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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
International law firm Akin Gump is advising VimpelCom on the sale by its Egyptian-listed subsidiary Global Telecom Holding (GTH) of its 51 per cent stake in Orascom Telecom Algérie (OTA or “Djezzy”) to the Fonds National d’Investissement (FNI), the Algerian National Investment Fund.
The purchase consideration of USD2.643 billion plus dividends and proceeds, due to be distributed immediately prior to closing, of USD1.862 billion.
The deal, which was signed on 18 April 2014, is anticipated to close by the end of 2014. Upon closing, the parties will settle all outstanding disputes, at which point GTH and the FNI will
Gusto Restaurant and Bar has completed a management buyout from Living Ventures, with the support of an equity investment from Palatine Private Equity.
The Knutsford-based restaurant brand, which was founded in 2007 following a re-launch from Est Est Est, is looking to open more restaurants across the UK over the next three to four years.
The Living Ventures Group was founded in 1999 by CEO Tim Bacon and commercial director Jeremy Roberts. It owns other well-known brands including Blackhouse, Australasia, Artisan and The Alchemist, and recorded group sales of GBP65m in the year to March 2014 – a 36
Sheffield-based temporary staffing business Hallam Medical has secured a GBP3.3m investment from private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP).
The business, which is focused on supplying the NHS and private healthcare providers in the primary care markets, is forecasting sales of GBP14 million in the year to April 2014.
Hallam currently employs 40 staff and deploys around 400 highly qualified nurses, largely advanced nurse practitioners and community care specialists. The firm is headquartered in Sheffield and opened its London office in 2013 to enhance its offering to clients in the south of England.
CEO Scott Davies and clinical
The NASDAQ OMX Group has expanded its London business to new, larger premises.
The move will bring together all of NASDAQ OMX’s 150+ employees in London, following the 2013 acquisitions of Thomson Reuters’ investor relations, public relations and multimedia solutions businesses and eSpeed, and the launch of the NLX derivatives market.
London as a global financial hub is a key market for NASDAQ OMX, which is a provider of trading, exchange technology, information and public company services.
NLX is NASDAQ OMX’s London derivatives platform for trading interest rate derivatives. In 10 months of operation NLX has achieved a moving
GrowthCap has extended its private equity platform to include investment opportunities for ultra high net worth individuals.
"We saw a large gap in the private investment market," says GrowthCap CEO RJ Lumba. "The market offers multiple attractive avenues for individuals to invest in seed stage or angel opportunities, but there are very limited means for individuals to access direct investments in established, cash-flowing private enterprises, known as growth equity investments."
Through GrowthCap, individual investors can now invest in a variety of highly-curated private companies. GrowthCap performs thorough due diligence prior to approving a company for its platform.
"We
K2 Design & Strategy has entered into a USD45 million equity subscription facility with private equity investment firm Lambert Private Equity.
The company plans to list initially on the OTCBB or equivalent exchange.
K2 Design & Strategy is an advanced analytics and digital innovation company, bringing advanced technologies to market which enhance performance of high stakes teams in complex business environments.
The company is led by George Cs Pell, founder, principal and CEO. Pell brings over 20 years of success in digital innovation, technology strategy, executive consulting, and performance strategy for many of the largest corporations in the
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