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Squire Patton Boggs has appointed private equity lawyer Sascha Konwalski as partner in its Corporate Practice in Frankfurt.
Konwalski, who joins from Linklaters in Frankfurt, is the eighth private equity related senior appointment at Squire Patton Boggs in Europe since summer 2021 and his arrival marks a significant commitment to expand private equity and corporate work in Germany.
Konwalski is a corporate lawyer focusing on private equity, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets. He advises several private equity funds and their portfolio companies, international companies and leading German investors on cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions. Konwalski joined Linklaters in London
Stafford Capital Partners (Stafford), an international private markets investment and advisory group, has launched Stafford Private Credit Income Opportunities Fund (CIO), a new open-ended direct lending and speciality finance fund.
King & Spalding has added private equity lawyer Paul Barron as a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) Practice Group in London.
Barron advises on a wide selection of corporate finance matters, with a focus on private equity and M&A transactions. He acts for numerous private equity managers, management teams, corporates and investors on key mandates, both in the UK and internationally.
Barron was previously at Dickson Minto in London, where he had been a partner since 2015. He received his undergraduate degree in Scots Law with French Legal Studies (Hons) from the University of Glasgow and
Securitize, a digital asset securities firm, and Hamilton Lane, a global private markets investment firm, are partnering to expand investor access to Hamilton Lane’s funds through tokenisation.
Through this partnership, qualified US-based investors will be able to more easily access three distinct Hamilton Lane funds, which will be available through new tokenised feeder funds.
The component funds provide exposure to direct equities, private credit and secondary transactions, and will be tokenised by Securitize’s digital transfer agency, managed by Securitize’s digital asset management arm, Securitize Capital, and be available for investment on its broker-dealer, Securitize Markets in Q4 2022.
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Global law firm Goodwin has opened a new office in Singapore’s central business district, which will serve clients raising, deploying, and lending capital in the region and around the world. Singapore is Goodwin’s second location in Asia and the 15th office globally.
Private investment funds partner Greg Barclay chairs the new office, which initially includes private equity partner Abhishek Krishnan, counsel Ananth Lakshman and a team of associates. Goodwin’s Hong Kong-based lawyers also support the new office and the firm’s clients in Singapore and the wider region. Private investment funds partner Elyn Xing will spend significant time in Singapore over the
Antin Infrastructure Partners has held a first close for its fifth flagship fund, its largest to date, raising more than €5 billion to invest in infrastructure opportunities. Antin expects to hold a second closing before year-end.
With a target of €10 billion and hard cap set at €12 billion, Flagship Fund V will continue to seek controlling equity investments in the energy and environment, telecom, transport and social infrastructure sectors in Europe and North America. Strong demand resulted in a swift first close, demonstrating strong support from both existing and new investors for Antin’s approach to infrastructure investing and recognition
Thoma Bravo and JMI Equity-backed Condeco has merged with iOffice + SpaceIQ, another of the firms’ portfolio companies, to create a new business Eptura.
Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners has acquired fresh food distributor FreshEdge from lower mid-market buyout house Rotunda.
FreshEdge distributes fresh produce and specialty foods to both foodservices and retail customers in the Midwest and Southeast of America.
It currently operates 800,000 square feet of warehouse space and a fleet of approximately 830 trucks.
Wind Point will provide capital and strategic support for FreshEdge to accelerate organic growth through investments in fresh cut processing capabilities, expanded warehouse space and enhanced infrastructure, as well as pursue strategic acquisitions to enhance its geographical footprint.
Wind Point’s previous investments in the food
Technology-focused buyout house Francisco Partners has agreed to carve out HR administration platform bswift from CVS Health.
Founded in 1996, bswift provides software and services that streamline benefits and human resources administration through a cloud-based technology platform. It helps customers and employers simplify administration, manage employee benefits, reduce administrative costs and connect employees with resources needed to achieve their health ambitions.
CVS Health and its affiliate Aetna will remain customers of bswift.
The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal advisor
Preqin, a specialist in alternative investment industry data and insight, has launched a significant update to its Company Intelligence solution – the latest product in its private markets data offering which launched in April 2022.
The release of an upgraded deal database includes an enhanced deal: search, history tables, and new buyout profiles. Customers now have a complete view of the private capital lifecycle with interconnected company, fund, and performance data, increasing their ability to make investment decisions with confidence.
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