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The Manchester office of mid-market private equity house LDC has backed the management buyout of Stroma, in a deal led by mid-market financial advisory group Altium.
The value of the deal has not been disclosed.
Based in Castleford, Stroma was established in 2002 by Matt Ferguson, Rob Coxon and Steve Turner.
The business now employs over 200 people across two divisions: Stroma Certification, a provider of training, accreditation and software products used throughout the UK energy assessment market; and Stroma Technology, a provider of energy-related technical consultancy services including assessment and advice relating to the energy performance of
Lynx Equity Limited has acquired Winfield Wood & Lath Limited, a British Columbia-based sawmill and lumber wholesaler.
Winfield joins Lynx’ expanding portfolio of over 30 companies as the first Western Canadian acquisition.
As it shifts its focus away from primarily Ontario-based acquisitions, Lynx has opened its second Canadian office, located in Calgary.
“Winfield has established an outstanding reputation in its industry through its ability to meet last minute orders and customise products for its customers. This, along with its consistent earnings, strong business model and solid position in the market place, make Winfield a natural fit for the
Private equity house Bowmark Capital and the private equity fund of the Rothschild Group, Five Arrows Principal Investments, have acquired Autodata Publishing Group for a reported enterprise value of GBP143 million.
Livingstone advised the shareholders of Autodata on the transaction.
Autodata, founded in 1975 by Richard Atherton and Dietmar Otto, is headquartered in Maidenhead and employs approximately 190 staff.
The company is a provider of technical information to the automotive aftermarket, publishing technical information on 17,000 vehicle models from 80 manufacturers. Its products provide over 80,000 professional workshops with access to a suite of up-to-date technical data and
Steven Novick has left Crescent Capital Group to start a new retail business based in London, according to his LinkedIn page.
Until April Novick was a managing director at Crescent and head of Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific business development and investor relations for the credit investment firm, based in Los Angeles.
He also co-founded Crescent's first non US-focused credit fund, known as Crescent European Specialty Lending. The fund has a target of EUR500 million.
Novick joined the firm in 2011 and over the last two years raised almost USD1 billion in capital from investors across Europe, Middle
HarbourVest Partners (Europe) Limited has been authorised by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as an alternative investment fund manager (AIFM).
The Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive (AIFMD) entered into force on 22 July 2013 and covers the management, administration and marketing of alternative investment funds within the European Economic Area.
The regulations impose conduct and prudential requirements on the investment managers of such funds.
George Anson, managing director at HarbourVest, says: “We are proud to be one of the first global private equity firms to obtain AIFM authorisation. HarbourVest has a long-standing commitment to Europe, as we
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Macquarie Russia & CIS Infrastructure Fund (MRIF) are to develop a “smart grid” programme alongside the Russian power transmission and distribution company, JSC Russian Grids.
One of the main focuses of the project will be to reduce electricity losses through measures such as updating billing systems. The programme to develop “smart grids” will gain strong governmental support and will be the first RDIF project partially funded by the National Welfare Fund (NWF).
The parties will look at ways to introduce smart metering technology across Russia. Similar technology has been widely adopted around
Bedell Cristin in Guernsey has acted for Artex Risk Solutions in its acquisition of Heritage Insurance Management, the specialist captive and insurance management arm of Guernsey-headquartered Heritage Group.
Artex Risk Solutions provides a range of captive insurance solutions and alternative risk financing options for clients based primarily in the US and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arthur J Gallagher & Co, one of the world's largest insurance brokerage and risk management services firms.
The deal will see Artex expand beyond North America for the first time, with the acquisition of a fully-established European-based captive management facility, which will trade
Yoyo, a London-based mobile payment and loyalty app, has raised USD5m in seed funding, one of Europe's largest seed funding rounds this year.
Founded less than a year ago, the start-up is rolling out at the University of Westminster and University of Greenwich, which together serve over 50,000 students, visitors and faculty members across London.
The investment was led by technology commercialisation and investment group Imperial Innovations Plc, with co-investments from Firestartr, a new digital venture platform, and Telefonica Group. Notable angel investors brought into the round by Firestartr include Barry Smith, co-founder of Skyscanner; Mathias Entenmann, former managing director of
Zeus Capital has appointed Dan Bate as a director of corporate finance.
Bate joins Zeus Capital from AIM quoted corporate broking and private wealth management business WH Ireland, where he was head of corporate finance in Manchester and group company secretary.
During his seven years with the business he advised on all areas of corporate finance, including AIM IPOs, fundraisings and general M&A.
A qualified solicitor, Bate previously worked for Halliwells as a senior corporate lawyer specialising in public company advisory.
Bate says: “I am delighted to be joining Zeus Capital at time when the UK capital markets
Alternative investment specialist Advanced Capital has appointed statesman and politician Ambassador Joseph DeTrani as a senior advisor.
A leading figure in US politics and foreign affairs, DeTrani (pictured) is president of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance and Professor at Missouri State University.
DeTrani’s most recent assignments include senior advisor to the Director of National Intelligence and director of the National Counter Proliferation Center.
DeTrani spent considerable time in North Korea as DNI mission manager and special envoy for Six-Party Talks negotiations, ranking as Ambassador and US representative.
Robert Tomei, chairman of Advanced Capital, says: “Joseph DeTrani's
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