Sidley Austin has appointed Gabriel (Gaby) Valdes as a Global M&A and Private Equity partner in Miami. Prior to joining Sidley, Valdes, a Miami native, was a corporate partner in the Private Equity practice at McDermott Will & Emery. In addition, Miami natives Karla Utset, previously at McDermott Will & Emery; Marcos Alvarez, previously at Holland & Knight; and Anabelle Dahdah, previously at Jones Day, will be joining in Miami as Senior Managing Associates in the M&A and Private Equity Global Practice group.   Valdes focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, divestitures, and other corporate transactions involving

QHP Capital (QHP), a management company for NovaQuest Private Equity (NQPE), has acquired Lexitas Pharma Services (Lexitas), a full-service ophthalmology contract research organisation (CRO) supporting biopharmaceutical and medical device clinical trials. Since 2011, Lexitas has provided clinical trial and medical strategy solutions to biopharmaceutical and medical device companies developing ophthalmic products. The Company provides end-to-end support and development expertise in the anterior and posterior segments of ophthalmology.  Additionally, Lexitas appointed Jeanne Hecht as Executive Chairwoman of the Board. Hecht is a seasoned ophthalmology CRO industry executive having previously served as CEO of Ora, an ophthalmic CRO, where she expanded Ora’s

Iron Path Capital, a private equity firm focused on healthcare and specialty industrials, has appointed Ted Clark as a partner to lead investment initiatives with a focus on high-quality businesses in the specialty industrials sector. Clark joins Iron Path after stepping down as EVP and chief operating officer and transitioning to an advisory role with HB Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL), a global specialty chemical company founded in 1887. Clark joined HB Fuller following its 2017 acquisition of Royal Adhesives and Sealants (a platform Clark founded with Quad-C Management in 2003), where he served as president and CEO. Iron Path Capital

Gresham House has acquired New Century Care (NCC), an elderly care provider operating care homes across the UK, for $21 million. The investment was made by Gresham House’s second flagship sustainability fund, BSIF II, in partnership with specialist care and education provider Salutem.    NCC currently provides care for nearly 300 elderly residents across six sites in the south of England and Scotland. Under its new ownership and management, its capacity and offer will expand, adding much-needed new beds and specialist care for the elderly care sector – where currently an estimated 1.4 million older people in the UK do

Caymus Equity Partners (Caymus Equity) has invested in Overland vehicle Systems (OVS), partnering with Founder and CEO, Sean Angues. OVS is a supplier for overlanding and off-road enthusiasts headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, California. The investment builds on OVS’s high-growth vision and provides the Company with the capital support necessary to achieve the vision laid out by Sean Angues and his team. OVS has developed a full line of products marketed for overlanding, camping, cargo management, recovery gear, and air management providing customers everything they need to adventure. The company’s supply process positions itself as an industry leader in adding

British Business Investments has made a £20 million to funds managed by Beach Point Capital Management (Beach Point). Beach Point has successfully run funds in the United States and Ireland and is now expanding into the UK market. This commitment by British Business Investments will enable Beach Point to make investments of between £2 million and £5 million to smaller UK businesses with high growth ambitions. Beach Point will invest across all regions of the UK, though will particularly target Northern Ireland, where it is intended that a minimum of £10 million will be invested, and the North of England