Durham, NC – September 25^th, 2024 – MedPharm, a global topical and transdermal Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (“CDMO”), today announced Mr. Eric Evans will join its Board of Directors. With more than 30 years of experience, Mr. Evans has held senior financial leadership roles at companies across the pharmaceutical and contract services industries, including holding the position of Chief Financial Officer at the following companies: Alcami Corporation, TriPharm Services, Avista Pharma, Mayne Pharma, AAIPharma Services, and Patheon. Earlier in his career, Mr. Evans held executive finance positions at Novartis and Sandoz.

“Eric’s track record of providing leadership in financial and operational strategies as CFO of multiple high-growth, successful private equity-backed organizations is truly impressive,” commented Patrick Walsh, Executive Chairman at MedPharm. “I am delighted to be working with him again.”

On his appointment to MedPharm’s Board of Directors, Eric commented, “MedPharm has a well-documented history of providing reliable drug delivery services to the global pharma community and with its recent merger with Tergus Pharma, it has set the stage for an exciting next chapter of growth.”

About MedPharm

MedPharm is an end-to-end contract service provider of topical and transepithelial products supporting early phase research, formulation development and in vitro testing services in addition to both clinical and commercial manufacturing. With MedPharm’s recent merger with Tergus Pharma, MedPharm enhanced its capabilities, transforming the business into a truly differentiated CDMO of scale with superior end-to-end capabilities from drug development & formulation to large batch commercial manufacturing and distribution. For more than 25 years, MedPharm has specialized in reducing risk through its unique, industry-leading in vitro testing and research biology models and is a global leader in product development for dermal/transdermal, lung and nasal, mucosal membrane, ungual, otic and ophthalmic delivery. MedPharm has locations in the United Kingdom and United States, including a new 97,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Durham, NC. For more information, visit MedPharm.com.

About Ampersand Capital Partners

Ampersand Capital Partners, founded in 1988, is a middle-market private equity firm with $3 billion of assets under management, dedicated to growth-oriented investments in the healthcare sector. With offices in Boston, MA, and Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ampersand leverages a unique blend of private equity and operating experience to build value and drive long-term performance alongside its portfolio company management teams. Ampersand has helped build numerous market-leading companies across each of the firm’s core healthcare sectors. For additional information, visit AmpersandCapital.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

About Bourne Partners Strategic Capital

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Bourne Partners Strategic Capital is a private equity and growth equity investment firm focused exclusively on the pharmaceutical, pharma services and consumer healthcare sectors. As owners and operators with over 20 years of experience, BPSC has investment, strategic and operational experience in companies ranging from $5M to $3B in equity value and seeks to align and partner with management teams and other owners in these sectors to grow their businesses. BPSC is a related company of Bourne Partners, which offers investment banking and advisory services in the same key focus areas. For more information, please visit bourne-partners.com.

About Great Point Partners

Great Point Partners, founded in 2003 and based in Greenwich, CT, manages over $1.9B of capital in its private funds and public life sciences equity strategy (BioMedical Value Fund). The private equity funds invest across all sectors of the health care industry with a particular emphasis on biopharmaceutical services and supplies, alternate site care, medical device contract manufacturing and information technology enabled businesses. The firm pursues a proactive and proprietary approach to sourcing investments and tuck-in acquisitions for its portfolio companies. For additional information, visit gppfunds.com.

Silversmith Capital Partners, a growth equity firm focused on supporting the best entrepreneurs in technology and healthcare, today announced the addition of nine new team members to the firm including Livia Reuss as Senior Associate, Annie Cory and Alex Sideropoulos as Associates, and Ashanti Greene, Jerry Karalis, Ruben Luthra, Apurva Oak, Dade Ogunmuyiwa, and Edbert Wu as Analysts.

New team members include:

Livia Reuss, Senior Associate

Liv focuses on investments in SaaS & Information Services, particularly within sales, marketing, and customer experience technology. Prior to Silversmith, Liv was an investor at TA Associates where she focused on partnering with entrepreneurs in vertical market software. Before TA, Liv began her career on Morgan Stanley’s power and utilities investment banking team. Liv graduated from Middlebury College with a BA, summa cum laude.

