BuzzMob, a location-based fan engagement platform for mobile devices, has hired event industry veteran Shawn Kernes to serve as the company’s chief technology officer. Kernes will assume responsibility for driving BuzzMob’s development strategy in order to establish business partnerships with live sports events, concerts, conferences, brands and venues.
3 min read · 28 January 2013
The Private Equity Foundation and Impetus Trust are to merge to create Impetus – The Private Equity Foundation. It is proposed that chairman of the merged entity will be Johannes Huth and Louis Elson will serve as deputy chairman. CEO of Impetus – The Private Equity Foundation will be Daniela Barone Soares, currently CEO of Impetus.
4 min read · 28 January 2013
Exotix has entered into a strategic partnership with TLG Capital, a private equity investor in sub-Saharan Africa and frontier markets. Headquartered in London, Exotix is a market investment banking boutique.
4 min read · 28 January 2013
CoBe Capital's operating company, Warendorfer Küchen, has agreed to acquire the assets of Kornmüller, a manufacturer of premium solid wood kitchen cabinetry. Warendorf will be transitioning Kornmüller's dealer relationships across Southern Germany and Austria.
2 min read · 28 January 2013
UK-based Kuber Ventures has appointed Brett Williams in an advisory role to the senior management team. Williams has acted as chief executive of both Skandia UK and Cofunds.
3 min read · 28 January 2013
Smedvig Capital has sold Swedish self storage company Selstor. The business has been acquired by Pelican Self Storage, another self storage player, operating in Copenhagen and Helsinki.
2 min read · 28 January 2013
Find out what's been happening over the weekend with the latest news links covering a private equity charity merger, the latest in Asian private equity deals and Terra Firma's plan to return billions to investors over the next 18 months.
1 min read · 28 January 2013
So just how friendly a reception will fund managers expected to come back to market this year get from Washington State Investment Board?
4 min read · 28 January 2013
This week there’s an opportunity to apply for an associate position with one of the global fund managing big boys, Blackstone.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Guavus, a provider of big data analytics solutions, has acquired Neuralitic Systems, a mobile data monetization and marketing analytics experts serving the telecommunications industry. Guavus is backed by Investor Growth Capital, QuestMark Partners and previous investors Artiman Ventures, Sofinnova Ventures and Intel Capital.
4 min read · 24 January 2013
