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NEWSLETTER | 30 Sep 2020

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 12:13

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (“Border to Coast”), has secured GBP1 billion of commitments to Private Equity investments as it continues to develop new investment opportunities for its eleven local government pension schemes, which collectively have assets of cGBP46 billion.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 12:13

The debt advisory team at Zeus Capital has advised on GBP1 billion of debt facilities, completing 21 transactions in the two years since its inception.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 12:13

Mirabaud Asset Management’s private equity vehicle, Mirabaud Patrimoine Vivant fund, has acquired a stake in the Alain Ducasse Group – which has shone as a beacon of excellence in French culinary prowess and art de vivre for more than 30 years.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 12:13

Cavendish Corporate Finance, the UK’s leading mid-market M&A firm and part of the finnCap Group, today announces that it has appointed highly experienced M&A specialist Karri Vuori as a Partner.

DealCloud expands Nordic presence

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 12:13

DealCloud, provider of a single-source deal, relationship, and firm management solution for capital markets firms, has expanded its Nordic business with the addition of 10 new clients in the region including Argentum Asset Management, GRO Capital, FIH Partners, FSN Capital, Intera Partners, Nordea Asset Management, and Summa Equity.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 12:13

Sarasin & Partners, a global thematic investment manager which invests responsibly on behalf of charities, private clients and institutions, has seen its assets under management (AuM) rise by 5.4 per cent (from GBP14.7 billion at the end of 2019 to GBP15.5 billion as at 9 September, 2020) over the course of a highly volatile 2020.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 12:13

Fibre optic and cabling technology specialist Lumenisity Limited has closed a GBP7.5 million funding round from a consortium of investors, including a GBP5 million investment from BGF, and GBP2.5 million from Parkwalk, an investor in UK university spinouts.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 12:13

One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle market private equity firm, is to sell Simplura Health Group (Simplura), a provider of high-quality home care services for the elderly and disabled, to Providence Service Corporation (: PRSC).

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 12:13

Seaford Finance, a real estate debt consultant, has appointed Jon Warman as managing director of loan origination and execution. Warman joins the partnership with a focus on accelerating the growth of the business in the UK and Europe.

Ara Partners adds Operating Partner

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 12:13

Ara Partners, a private equity firm specialising in industrial decarbonisation investments, has hired Manoj Sahoo as Operating Partner.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 12:13

Presteigne Broadcast Hire (PBH), supplier to the TV studio and worldwide live broadcast market, has secured a GBP3 million working capital and refinance package from ThinCats, an alternative lender to mid-sized SMEs.

Wed | 30 Sep 2020, 12:13

Alternative asset investment management company, Pollen Street Capital (Pollen Street), has appointed David Jones as Operating Partner for Technology.