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Private equity firm Idinvest Partners has held the closing at EUR281m of its new investment vehicle exclusively dedicated to senior debt, exceeding its initial target of EUR250m.
The fund’s investors are major and well-known institutional. With this new fund, Idinvest Partners raises its profile in the area of private debt, in which it currently has more than EUR600m of assets under management.
The fund will finance senior acquisition debt subscribe unlisted European companies with solid fundamentals, moderate leverage and robust business models.
Typical investment target is a SMEs already well-positioned on their domestic market which have initiated
Jersey is responsible for inward investment of almost GBP500bn into the UK and supports around 180,000 jobs, according to a report published by independent firm Capital Economics.
The new work comes at a time of increasing focus on the relationship between the UK and the so-called Crown Dependency islands of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, all of which offer international financial services across a range of banking, fund, private wealth and capital market activities.
The report, entitled “Jersey’s Value to Britain”, provides an analysis of the relationship between Jersey’s economy and that of the UK.
Brian Silver has joined Perella Weinberg Partners as a partner in the firm’s advisory business with a focus on clients in the healthcare sector.
Silver has approximately 20 years of investment banking and corporate legal experience. He was most recently a managing director in Morgan Stanley’s healthcare investment banking group, where he advised a broad range of biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical services clients on mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, the equity and debt capital markets, and royalty financing.
During his tenure at Morgan Stanley, Silver advised on a number of significant transactions, including Mylan’s USD1.6bn acquisition of Agila
Donald T Pascal has been promoted to president of Commonfund Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Commonfund focused on private equity, venture capital and natural resources investing that has managed more than USD13.5bn in committed capital since inception.
Pascal succeeds Susan J Carter as president. Carter will retain her role as chief executive officer of Commonfund Capital with overall strategic leadership of the group. She will continue to be actively engaged with investors and managers.
“Don and I have worked closely together for the last 15 years, and I am confident that Commonfund Capital will rise to even greater
Patron Capital Partners has acquired a 20,000 square metre office complex in Malakoff, an emerging district in the south of Paris, from a subsidiary of one of the funds managed by Centuria Capital on behalf of one of its historical clients.
The building is fully let to a single tenant with an unexpired lease term of around six years. The acquisition was undertaken in a joint venture with Cleaveland Asset Management, Patron’s existing asset management partner.
Senior debt financing for the transaction was secured from an alternative lender, ACOFI Loan Management Services, a debt fund focusing on senior
EY has appointed Mark Weinberger as Global Chairman and CEO. The professional services organisation also announced the adoption of EY as its global brand name, unveiled a new logo and adopted ‘building a better working world’ as its purpose.
Weinberger, 51, has had a distinguished career with a track record of leadership both inside and outside of EY. He has previously served as the Global and Americas Head of Tax and on the Global and Americas Executive. He has been a senior advisory partner for many of EY’s largest clients and also served on the Global Markets Executive and Global
Steinway Musical Instruments is to be acquired by an affiliate of private equity firm Kohlberg & Company in a transaction valued at approximately USD438m.
Upon the completion of the transaction, the Steinway will become a privately held company.
Under the terms of the agreement, an affiliate of Kohlberg will commence a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the company’s common stock for USD35.00 per share in cash, representing a premium of 33 per cent based on the average closing price of the company’s common shares during the 90 trading days ended 28 June and
Private equity firm Trilantic Capital Partners has acquired a substantial minority interest in Traeger Pellet Grills, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of wood pellet grills, wood pellets, sauces and spices, and grilling accessories.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The company was founded in 1985 in Oregon. It sells its products through a dealer network, online and through a direct sales force at selected retailers, trade shows, fairs, rodeos, and other outdoor events. In 2012, the company began the rollout of Traeger-branded stores in major shopping malls across the country. Known for its ease of use,
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has raised USD770m in commitments for the Morgan Stanley Global Secondary Opportunities Fund II (GSOF II), a fund dedicated to acquiring interests in private equity funds in the secondary market.
The capital raised exceeded Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners’ (AIP) initial USD600m target.
“This successful fundraising demonstrates the strength of our investment approach and our talented team,” says John Wolak, co-head of AIP private equity and head of the AIP private equity secondary team. “As an integrated platform participating in both the primary and secondary markets, AIP is well-positioned to employ its differentiated
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has appointed Duco Sickinghe to its Benelux advisory board and TMT advisory board.
Sickinghe (pictured) will assume both roles on 1 September 2013.
Sickinghe, a Dutch national, was most recently the chief executive officer of Telenet, a provider of cable broadband services in Belgium, a position he had held since 2001. In his time at the helm of Telenet, he oversaw the listing of the company on the Euronext stock exchange in 2006, and he was voted best CEO of a listed Belgian company in 2011, 2012 and 2013, in a Thomson
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