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Nicolas Bichot, Patrice Couturier, Charles-Noël van den Broek and Mathieu Odet have gone into partnership to create Bichot & Associés, a Paris-based law firm dedicated to mergers & acquisitions and taxation.
Launched on 3 January 2011, the ambition of the firm’s four partners for the firm is to offer high-end services to private equity funds, leading national and international groups, family offices and innovative firms, including their founders and management teams.
“I am enthusiastic about the idea of establishing a new firm with my immediate team and to reunite with Patrice Couturier" says Bichot. "We have been working together for
Matrix Private Equity Partners (Matrix) has scored a hat-trick of new deals with the announcement of the GBP8.5 million management buyout (MBO) of Automated Systems Group Ltd (ASL), one of the UK’s largest independent reprographic and print solutions suppliers.
This is Matrix’s third deal in a month following the GBP9 million MBO of European recruitment provider RDL Corporation and the GBP4.5 million MBO of publishing business Faversham House.
“The strong end to the year follows a noticeable uptick in deal activity for SME funding since the summer.," says Mark Wignall, CEO of Matrix. "We believe that we have now entered
Robert Klap has joined Platinum Equity as a principal based in London, where he will assist the firm’s investor relations, capital raising and deal origination programs.
Most recently, Klap was an executive at UBS in London, responsible for managing private equity fund investments in the bank’s wealth management group. Previously, he was a private equity portfolio manager at Shell Asset Management Company and a fund manager at Mn Services, each of which are institutional investors in Platinum’s private equity funds.
"I am delighted that Robert is joining Platinum Equity," says Tom Gores (pictured), chairman and CEO of the firm. "We
Mid-market private equity firm Phoenix Equity Partners has appointed Jim Graham as Operating Partner, and Edward Lunken as Origination Analyst.
Graham joins Phoenix from Candover, where he spent three years as Operating Partner. Previously, he was the commercial/marketing manager at the GBP1bn pre-pay business unit at Orange. He has an MBA and worked as a consultant with Accenture.
Lunken joins Phoenix from LEK Consulting, where he worked for three years as a strategy consultant. Prior to this, he held a research position within the European Commission, and was an intern at Ogilvy and Mather.
"Phoenix is delighted to welcome both Jim
The number of mergers and acquisitions during Q4 2010 fell by 20.6 per cent compared to Q4 2009, bringing the volume of deals for the whole of 2010 to 4,240 – 4.5 per cent fewer than the total number of deals in 2009, according to Experian.
The company’s latest mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and equity capital market (ECM) data has also revealed that the value of deals during Q4 2010 fell – down 17.7 per cent compared to Q4 2009. The total value of deals for the year saw a decline of 16.8 per cent compared to 2009.
During Q4
Dale Pfost has joined Advent Venture Partners as a venture partner. Dr Pfost has more than 25 years of experience as a life science entrepreneur and CEO, with expertise in high technology research tools, genomics, diagnostics and therapeutics.
He will be based in the US and will assist General Partners Shahzad Malik and Raj Parekh in managing investments for the new USD120 million (GBP75 million) Advent Life Sciences venture capital fund, which closed in November 2010.
“Dale is an outstanding addition to our team," says Parekh. " His track record of building, growing and securing successful exits for his
Blackstone Advisory Partners vice chairman, Byron R Wien, has issued his 26th annual list of ‘surprises’ for the coming year.
The first list was issued way back in 1986 when Wien was the Chief US Investment Strategist at Morgan Stanley and as ever this year’s edition consist of political, economic and financial market predictions that the average investor would only assign a one out of three chance of taking place but which Wien believes are “probable”, having a better than 50% likelihood of happening.
The surprises…
The continuation of the Bush tax cuts coupled with the extension of unemployment benefits
Monomoy Capital Partners, a New York private equity fund focused on value investing and business improvement in the smaller end of the middle market, has sold its portfolio company, SRC, to Buckingham Capital and Stelaris Capital.
Although financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed, Monomoy received cash and securities that equate to a five times cash-on-cash return for its debut restructuring fund.
SRC is the world’s leading producer of fused magnesium flux, a critical chemical component in the production and recycling of magnesium and aluminum alloys. The company’s fluxes are critical components in the production, casting and recycling
Middle-market private equity firm Irving Place Capital (IPC) has acquired Dots, a women’s fashion and accessory retail company.
Terms of the transaction, which closed on January 3, 2011, have not been disclosed.
Dots is a specialty retail company offering women the newest fashion trends at affordable prices. Founded in 1987, Dots has grown into a national retail chain with more than 400 stores in 26 states, primarily in the Midwest, East and Southeast. Dots caters to women ages 25 to 35 who are passionate about wearing the latest fashion trends available at exceptional prices.
“This acquisition is a wonderful opportunity
Specialist private equity fund-of-funds KCC Management has been renamed Cuyahoga Capital Partners after gaining independence from Key Capital Corporation.
The new firm will be led by Managing Partners Chris Hanrahan and Bart Shirley (pictured), while the entire KCC Management team of investment professionals will remain with Cuyahoga Capital Partners.
Cuyahoga Capital will manage each of the funds raised by KCC Management and the existing funds will be rebranded with the Cuyahoga Capital Partners name.
“This step is a natural evolution for the continued growth of our team," says Shirley. "Over the past six years, our team’s performance has successfully enabled
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