaches approximately 900,000 readers every week and generated revenues of SEK300m and operating earnings (EBITA) of SEK70m in 2013. The agreement includes a clause stating
Dunedin, the UK mid-market buyout house, has invested in the GBP69 million management buyout (MBO) of EV Offshore Limited.
The company’s early growth was funded by global energy-focused investor Lime Rock Partners.
The deal, directly originated by Dunedin, employed the firm’s trademark DebtBridge solution.
EV designs, manufactures and provides high performance, ruggedised video cameras that are used to diagnose and analyse problems in oil and gas wells.
EV is based in Aberdeen and Norwich, with R&D and manufacturing facilities based in Norwich. It has a further presence in 17 worldwide locations across Northern Europe, Canada, the US,
Private equity firm Vector Capital has appointed Matthew Blodgett as a managing director.
Blodgett joins Vector having spent almost 14 years working with technology companies, including more than a decade as a technology investor.
He was most recently a partner at North Bridge Growth Equity and prior to that worked at Alta Communications and Bear Stearns.
Over his career, Blodgett has worked closely with founders and entrepreneurs building rapidly growing companies in the software, digital media, communications and technology-enabled services sectors.
He will be responsible for building collaborative investment partnerships with entrepreneurs leading breakthrough technology and technology-enabled
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