New York-based seed investment firm ff Venture Capital is expanding its acceleration team to include an in-house designer, hacker and public relations specialist. The positions are based in midtown Manhattan. The new team members will work both on in-house ff projects and also work with portfolio companies.
2 min read · 23 November 2012
eyevis, a global supplier of large screen systems has been acquired by Frankfurt-based private equity fund Brockhaus Private Equity. Financing for the transaction was provided by Brockhaus Private Equity II.
3 min read · 22 November 2012
Early stage venture capital firm U.S. Venture Partners has appointed Dafina Toncheva as partner. Prior to becoming a venture investor, Toncheva held roles in development and product management at Microsoft.
3 min read · 22 November 2012
European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has promoted three of its investment team. Mark Piasecki, who is based in London, has been promoted to principal. Robert Knight, also based in London, and Cyril Bourdarot who is based in Paris, have become investment executives.
3 min read · 22 November 2012
CDIB Capital International Corporation, the international private equity investment arm of China Development Financial Holdings Corporation, has closed on an investment in Smith-Cooper International, alongside strategic partner Blue Point Capital Partners. Formed in 1993, Smith-Cooper is a producer of pipe, valves and fittings to a wide range of customers and end markets.
2 min read · 22 November 2012
Energy and resource data management software provider Hara has named Rodrigo J Prudencio as the company's new CEO and member of the board of directors. Prudencio was a partner at Nth Power, one of Hara's investors. He replaces Dan Leff who served as CEO since early 2011.
2 min read · 22 November 2012
Michael C. Cassetta has joined GB Merchant Partners as a managing director in the debt investment group. Cassetta is a senior investment professional with fourteen years of investment management and credit experience. His primary focus will be on private market debt underwriting and opportunistic secondary market investments.
3 min read · 22 November 2012
UK-based Hancocks Group, which includes Hancocks Cash and Carry, has been sold to its management and H2 Equity Partners. The new ownership sees both Andrew and Adrian Hancock step back from the company. Investec has provided H2 Equity Partners with a debt and mezzanine financing package.
4 min read · 22 November 2012
4 min read · 22 November 2012
Weil, Gotshal & Manges is promoting Samantha McGonigle and Simon Lyell to partner within its London private equity team with effect from 1 January 2013. Both professionals joined Weil six and a half years ago (along with Marco Compagnoni and Jonathan Wood).
1 min read · 22 November 2012
