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Consonance Capital Partners has appointed Nancy-Ann DeParle, an expert in healthcare policy and finance, as a partner.
Consonance Capital Partners focuses exclusively on private equity investing in the US lower middle market healthcare industry.
A top official in both the Obama and Clinton Administrations, DeParle (pictured) will re-join her former partners Mitchell Blutt, Benjamin Edmands and Stephen McKenna, who worked together for over a decade at JPMorgan Partners and its successor and predecessor entities.
From 2009 to January 2013, DeParle served in the Obama White House, first as counsellor to the President and director of the White
Global ATM services provider Cardtronics has acquired Cardpoint Limited, which trades as ATM services provider Cashzone in the UK and as Cardpoint in Germany.
In conjunction with this deal, Cardtronics has launched a new corporate identity for its European operations, Cardtronics Europe, which will combine Cashzone, Cardpoint and Bank Machine, Cardtronics’ existing UK subsidiary.
From a consumer point of view, the Bank Machine and Cashzone brands remain intact in the UK, as well as the Cardpoint brand in Germany.
Cardtronics chief executive officer Steve Rathgaber says: "Cardtronics has been operating in the UK since our 2005 acquisition
INDOS Financial, an independent Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) depositary business, has selected the accountancy and business advisory firm BDO to provide advisory and SOC1/ISAE 3402 (formerly SAS70) assurance services.
Bill Prew (pictured), chief executive of INDOS Financial, says: “We have already made a significant investment developing our AIFMD depositary oversight procedures and recognise the importance of ensuring they are robust and fit for purpose. We are committed to delivering independent SOC1/ISAE 3402 assurance reporting to our clients. We selected BDO because they have significant experience of both the AIFMD and working with the hedge fund industry including hedge
Neil Williams (pictured), Chief Economist for Hermes’ Global Government & Inflation Bonds, on Bonk of England Governor Mark Carney’s forward guidance…
Governor Carney is right to be cautious about the ‘sugar-rush’ recovery so far, and keeping his stimulus options, such as QE, on the table. At first glance, though, marrying ‘forward guidance’ on rates with a 2% CPI target deferred another six-12 months to the end of 2015 will worry some he is further subordinating inflation-control to growth considerations. The MPC’s choice of unemployment as a policy-yardstick also seems as much as ‘puzzle’ as the puzzle it has posed them
Rock Hill Capital Group has sold its ownership position in Blackhawk Specialty Tools to Bain Capital and Blackhawk management.
Rock Hill invested in Blackhawk in February 2010 to provide the company with growth capital to expand its markets and product offerings.
“We are pleased to have had the opportunity to work with the Blackhawk team and its CEO Billy Brown through an exciting and dynamic growth period for the company,” says Randall Hale, founder and managing director of Rock Hill. “We enjoyed our relationship with the Blackhawk team and could not have asked for better partners. We wish
An affiliate of Versa Capital Management has acquired the operating businesses of Hatteras/CABO from Brunswick Corporation.
Hatteras Yachts produces sportfishing and luxury motor yachts, while CABO Yachts builds sportfishing express boats from 36 to 52 feet.
The acquisition is effective immediately. Purchase terms have not been disclosed.
“Both Hatteras and CABO are cornerstone American brands in their respective luxury marine markets, and both have been affected during the extended economic downturn,” says Gregory L Segall, chief executive of Versa Capital. “Working with the company’s seasoned management team, we see great opportunity to build value in these businesses
Arma Partners acted as exclusive financial adviser to Avelo FS Holdings Limited – majority owned by LDC – on the sale of the company to IRESS for an enterprise value of GBP210m.
Avelo is a provider of integrated technology solutions, software and consultancy to the financial services industry in the UK. The company provides software solutions to a long-standing blue chip customer base spanning 32,000 users, financial advisers and brokers, including 93 of the top 100 IFA firms in the UK. Avelo also provides large-scale software solutions for mortgage origination and distribution to some of the UK’s largest banks
Allegis Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm, has appointed four security executives as partners.
The new partners expand Allegis Capital’s expertise and depth in cyber security, an active area of early-stage investing and primary focus of the firm for more than 10 years.
The executives include: Nawaf Bitar, senior vice president and general manager of the security business unit of Juniper Networks; Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi, founder and CEO of CyberFlow Analytics, cyber security analytics company; Tom Gillis, the co-founder and CEO of a new secure software platform company in stealth mode and formerly vice president and general manager
REC, a provider of solar electricity solutions, has developed, constructed, financed and sold four solar power installations in Villacidro (4,986 kW), Pischedda (996.4 kW), Ulmos (901.6 kW) and Lula (990 kW) on Sardinia to KAV Global Energy, an investment arm of the Luxembourg Investment Fund IKAV SICAV FIS.
IKAV acquires European solar plants and its stakeholders are European insurances and pension funds. The investment advisor is ecoprime in Hamburg, which supported the fund in the identification, selection and sales negotiation processes.
“A good return on investment (ROI) is key in selecting solar investments. Looking at the track record of
Middle market private equity firm Huron Capital Partners has made the first in a series of planned investments in the dental services industry with an investment in Dynamic Dental Partners (DDP).
Based in Sarasota, Florida, DDP is a dental services organisation that provides operational support to a network of dental practices located in Florida, Arizona and Virginia.
"We are thrilled to be partnering with Huron Capital," says Dr Alex Giannini, DDP’s chief executive. "We see a significant opportunity to continue building DDP and are grateful to have a like-minded partner in Huron who can provide the capital and operational
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