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By Richard Cassell and Kristin Konschnik, partners, Withers – The US Treasury Department has now released the long-anticipated final FATCA regulations (the ‘Regulations’), which build upon the foundation of the proposed regulations but contain some significant additions and modifications.
Non-US financial institutions and non-financial entities that have been waiting for the release of the Regulations before embarking in earnest on their FATCA compliance projects should now finally have enough information to begin preparing for this new US regime. Non-US financial institutions and non-financial entities, including banks, funds, trust companies, trusts, and charities should begin their preparations as soon as possible,
Carrick Capital Partners is to invest USD28m in Axiom, a 1,000 person new model firm that helps general counsel manage their workload more effectively.
This announcement marks Carrick’s first deal since closing the firm’s first fund in November 2012.
Carrick focuses on investing in companies that provide technology-enabled service offerings, business process outsourcing, transaction processing, software as a service and enterprise software.
"We seek to invest in companies that possess the right fundamentals to significantly grow their operations," says Jim Madden. "Axiom is a pioneer in their space and uniquely situated for rapid growth. Our role is to leverage our
Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity), via the LCL Expansion and Omnes Expansion funds, is investing in a management buyout for Groupe Eyssautier alongside the group’s management team.
Founded in 1935 by the Eyssautier family, the group is now the leading marine and transport insurance broker in France. It provides solutions to all insurance issues in the transport and shipping world, including risk analysis, negotiating and obtaining cover from insurers, insurance policy management, and claims and recourse management for policyholders. Its expertise includes Hull/P&I (hull and machinery insurance for merchant ships and ship owner’s liability) and Cargo insurance, in
Albion Ventures has invested up to GBP2m in MyMeds&Me, a healthcare software as a service (SaaS) company which provides a web-based solution for the capture of adverse event, product complaint and targeted medical information for pharmaceutical companies.
The pharmaceutical industry processed around six million such events last year and the volume has grown at 10 to 15 per cent p.a. over the last five years.
MyMeds&Me was established in 2011 by three senior pharmaceutical industry executives, Stephen Powell, Andrew Rut and Trevor Gibbs, who identified the need to capture important information on medicines at source.
The MyMeds&Me platform simplifies the
Apollo Aviation Group has raised approximately USD595m from a broad array of investors for its second aviation fund, Sciens Aviation Special Opportunities Investment Fund II (SASOF II).
SASOF II is managed by Apollo Aviation, a full service commercial aircraft asset manager jointly owned by its founders and principals, William Hoffman and Robert Korn, and by an affiliate of Sciens Capital Management.
SASOF II is a follow-on fund to the USD213m Sciens Aviation Special Opportunities Investment Fund, which was raised in 2010.
“SASOF II will seek to acquire mid-life commercial aircraft for lease and/or immediate disassembly and resale of the
Social marketing software provider Spredfast has raised USD18m in venture capital, led by OpenView Venture Partners with follow-on investment participation from existing investors Austin Ventures and InterWest Partners.
The funding comes as Spredfast reports 400 per cent revenue growth and a doubling in employee headcount in 2012. The company plans to use the capital to fuel continued investment in its technology platform and to grow the team to support increased adoption of its social marketing platform.
Spredfast works with many of the world’s top companies and agencies to help them monitor, coordinate and measure social media with one robust platform.
Riordan, Lewis & Haden | Equity Partners (RLH) has invested in The Chartis Group, a strategy consulting firm that helps the senior executives and boards of directors of hospitals and Integrated Delivery Networks address their most important and pressing challenges.
The company assists its clients with key strategic decisions on economic matters such as developing or participating in an accountable care organisation, acquisitions of physician groups, geographic expansion of the care delivery footprint, and achieving efficient care delivery processes at each site.
Chartis’ roster of blue chip clients includes over 60 nationally renowned academic medical centres, nine of the top
Spire Capital, a lower middle market focused private equity firm specialising in investments in the business services, information services, education, media and communications sectors, has acquired Performance Assessment Network (PAN), a technology-enabled provider of human capital management assessment solutions.
Spire Capital, a lower middle market focused private equity firm specialising in investments in the business services, information services, education, media and communications sectors, has acquired Performance Assessment Network (PAN), a technology-enabled provider of human capital management assessment solutions.
Spire Capital and PAN management have acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of PAN from Equifax Workforce Solutions, a subsidiary
Dell Inc has signed a definitive merger agreement under which Michael Dell, Dell’s Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in partnership with global technology investment firm Silver Lake, will acquire the company.
Under the terms of the agreement, Dell stockholders will receive USD13.65 in cash for each share of Dell common stock they hold, in a transaction valued at approximately USD24.4 billion. The price represents a premium of 25 per cent over Dell’s closing share price of USD10.88 on 11 January, 2013, the last trading day before rumors of a possible going-private transaction were first published; a premium of approximately
Invesco Perpetual’s Adrian Bignell on growth opportunities in the Eurozone and why the worst is behind us…
Fears of a euro collapse dominated the economic landscape in 2012. Can investors expect a more stable outlook in the coming year?
Our starting premise is that Europe holds together with a break-up of the euro not being in anyone’s interest, least of all Germany, which is currently benefiting from the weak currency and cheap funding costs.
Labour reform is an important element for believing that Europe is changing – we follow this closely and so far we are encouraged by progress being
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