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Harvard Business School (HBS) will host Private Equity and Venture Capital, an executive education leadership development programme taking place from October 27-31, on the HBS campus.
Designed for experienced executives in the investment industry, this in-depth programme will focus on developing adept leaders able to navigate the challenges of recent shifts in the investment landscape.
As capital flow to the industry renews, the course will emphasise proven strategies and the development of practical skills that will allow firms to produce high-yield returns in today’s evolving global market. Addressing a range of models from venture capital to growth equity
Bank of the West has appointed John C Thurston, the bank’s commercial banking regional manager in Chicago, to also head the bank’s private equity team.
In addition to his role of developing and managing relationships with middle-market companies in Chicago and the surrounding area, Thurston (pictured) now also leads a team of bankers dedicated to building and expanding relationships with private equity firms and financing their middle-market portfolio companies across the US.
"As a relationship lender, Bank of the West has strong ties with numerous private equity firms that have well-articulated strategies, solid investment track records, and a
GMT Communications Partners has appointed Jonny Maxwell as senior advisor.
Maxwell (pictured) brings a wealth of general and limited partners’ perspective spanning almost 30 years, having managed and raised many successful funds during that time.
GMT is a private equity investor in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector, actively investing in the European marketplace for the past 20 years.
Formerly global head of private equity fund of funds at Allianz Private Equity Partners, Maxwell had overall responsibility for indirect private equity activities. Allianz, one of the world’s largest insurance companies, then managed in excess of EUR6.4bn
Funds advised by CVC Capital Partners have acquired a controlling stake in Skrill, a provider of alternative payment solutions to the online industry, from a consortium of investors led by Investcorp, who will remain as a shareholder.
Founded in 2001, Skrill is one of Europe’s largest online payment systems and among the world’s largest independent digital wallet providers with over 35 million account holders and 150,000 merchants using its payment gateway solution. The Skrill Digital Wallet enables any customer to make online payments conveniently and securely, as well as to send and receive money online cost-effective. In addition, Skrill
Adventoris, the Huddersfield-based software development company, has raised GBP600,000 that will enable the company to launch its new business software in the UK.
Founded in 2012 by its chief executive James Clarkson and chief operating officer Tim Longton, Adventoris has developed an online cloud-based enterprise software called SwiftCloud. The platform will be delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS) and will be launched in November.
Although the company will wait until launch to release full details, Adventoris has developed the SwiftCloud platform on Oracle technology. The platform will then be accessed by users on tablet and smart phone devices via
John Williams, managing partner at Kuber Ventures comments on reports that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is pushing to regulate online crowdfunding sites next year amid concerns about customer safeguards…
All investments by their very nature carry with them a varying degree of risk, but most consumers would expect them also to be firmly regulated to ensure best practice and consumer protection.
Crowdfunding has grown in popularity, but it should not be simply seen as the ‘easy’ way to invest. Investors with little or no experience of how to value a small business are putting themselves at unnecessary risk by
CarProof, the Canadian vehicle history report provider, has sold a minority stake in the company to Hellman & Friedman, a San Francisco-based private equity investment firm with offices in London, New York and San Francisco.
"Hellman & Friedman is thrilled to invest in and partner with CarProof," says Ed Woiteshek from Hellman & Friedman. "We recognise that the vehicle history report industry is one with very strong potential and see this partnership as an incredible opportunity for both companies. We are enthusiastic about CarProof’s strategic vision for the future and are excited to support the company in its next
Private equity firm Encore Consumer Capital has completed the sale of its portfolio company Juice Tyme, a manufacturer and marketer of shelf-stable, bag-in-box juice and beverage concentrates for use in foodservice dispensing machines, to Highlander Partners.
Scott Sellers, managing director of Encore Consumer Capital, says: “This is a bittersweet day for Encore. We are pleased with the successful exit of Juice Tyme and feel that Highlander will be a great partner to carry the company forward. However, we will miss working with Juice Tyme’s talented and dedicated management team. It has been a pleasure working with them as they
RJD Partners has completed the sale of its investment in Ipes, an independent provider of fund administration and outsourcing services.
The transaction values Ipes at GBP50m, giving a return to RJD of 3x its original investment.
Exchange of contracts took place in April, with final completion now occurring following the receipt of regulatory approval in the four financial centres in which Ipes operates.
Ipes is the fourth successful realisation from RJD’s second fund, RJD Private Equity Fund II, which closed in July 2007. The first three realisations were Teaching Personnel, TransLinc and Raphael Healthcare.
RJD backed
Ogier has advised OMERS Private Equity, in equal partnership with Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), on its successful bid for Vue Entertainment from Doughty Hanson and management for a value of GBP935m (circa USD1.48bn).
The acquisition was financed by the issue of GBP300m fixed rate notes, EUR290m floating rate notes, a GBP50m revolving credit facility and shareholder loans and equity.
Vue is an operator of modern multiplex cinemas in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Taiwan.
Working alongside Allen & Overy (Gordon Milne and Joanna Elvidge), cross-departmental teams at Ogier in Jersey played a
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