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The Capital Network, a Boston-based non-profit organisation providing entrepreneurs with education and community on the early-stage funding process, has promoted Michelle Hipwood to executive director and added Yumin Choi to the board of directors.
Hipwood joined TCN 18 months ago during a rebuilding and rebranding process that has seen the organisation grow from ten programmes per year to 40-plus programmes per year spread across six programme lines.
"Michelle will play the key role in leading our success and expanding TCN’s footprint in the New England market as the premier place early stage entrepreneurs should go before trying to raise early
Amati Global Investors, the newly formed investment manager, has appointed James Ferguson as chairman.
Ferguson is currently chairman of Value and Income Trust, Monks Investment Trust, The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust and Northern 3 VCT.
He also serves as a director of The Independent Investment Trust and Audax Properties and a trustee of Lloyds TSB Foundation.
He is the former chairman of Stewart Ivory and former deputy chairman of the Association of Investment Trust Companies.
Amati recently won the investment mandate for Victory VCT and completed a round of fundraising for the Amati VCT (formerly Noble AIM VCT), the
Hans Markvoort, head of private equity investment solutions, LGT Capital Partners and lead manager of Castle Private Equity (Castle PE), highlights the growing range
The Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association and Cambridge Associates have entered into a partnership to provide independent Australian private equity and venture capital data to industry participants.
Under the agreement, Avcal will give its members access to aggregate Australian private equity and venture capital benchmark data and statistics.
Cambridge Associates, a provider of independent research and investment advice, has been advising institutional and private clients on alternative assets since the 1970s. The firm derives its various private equity and venture capital benchmarks from the financial information in its database of institutional quality private equity and venture capital funds.
The Sterling Group, a Houston-based private equity investment firm, has completed the acquisition of a majority interest in CCCG and its subsidiaries, including Express Integrated Technologies and Express Metal Fabricators.
The acquisition was financed with equity from Sterling Group Partners II and debt financing from BNP Paribas.
Express, headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is an independent manufacturer engaged in the engineering, design and fabrication of heat transfer, environmental compliance and sound suppression equipment. The company primarily serves the power generation, refining, chemical, exploration and production, and mining industries.
Express was founded by the Cowan family in 1979, and Express Integrated Technologies
Maryanna Sharrock, partner and Catherine Robinson (pictured far left, with Sharrock), associate in the tax group at law firm Stephenson Harwood, outline the role and implications of the new Tax Tribunal system in real estate transaction disputes in the UK.
Very few taxpayers positively look forward to being party to a case in a tax tribunal. By definition, there is a dispute with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and one which HMRC think that that they have a fair chance of winning. However, stuff happens and there will be times when taxpayers do find themselves in disputes with HMRC.
Energy Holdings International and Wasatah Capital of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia are forming a special purpose corporation with an initial capital of USD50m that will provide acquisition funding for oil and gas and energy power projects within the Americas, Middle East and South East Asia regions.
Energy Holdings’ management team has identified a number of target acquisitions in oil and gas and IPP power projects that are being pursued and will be acquired when the initial capital raising closes.
Energy Holdings will supply acquisition expertise and will be involved in its operations.
Both parties have agreed to concurrently collaborate to establish
Law firm Dechert has opened its Dublin office and is expanding its European funds practice.
Declan O’Sullivan, head of Dechert’s Dublin team, advises domestic and international clients on the establishment and authorisation of all types of investment funds, including Ucits, hedge funds, property funds and private equity fund products. He also represents fund service providers, including investment managers, administrators, custodians and prime brokers.
A former chairperson of the Alternative Investments Committee of the Irish Funds Industry Association, O’Sullivan has played a leading role in the industry’s task force on the Alternative Investment Funds Managers Directive.
Michelle Moran joins the Dublin
DW Healthcare Partners, a healthcare focused private equity firm, has appointed William Tella, former president of Curative Specialty Pharmacy, to its executive in residence programme.
The executive in residence programme engages veteran corporate-level executives to run and consult with the firm’s portfolio companies.
“We are thrilled to have Bill join our EIR programme. His breadth of knowledge will enable us to identify and operate a world-class specialty pharmacy business within our portfolio," says Andrew Carragher, founder and managing director of DW Healthcare Partners.
Tella brings over 20 years of experience in the healthcare service industry. He has led three healthcare
Investment company Eurazeo has entered a period of exclusive negotiations with private equity firm The Carlyle Group for the divestiture of B&B Hotels.
This short-term negotiating period will end before the end of this week and may be extended if certain conditions with regard to the financing of the transaction are fulfilled.
The transaction is proceeding on the basis of an estimated enterprise value at the closing period of EUR485m.
Eurazeo has a portfolio of nearly EUR4bn in assets. Eurazeo is the majority or leading shareholder in Accor, ANF, Apcoa, B&B Hotels, Elis, Europcar and Rexel.
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