KeyBanc Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Cleveland-based KeyCorp has appointed Brian Hunnicutt as managing director in the debt capital markets and corporate syndications group. He will be responsible for the structuring and origination of loans for clients in the power, utilities & renewables and oil & gas industry groups, as well as providing additional support for other industry groups as needed.
3 min read · 12 September 2013
Cogent Partners, a private equity-focused investment bank, has relocated director Dominik Woessner from London to Shanghai to continue building on the firm’s presence in the region. Since joining Cogent Partners in 2007, Woessner has advised a number of global institutional investors on strategic secondary sales of private equity fund interests. Additionally, he has worked with general partners to restructure existing private equity funds in order to generate liquidity for limited partners.
2 min read · 12 September 2013
Venture technology firm BlueChilli is seeking investors to join a new $10 million fund for early stage start-ups with a technical edge. The fund has been approved as an early stage venture capital limited partnership by AusIndustry offering angel investors capital gains tax and tax-exempt status.
2 min read · 12 September 2013
Global advisory firm WE Family Offices has appointed three industry experts to its team of professionals. Bruce Arella will join the global firm as a partner and head of real estate investing and will be responsible for serving US-based clients. Joseph Kellogg and Elaine King are joining the Miami office.
4 min read · 12 September 2013
This Thursday morning First Read brings you the most active VCs in NYC, angel and VC friends and foes and the former head of Deutsche Bank PE joining Swiss Re.
1 min read · 12 September 2013
AIC Ventures, a private real estate investment fund manager, has purchased an 85,000 square foot industrial facility from Easton, Pennsylvania‐based Innovative Office Products. Innovative Office Products is a portfolio company of Corridor Capital and is a manufacturer of customized, ergonomic, space‐saving mounting solutions for flat panel monitors, notebooks, tablet PCs and control panels.
3 min read · 11 September 2013
Perella Weinberg Partners has appointed Ryan Moss as a partner in its advisory business. Moss will focus on providing strategic and financial advice to clients in the natural resources sector.
3 min read · 11 September 2013
Dos Rios Partners has reached a first close of Dos Rios Partners LP as well as the receipt of its Small Business Investment Company license. The fund has received commitments of $150 million.
2 min read · 11 September 2013
BMC Software has completed its acquisition by a private investor group led by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital together with Insight Venture Partners, GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd and Elliott Management Corporation. As a result of the completion of the transaction, BMC Software common stock will no longer be listed for trading on NASDAQ.
5 min read · 11 September 2013
Pine Brook, a New York-based investment firm focused on building businesses in the energy and financial services sectors, has led a group of investors in an equity financing of approximately C$315 million for Saguaro Resources, an exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The investor group includes Camcor, a Calgary-based investment firm focused on the energy sector.
2 min read · 11 September 2013
