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Consonance Capital Partners, a US healthcare-focused private equity firm, has promoted Sapna T Jethwa, who joined the business in 2012 and has been involved in the firm’s investments in Enclara Health, Turn-Key Health, and Psychiatric Medical Care, to partner – business development.
Paul Hastings has appointed M&A lawyer Jon Kubek as partner in the firm’s New York office. Kubek advises corporations on matters involving mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs, joint ventures, proxy contests, and shareholder activism defence.
Some of Kubek’s significant client representations include Innoviva, Inc, in its acquisition of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company; Choice Hotels International in its acquisition of Radisson Hotel Group Americas and extended-stay brand WoodSpring Suites; Resideo Technologies in its acquisition of First Alert; Allied World in its acquisition by Fairfax Financial; and Protective Life in its acquisition of the individual life and annuity business of Liberty Life.
Ontra, a specialist in contract automation and intelligence, has launched Ontra Synapse, an AI solution that automates the most critical legal workflows for private markets firms.
Up to £1.3 billion has been deployed into circular economy investments in a 12 month period, according to a new report from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP, with disclosed capital deployed increasing by 10% from £788 million in 2021 to £879 million in 2022.
Private equity group TPG Capital has resurrected its deal to acquire Australia’s largest funerals group Invocare, with a slightly improved AUD13 per share bid, which equates to an equity value of AUD1.9 billion and an enterprise value of AUD2.2 billion, according to a report by the Financial Review.
The waste and recycling management arm of Singapore’s energy group Sembcorp is attracting the attention of several investment firms with US private equity group KKR & Co Inc and Australia’s Macquarie Asset Management said to be among the potential bidders for the business, according to a report by Reuters.
CoVenture, an alternative asset management firm focused on direct credit opportunities and credit-oriented investments in early and late-stage companies, has made two new female additions to its team – Dalia Bauman as a vice president in the hybrid capital team, and Molly Cline as an associate on the capital formation team.
Braemont Capital, a relationship-driven investment firm that partners with founders, families and ownership-minded management teams, has made a growth equity investment in Vixxo Corporation, a provider of tech-enabled facilities maintenance services.
Dan Pogue has joined Catalyst Partners, a private equity anchor and seeding platform backed by Moelis Asset Management, as a vice president. Pogue joins Catalyst from Asset Consulting Group (ACG), an investment consulting firm based in St Louis.
Chase Coleman’s technology-focused investment manager Tiger Global is exploring options to cash in a part of its $40 billion portfolio of privately held companies through secondary market sales, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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