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bfinance has made a number of senior management changes within its London office and promoted key executives.
Chris Jones, managing director – head of alternatives and public markets, will take on the role of head of the London office.
Pal Sarai, senior director – UK markets, will assume additional responsibility for leading the UK and Ireland client coverage team.
Derek Williams, managing director, private markets has also been promoted to head of private markets.
Other developments in the London office include a number of recent hires including Emily Porter-Lynch who joined bfinance last month as a director,
Flux, a provider of collaborative design software for the building construction industry, has raised USD8 million in Series A financing.
DFJ led this investment round with participation from Borealis Ventures.
Flux's mission is to spread design knowledge and improve the accessibility of design tools in order to help meet the world's demand for durable, sustainable buildings.
Flux was born out of Google's moonshot factory, Google[x]. The founding team sought a solution to reduce the environmental footprint of buildings, while simultaneously addressing rising demand for buildings driven by rapid urbanisation.
"The power required to heat, cool, light, and
Next week’s federal budget should be framed around policies that help support a more innovative and internationally competitive Australian economy, according to the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL).
“There has been a lot of focus in the last few weeks on how costs can be stripped out of the federal budget, but that’s only part of the answer to addressing the fiscal challenge confronting our economy,” says AVCAL chief executive Yasser El-Ansary. “The other part of the solution is to lay out a plan for how government can encourage more business investment in innovation, and how
FNEX has aggregated in excess of USD40 billion in alternative investment opportunities including investments in businesses, real estate, hedge funds and managed futures accounts.
FNEX launched FNEX.com, an 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 funds across the US.
The distribution platform also provides investors with the tools needed to educate themselves on alternative investment opportunities.
“The rate at which accredited investors and
Law firm White & Case has strengthened its UK banking practice and increased its focus on the representation of private equity sponsors with the addition of new partner Colin Harley in the London office.
"The addition of Colin will enhance our bank finance capability in the UK,” says White & Case partner Eric Berg, global banking practice leader. “As a dedicated borrower-side lawyer, Colin will have a particular role to play in our drive to establish a leading pan-European, cross-border private equity practice based in London.”
Harley, who will join the firm’s global banking practice, focuses primarily on advising
Akina, a specialist advisor to private equity vehicles, has promoted Ralf Gleisberg to partner with immediate effect.
Gleisberg joined the company in 2005. He advised on fund investments in France, the Benelux and the Nordic countries and helped defining country strategies.
Gleisberg was also instrumental in setting up the portfolio monitoring for Akina advised investment vehicles.
Gleisberg has over 15 years of experience in the financial industry with focus on private equity and corporate finance.
Christopher S Bödtker, managing partner of Akina, says: “In his years with us, Ralf has continuously demonstrated a high level of expertise
Private financial cloud provider Options has appointed former NYSE Euronext executive Richard Hughes as senior vice president, managing director for Europe.
Hughes, who was most recently responsible for global business development at NYSE Technologies, NYSE Euronext’s commercial technology division, will be responsible for overseeing the firm’s wider European division and associated efforts to drive new business growth, deliver service excellence and further develop Options’ regional relationships and broader European presence.
Hughes brings 25-plus years’ experience in building and developing high performing teams and selling complex business integration solutions to the financial services industry.
In addition to his most
Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity has completed the sale of its majority interest in Learning Care Group (US).
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Learning Care Group focuses on the care and education of children between the ages of six weeks and 12 years. The company’s national platform of more than 900 schools has the capacity to serve more than 100,000 children in 36 states with approximately 17,000 employees.
Learning Care Group operates under five distinct brands: La Petite Academy, Childtime, Tutor Time, The Children’s Courtyard, and Montessori Unlimited.
“Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity has
Agreement has been reached in principle for Guernsey fund administration firm Fund Corporation to be acquired by Brazilian emerging markets specialist Providence Financial, subject to regulatory approval.
All 10 Fund Corporation employees will join a newly-established Providence Financial Guernsey office.
Fund Corporation was founded in 2007 by the Trust Corporation Group and specialises in fund and investment administration across a wide range of asset classes and fund structures, particularly in assisting entrepreneurial clients looking to expand their operations with a proactive business partner.
Trust Corporation executive chairman and Fund Corporation director Michael Betley says: “Fund Corporation has worked
Private equity firm American Capital has sold its portfolio company BCCK Holdings, parent to Specialty Brands of America, to B&G Foods, a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded shelf-stable foods.
American Capital and its affiliated funds received USD93 million in equity proceeds and realised a gain of USD60 million from the transaction, subject to post-closing adjustments.
Of the total proceeds, American Capital received USD54 million in equity proceeds, realising a gain of USD35 million from the transaction, subject to post-closing adjustments.
American Capital also recognised USD20 million of dividend income and additional realised gains over the life of
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