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Partners Capital, a London and Boston based private investment office, has appointed Ethan Hall as director of research and Sean Farrell as an investment principal.
Hall was previously head of investment research at Centaur Financial Services, a USD100m fund management company he founded in 1995, which manages individually tailored portfolios for high net worth individuals and institutions.
Prior to founding Centaur Financial Services, Hall was a management consultant for Bain.
Farrell joins the team from 3i Quoted Private Equity, a 3i Group business which invests in public companies through negotiated transactions.
Prior to joining 3i, Farrell was a director
Univar, a chemical distributor, has signed an agreement to acquire the Quaron Group, a distributor of chemicals in Belgium, France and the Netherlands.
“We are pleased to announce an agreement to add the Quaron group to Univar’s widely recognised ‘best in class’ distribution, sales and marketing organisation,” says John Zillmer (pictured), Univar chief executive.
“The combined organisations will provide Univar’s supplier partners with greater opportunities for sales growth and technical service for their customers. For our customers, the acquisition offers better product selection and enhanced value-added services from our strong logistics platform.”
Univar complements producers’ sales and marketing teams by
Butterfield Fulcrum, an administrator for the alternative investment industry, has appointed Mark Boyes as director of business development.
He is based in London and reports to Joost Lobler, Butterfield Fulcrum’s head of business development for EMEA and APAC.
Boyes will be responsible for identifying and developing strategic partnerships to help strengthen and expand Butterfield Fulcrum’s client base throughout Europe and its surrounding emerging markets.
Akshaya Bhargava (pictured), chief executive of Butterfield Fulcrum, says: “Mark is well-suited to help further leverage our tremendous growth in the EMEA region. He brings more than 15 years experience in the offshore financial services
Companies in the life sciences sector, which includes the biotechnology and medical device industries, captured the largest share of overall venture capital during 2009, reflecting the relative strength of the sector during the economic downturn, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Under Recovery, a new PwC report that includes data from the PwC/NVCA MoneyTree Report based on data from Thomson Reuters, finds that life sciences funding for 2009 totalled USD6bn in 715 deals, accounting for 34 per cent of all venture dollars invested, compared to 28 per cent in 2008.
"Venture capitalists see real opportunity for growth within the sector. As the worldwide
Affiliated Managers Group is to acquire the business of Pantheon Ventures, a Russell Investments subsidiary.
Under the terms of the purchase agreement, AMG will pay approximately USD775m in cash with the potential for additional payments over the next five years, contingent on the growth of Pantheon’s business.
Following the closing of the transaction, Pantheon’s management team will own a meaningful stake in the partnership and continue to direct the firm’s day-to-day operations.
Pantheon is a private equity fund of funds manager, delivering private equity investment solutions to a broad range of clients for over 25 years. It manages regional funds
Dominion Corporate Group, a provider of offshore management and administration based in Jersey, has added Graeme McArthur as head of funds.
McArthur (pictured) has over 20 years’ experience of the finance sector in Jersey, initially with KPMG and then moving into fund administration with Deutsche Bank and subsequently State Street.
Most recently McArthur was chief executive at Northern Trust Jersey.
Since 2004 McArthur has also been a member of the executive committee of the Jersey Funds Association.
Dominion Corporate Group’s managing director Sue Fossey says: “We are very glad to welcome an individual of such substance and calibre
Rockbridge Growth Equity has led an acquisition of Protect America, a direct-to-consumer provider of self-installed monitored alarm systems.
Joining Rockbridge Growth Equity are Falcon Investments and Thad Paschall, Protect America’s founder.
"We are extremely excited about our investment in Protect America. We believe Protect America is a leading force behind the next generation of home security systems and we look forward to helping the company become an industry leader," says Rockbridge Growth Equity partner Kevin Prokop.
"Rockbridge Growth Equity brings a substantial amount of value to the table above and beyond providing capital. We’re very excited about its ability to
Securities and investment banking firm Jefferies has hired Magnus Christensson as a managing director and European head of the firm’s fund placement group based in London.
He joins Jefferies from Atlantic-Pacific Capital and has more than 12 years of private equity fundraising experience.
Steve Gray, global head of the fund placement group in Jefferies’ investment banking division, says: “We are delighted that Magnus is joining our global team. His experience, strong relationships and expertise in private equity, infrastructure and real estate will add immediate value to our clients globally.”
Christensson was previously a partner at Atlantic-Pacific Capital where he originated
Growth equity firm General Atlantic has named Mike McTighe, chairman of Pace, Volex Group and WYG Group, as a special adviser to the firm.
In this role, McTighe will provide strategic counsel to GA and its portfolio companies with a focus on the European region, supporting the firm’s active value-added approach to partnering with growth companies.
John Bernstein, managing director and head of General Atlantic in Europe, says: “We are excited that Mike has joined GA’s European team in this important role. Having served in management roles for numerous successful companies, his extensive experience will be valuable to GA’s
Angelo Gordon has added Richard Leonard to its private equity group as a managing director and Michael Koike as a vice president.
Both are based in New York.
Prior to joining Angelo Gordon in October 2009, Leonard was a managing director at Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill where he focused on leveraged buyout investments in the restaurant, retail, food and manufacturing industries. He began his private equity career at J.W. Childs Associates and was also previously with Audax Group.
Koike joined Angelo Gordon in February 2010 from Ripplewood Holdings, where he was a vice president focused on the consumer products, manufacturing and
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