Signal Hill has promoted Alexander Hart, Robert Berstein, David Dolan, Matt Fiore, Clint Karcher, Michael Kremen and Justin Puccio. All promotions were effective January 1, 2013.
4 min read · 03 January 2013
Queremos / WeDemand, a Brazilian social crowdfunding platform has secured a funding round of around $1 million. Beyond Digital, advised by Talis Capital, a London-based multi-family office, led this round alongside industry investors including Sean Moriarty the ex-CEO of Ticketmaster.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
Berry Plastics Group has appointed Carl J. Rickertsen to its board of directors. Rickertsen is a managing partner of Pine Creek Partners. He has worked in private equity since 1987 and prior to founding Pine Creek Partners was chief operating officer and partner of Thayer Capital Partners.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Charlesbank Capital Partners has appointed Kevin Brown to chief financial officer. Brown has been with Charlesbank since its inception in 1998, previously working at its predecessor firm, Harvard Private Capital Group, and at Harvard Management Company.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
H.I.G. Growth Partners' portfolio company Community Intervention Services has completed the acquisition of Charlotte, NC-based Access Family Services. CIS was established by H.I.G.in partnership with behavioral healthcare executive Kevin Sheehan, to acquire, develop and operate a national network of community-based mental health and substance abuse treatment programs.
3 min read · 03 January 2013
This morning First Read brings you phenomenal global IT spend predictions, the latest forecasts for not only 2013, but 2014 and highlights those energy data start-ups to watch this year.
1 min read · 03 January 2013
Advent International manages Florida State Board Administration’s top-performing European fund, having posting an IRR of 11.2 percent for its 2008 vintage Advent International GPE VI, according to data current as of September 30. That performance also beats Florida SBA’s total private equity IRR, which stands at 7.3 percent, short of its target 9.6 percent IRR.
2 min read · 03 January 2013
Globalturk Capital is collaborating with the US-based Small Enterprise Assistance Fund to start exploring investment opportunities exclusively in the Turkish market and for Turkish companies who have growth strategies in and beyond Turkey. Investment style is a combination of equity and loan in the range of $1 to $7 million.
3 min read · 02 January 2013
Healthcare-focused buyout firm BelHealth Investment Partners has completed its acquisition of specialty pharmacy Town Total Health. BelHealth also announced that healthcare and specialty pharmacy executive Michael A. Nameth has joined Town Total as CEO.
4 min read · 02 January 2013
CoBe Capital has acquired Warendorfer Küchen, a manufacturer of premium kitchens from AFG Arbonia-Forster-Holding. This transaction represents CoBe Capital's first investment in Germany and follows its most recent transaction, Bourrelier Éducation, in France in 2011.
3 min read · 02 January 2013
