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AE Industrial Partners (AEI), a private equity firm specialising in aerospace, defence & government services, space, power & utility services, and specialty industrial markets, has appointed Marc Duvall, a seasoned executive with decades of operating experience throughout the aerospace supply chain, as an operating partner, effective immediately.
Duvall brings more than 40 years of experience with leading aerospace OEMs, having most recently served as President of the Aerostructures division of Collins Aerospace/Raytheon Technologies (formerly Goodrich Aerostructures), which designs, manufactures and services aircraft engine nacelles, thrust reverser systems and aircraft structural components.
Prior to this role, he served as President
Align Capital Partners’ (ACP) accounting, tax and valuation advisory firm, WilliamsMarston has acquired Paradigm Advisory Group (Paradigm), an Atlanta-based boutique advisory firm that provides complex financial and accounting advisory solutions to private equity-backed and public companies.
This marks the firm’s sixth acquisition in two years and brings WilliamsMarston’s headcount to more than 225 professionals.
With a presence in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina, Paradigm assists its clients with complex accounting advisory services including technical accounting, external audit support, IPO readiness, carve-out support, due diligence and other challenges commonly encountered in connection with a financing or M&A transaction. Co-Founders
Private markets managers are failing to provide their clients with the information they need to effectively manage climate risks, according to recent research by Hymans Robertson.
The pensions and financial services consultancy warns that this lack of data has significant implications for both DB and DC pensions schemes’ ability to meet their governance and reporting obligations under TCFD.
The research aimed to assess the level of climate data asset managers could provide on their funds across four asset classes: private debt, private equity, real estate and infrastructure. It revealed a worryingly low level of engagement from some asset managers
Cairngorm Capital Partners’ (Cairngorm Capital) portfolio company, Verso Wealth Management (Verso), has acquired Campbell Thomson Insurance Services Limited (Campbell Thomson).
This acquisition advances Verso’s strategy to build a market leading, national wealth management group and takes its assets under management to over £1 billion.
Founded in 1978, Campbell Thomson is a second generation firm providing specialist financial advice and planning for businesses and individuals across the UK. With a reputation for outstanding service, the firm has a team of 13 advisors, planners, researchers and support staff based in Glasgow. Campbell Thomson is providing advice on assets exceeding £315 million as
Live and social shopping SaaS solution provider LiSA has raised €2.7 million investment in a seed round led by TechVision Fonds (TVF).
The investment will help to both accelerate the growth of its social commerce SaaS business and make frictionless, cross-platform social commerce a reality through its headless solutions and API-based partner ecosystem.
The German startup, which participated in Brent Hoberman’s Founders Factory accelerator program in 2019, also received funding from the UK’s VC Venrex and angel investor Georgie Smallwood, part of Accel’s first cohort of Scouts and chief product officer at micro mobility startup Tier.
Having worked with an
Runway Growth Capital (Runway), a provider of growth loans to both venture and non-venture backed companies seeking an alternative to raising equity, has appointed Ted Cavan as Managing Director, Technology, and Brannon Morisoli as Managing Director, Life Sciences.
Cavan will operate out of Boston and report directly to Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer, David Spreng. As a member of Runway’s origination team, Cavan will engage with a broad array of late and growth-stage technology companies, focusing on enterprise software. He brings to Runway a decade of experience helping businesses advance their goals using venture and growth debt.
Palisade Real Assets has acquired 100% of Malaby Biogas Limited (Malaby), a UK-based organic waste anaerobic digestion technology plant located in Warminster, Wiltshire.
Malaby, which has been operating since 2012, processes between 500-600 tonnes of organic waste per week and provides around 2,500 houses with renewable power.
The acquisition of Malaby is the first investment for BioticNRG Ltd (BioticNRG), Palisade Real Assets’ dedicated UK bioenergy platform focused on anaerobic digestion assets and adjacent infrastructure.
Maeving, a specialist in electric motorcycles, has secured a £1 million funding package from MEIF Maven Debt Finance, which is part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) and managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven).
Maeving’s new RM1 model, launched in June, is a British designed and built electric motorbike aimed at the urban, environmentally conscious commuter. The RM1 combines British heritage styling with the practicalities for every day use including a removable, light-weight battery chargeable from any plug socket and offers the choice of a second battery to extend the range from 40 to 80 miles.
The funding from
Golding Capital Partners, one of Europe’s leading independent asset managers for alternative investments, has held the first closing of its fund Golding Buyout 2021 at €155 million.
The successful track record of its three predecessor funds and its compelling investment strategy for the current market convinced both existing investors and new clients.
The fund will construct a selected portfolio of primary funds in Europe and the USA, with a focus on small and medium-sized companies in Europe and the USA operating in the sectors technology, healthcare and B2B services. The portfolio will be balanced by opportunistic secondary and co-investments to
Francisco Partners (FP), an investment firm that partners with technology businesses, has signed a deal with SAP America Inc to acquire SAP Litmos (Litmos), a specialist in the learning management system market. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022 and is subject to customary regulatory clearances. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Since its launch over 20 years ago, Francisco Partners has invested in over 400 technology companies, making it one of the most active and long-standing investors in the technology industry. Francisco Partners has experience in the education and human capital technology
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