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Private investment company Ardian’s latest cycle of fundraising has attracted USD10 billion from investors worldwide.
The USD10 billion is composed of USD9 billion from Ardian’s sixth generation secondary platform active in buyout and expansion, with co-investment rights, and a further USD1 billion of primary commitments.
Since the start of 2014 Ardian has committed over USD2 billion through three secondary transactions.
Among these, Ardian has acquired buyout and growth portfolios from a financial institution for USD600 million, and has been chosen by Temasek to provide independent valuation and manage their new co-investment platform holding 36 private equity funds.
These
Harris Williams & Co has advised Upstream Telecommunications and Software Systems on a significant investment by Actis Capital.
The investment, which was completed on 17 April 2014, was led by technology, media & telecom (TMT) group bankers Thierry Monjauze, Zach Mueller and Sylvain Noblet from Harris Williams & Co.’s London office along with Mike Wilkins from the firm’s San Francisco office.
“Upstream has delivered tremendous growth over recent years, which is testament to the strength of the management team and of the demand fulfillment marketing platform it has developed since its inception in 2001,” says Monjauze.
“Following the
Alternative investment firm Bain Capital has made a major growth equity investment in Viewpoint Construction Software.
Viewpoint, which provides mission critical software to more than 8,000 contractors in 28 countries, has been in the construction-specific software market for more than 35 years and has achieved more than 40 per cent average annual revenue growth since 2009.
Jay Haladay, Viewpoint’s chairman and CEO, will continue in his current role as will all members of the company’s executive and management team.
“The Viewpoint team is very pleased to partner with Bain Capital, a successful global investor in enterprise technology who
Online alternative investment marketplace FNEX has agreed a strategic partnership with private equity platform DealMarket.
DealMarket’s qualified and professional investors can now access deals listed on FNEX.com through the DealMarket platform.
The partnership provides funds and investment banks that list on FNEX distribution to over 13,000 family offices globally.
FNEX announced the launch of FNEX.com, a new online marketplace for alternative investments, including direct placements in private companies, hedge funds and managed futures accounts, in September 2013. The web-based platform provides investment advisors, family offices, institutions, and accredited investors access to investment opportunities offered by investment banks and
NFT Distribution Operations Limited has completed a deal with new private equity investor EmergeVest, valuing the company at over GBP60 million.
The transaction includes integrated debt funding of up to GBP42 million provided by Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance.
EmergeVest has acquired the entire shareholding of NFT’s original private equity backer, Phoenix Equity Partners, and alongside Investec is injecting additional capital to further grow the business in the UK and overseas. The current management team at NFT will remain with the business and maintain a significant shareholding in the company.
NFT is a supply-chain link between chilled food
New York-based private equity firm GenNx360 Capital Partners has appointed industry veteran Glen Bushery as chief financial officer, effective immediately.
Bushery’s public and private accounting experience spans almost 30 years. For the past decade, Bushery served as chief financial officer and chief compliance officer at Falconhead Capital, a lower middle-market private equity firm based in New York City, where he was responsible for administration, finance, compliance and HR.
Prior to Falconhead, Bushery served as controller for Vestar Capital Partners, another New York City-based private equity firm, where he was responsible for the oversight of the financial reporting process and
PitchBook Data has launched PitchBook Mobile, the company’s newest access point for its flagship product, the PitchBook Platform.
PitchBook Mobile, the first application of its kind, enables industry professionals to quickly access critical intelligence on all aspects of the PE and VC lifecycle.
Featured data includes:
• Deal details including valuations, cap tables, investors, advisors and service providers
• Fundraising activity, fund performance, limited partners and fund commitments
• Exits, deal multiples, public company fundamental data, professional contacts and much more
“PitchBook Mobile was developed in response to the markets’ increasing need for mobile access to reliable
Shirin Tang, a corporate lawyer with experience in M&A, private equity and joint venture transactions, has joined Morrison & Foerster as a corporate partner in Singapore.
"We are delighted to welcome a lawyer of Shirin's calibre to MoFo. Her reputation for M&A work precedes her, and we know she will be instrumental in growing our practice in Singapore," says Eric Piesner, managing partner of the firm's Singapore office and firmwide managing partner for Asia.
"Morrison & Foerster has consistently been where the M&A action is in Asia, which is one of the main reasons I decided to join the
Law firm K&L Gates has added Jim Wu, a former general counsel with Yahoo! Asia Pacific, as a corporate partner in its Taipei and Palo Alto offices.
Wu has functioned in a leadership or in-house counsel role for a variety of different entities during the past decade and a half, advising on corporate governance matters; mergers and acquisitions, investments, and strategic partnerships; private equity financing; and corporate securities affairs.
This included seven years with Yahoo! Inc., where Wu served in such positions as general counsel, Asia Pacific; director of corporate development, North Asia; and associate general counsel and vice president
Balance Point Capital Partners, a private equity fund focused on providing debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies across the US, has acquired Johnny on the Spot (JOTS).
Founded in 1969 and headquartered in New Jersey, JOTS is a provider of portable toilets and related products to the special event and construction industries, as well as residential and commercial septic system maintenance, inspections, repairs and installations in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
The company's president and owner, Jesse Thompson, will continue as president and remain a significant shareholder.
"I am very excited about the partnership
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