AMETEK has acquired Micro-Poise Measurement Systems, a provider of integrated test and measurement solutions for the tire industry, from American Industrial Partners for approximately $170 million in cash. Micro-Poise is headquartered in Streetsboro, OH, and has additional manufacturing operations in Troy, MI; Beijing, China; and Lubeck, Germany.
2 min read · 23 October 2012
JH Partners has acquired a stake in Alex and Ani, a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer. Financial terms were not disclosed. The business headquarters are located in the Greater Providence, Rhode Island area.
3 min read · 23 October 2012
Argos Soditic has promoted Nicolas Trani as associate and recruited Simon Guichard to the firm's Paris team. Argos Soditic is an independent European private equity group with offices in Paris, Milan and Geneva.
2 min read · 23 October 2012
Regenerative medicine company Avita Medical has appointed Jeremy Curnock Cook and Matt McNamara to the board. The strengthening of Avita's board follows the company's successful capital raising of A$10.3 million ($10.6 million).
3 min read · 23 October 2012
VTB Capital has appointed Raza Agha as chief economist for Middle East and Africa. He will be based in London and will report to Alexander Pukhaev and Dmitry Dmitriev, global co-heads of research at VTB Capital, and regionally to Makram Abboud, CEO Middle East & Africa for VTB Capital.
3 min read · 23 October 2012
Thomson Reuters has launched two indices focused on the US venture capital market, the Thomson Reuters Venture Capital Research Index (TR VC Research Index) and the Thomson Reuters Venture Capital Index (TR VC Index). The TR VC Research Index is a comprehensive indicator of the US venture capital industry while the TR VC Index is an investable index replicating the performance of the TR VC Research Index using liquid public securities.
3 min read · 23 October 2012
XLA has appointed three new senior executives to its management team. Douglas K. Kollme joins as chief financial officer and Joseph B. Dawson as executive vice president of business development. Deborah M. Cegielski was appointed vice president of human capital, responsible for hiring, training and overall employee relations.
3 min read · 23 October 2012
This morning First Read brings you the latest on Thomson Reuters' investable venture capital index; where buyout firms are seeking more dividend loans and finds out what states are laden with the most student debt and therefore hungry to earn back the cash.
1 min read · 23 October 2012
The Tikehau Group and Société Générale have signed a definitive agreement for the takeover of Salvepar. Salvepar is a French investment company listed on NYSE Euronext Paris whose strategy is to take minority stakes - between 5 percent and 20 percent - in listed and unlisted companies, focusing on emerging companies.
4 min read · 23 October 2012
CHAMP Ventures 7 Funds has acquired a majority interest in the Queensland-based marine logistics company Sea Swift. HarbourVest Partners is investing alongside CHAMP. Sea Swift has over 300 staff and 25 vessels, with current turnover of approximately $100 million.
4 min read · 22 October 2012
