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It is difficult to get excited about the “MINT” (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey) concept, says Kunal Ghosh (pictured), manager of the Allianz BRIC Stars fund…
As with BRICs, the MINT concept is based on demographics and how the mindset and behaviour of people in these countries will evolve. But the number of consumers in the MINT countries is a fraction of what is offered by the BRICs. Therefore you may get a short-term high beta performance because of the relatively small economies of countries like Nigeria but it is not something which will be more sustainable like India or China, for example.
Ogier has appointed Shameer Jasani as a partner in the firm’s Cayman Islands corporate and funds team.
Jasani’s practice is focused on investment funds, including hedge funds, funds of funds and private equity funds.
He advises investment managers on all aspects of their structuring, formation and ongoing operational requirements. He also regularly advises strategic and seed investors.
In addition to his investment funds practice, Jasani is one of Cayman's leading practitioners on intellectual property law matters, and also regularly advises on acquisitions, joint ventures and a wide range of other corporate law matters.
Jasani joined Ogier
Syndiant and Tongtai Jiuyou Equity Investment Partnership Enterprise have formed a Chinese joint venture company that will focus on advancing micro display LCOS technology.
Syndiant has a long-standing commitment to China – in 2010 the company opened a subsidiary in Hong Kong. The new partnership will bring Syndiant closer to the mass consumer market in China.
The new joint venture company will engage in research and development in microdisplay technologies and pico projector products based on Syndiant's patented LCOS technology. It will focus on pico projectors which are used as smart phone accessories and portable video projectors that offer large screen
Guardian Capital Partners has acquired a controlling interest in McCubbin Hosiery.
Guardian partnered with the executive management team of McCubbin on this transaction.
The existing managers will continue operating the company going forward.
Headquartered in Oklahoma City, McCubbin Hosiery is a children’s and women’s hosiery platform with extensive distribution of branded and private label socks, tights, slippers, leg warmers and infant soft sole shoes. McCubbin offers a portfolio of hosiery for footwear brands, complemented by sales of its own label and private label product.
David McCubbin, president of McCubbin Hosiery, says: “With over 60 years of history,
Monroe Capital has closed the Monroe Capital Senior Secured Direct Loan Fund, a USD500m leveraged loan fund that will invest in senior debt transactions originated and underwritten by Monroe Capital.
The fund was closed above its USD400m target. Loan types include senior secured, cash flow and enterprise value based senior and stretch senior, unitranche, second lien and last-out term loans to both private equity sponsored and non-sponsored middle market companies across a wide range of industries.
The fund represents an expansion of Monroe Capital's asset management platform and further extends the firm's ability to serve its middle market and
Baird Capital’s UK private equity group has invested GBP10.1m in Watkins Hire, a provider of industrial and commercial heating and cooling equipment rental.
Watkins will use the funding to expand its rental fleet to support business growth and to invest in its engineering, operational and service infrastructure.
As part of the transaction, Baird Capital is backing Paul O’Kelly to lead Watkins as CEO.
Founded in 1998, Watkins supplies heaters, steam and water boilers, air handlers and chillers to a wide variety of blue chip clients. The company also has a dedicated events division, providing equipment rental at special
Private equity firm Resilience Capital Partners has acquired the direct sale business of G&K Services through its newly-formed platform company, Affinity Specialty Apparel.
Affinity specialises in selling and distributing of occupational apparel and services, including the design, marketing and distribution of customised and off-the-shelf apparel collections to customers through managed direct purchase uniform programmes.
Affinity is Resilience Capital Partners' first acquisition in the corporate uniform industry and its seventh platform investment for The Resilience Fund III.
"We are excited to be starting our newest platform investment in Fund III. We believe there is significant opportunity in the
Investcorp has acquired a significant minority stake in Namet Gida Sanayi ve Ticareti, a Turkish producer of fresh cut and packaged processed red meat products.
The company sells its products, including soujouk, pastrami, salami, sausages, smoked meats and frozen and ready to eat burgers, to retailers as well as hotels, restaurants and catering companies. All of its products are certified Halal.
Namet was acquired in 2005 by members of the Kayar family, a family involved in livestock trading since 1929, who has since then strongly developed the company and the brand. The Kayar family will retain a majority interest
Birch Equity Partners, a new private equity firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, has launched to focus on investing in established expansion-stage businesses with future growth potential.
Birch Equity Partners is a partnership between Holcombe Green, Jr, Vincent M Oddo and Dr R Kirby Godsey.
"Birch Equity Partners has been a vision of ours for some time and we are excited to finally get started," says Oddo, managing partner. "Our prior success growing and operating Birch Communications has enabled us to develop a unique set of assets and resources which we think will be very valuable to small and mid-sized
First Names group has acquired Guernsey trust, funds and corporate services provider Mercator.
The acquisition of Mercator, which remains subject to regulatory approval, will expand the group’s presence in the Channel Islands.
This is the fourth acquisition for the group since its management buyout in July 2012 and major rebrand in early 2013.
Boutique fund services business Moore Management and international trust and corporate services providers Basel and Citadel were purchased in January, July and December respectively.
The transaction complements the group’s existing offering, as the trust and corporate services business will be integrated into First Names
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