Annie Cory, Associate

Annie focuses on investments in SaaS & Information Services. Prior to Silversmith, Annie was an investor at Summit Partners where she focused on partnering with entrepreneurs in enterprise software. Before joining Summit, Annie began her career on Morgan Stanley’s technology investment banking team. Annie graduated from Princeton University with a BA, magna cum laude, in Public and International Affairs.

Alex Sideropoulos, Associate

Alex focuses on investments in Healthcare IT & Services. Prior to Silversmith, Alex worked in investment banking at William Blair and Citi where he helped advise clients on private capital markets transactions. Alex graduated from Georgetown University with a BBA, summa cum laude, in Finance and Accounting.

Ashanti Greene, Analyst

Ashanti focuses on investments in SaaS & Information Services. Prior to Silversmith, Ashanti worked as an investment banking summer analyst at Morgan Stanley and an investment office intern at the Brown University Endowment. Ashanti graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in Public Policy and an Economics minor from Duke University.

Jerry Karalis, Analyst

Jerry focuses on investments in SaaS & Information Services. Prior to Silversmith, Jerry worked as a summer analyst at VSS Capital Partners and Constitution Capital Partners. Jerry graduated from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College with a BS in Management and concentrations in Finance and Entrepreneurship, and a minor in Managing for Social Impact and Public Good.

Ruben Luthra, Analyst

Ruben focuses on investments in SaaS & Information Services. Prior to Silversmith, in the summers Ruben worked in business development at Pure Watercraft and as a QMS intern at Icertis. Reuben graduated from Georgetown University with a BBA in Finance and a minor in Science, Technology, and International Affairs.

Apurva Oak, Analyst

Apurva focuses on investments in Healthcare IT & Services. Prior to Silversmith, Apurva conducted research at the Cil Lab of University of California, San Francisco. While there, she focused on drug discovery and disease pathogenesis mechanisms for gastrointestinal diseases. Apurva graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo with a BS, summa cum laude, in Cellular and Molecular Biology and received a MA in Biotechnology from Columbia University.

Dade Ogunmuyiwa, Analyst

Dade focuses on investments in Healthcare IT & Services. Prior to Silversmith, Dade worked for a summer as an investor at Insight Partners where he covered Healthcare IT and SaaS. Prior to his time at Insight Partners, Dade developed a caregiver navigation platform for Alzheimer’s caregivers.  Dade graduated from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Health and Society with a concentration in Healthcare Markets and Finance.

Edbert Wu, Analyst

Edbert focuses on investments in SaaS & Information Services. Prior to Silversmith, Edbert was a summer investment analyst at Palm Drive Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm in New York, and growth intern at Topline Pro, a startup helping expand the online presence of contractors. Edbert graduated from Harvard University with an AB in Economics, with honors, with a secondary in Government.

Newly created role to further enhance portfolio company value creation capabilities in India and Southeast Asia

Hong Kong and Mumbai, India, September 9, 2024 – Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) today announced the appointment of Anuj Poddar to the newly created role of Co-Head of Global Portfolio Solutions (GPS) for Asia, focusing on India and Southeast Asia.

In his role, Mr. Poddar will work closely with Carlyle Asia’s country investment advisory teams, Janine Feng, Vice Chair of Carlyle Asia, who oversees value creation strategies and initiatives in Asia, as well as with Richard Elder, Global Head of GPS in the U.S., to help drive transformational change and performance with portfolio companies. He will be based in Mumbai.

Mr. Poddar has over 30 years of corporate leadership and management consulting experience where he has demonstrated success in driving organizational transformation and business growth. He joins from Bajaj Electricals, a leading consumer appliances and lighting solutions company in India, where he served as CEO and spearheaded the turnaround and transformation of the 80-year-old company. 

Mr. Greg Zeluck, Managing Director and Co-Head of Carlyle Asia, said: “We are extremely excited to welcome Anuj to the team. His new role dovetails with our increased focus on enhancing portfolio company value creation and as we look to increase the number of control buyout deals that we do in Asia. We look forward to leveraging Anuj’s extensive experience, particularly in India, as we work with our portfolio companies, with the goal to strengthen and improve their operations, accelerate growth, and drive impact.”

Mr. Poddar commented: “I am pleased to join Carlyle, one of the world’s leading investment firms, as it looks to deepen its value creation capabilities in Asia. Value creation is becoming increasingly complex and multifaceted across the region, and I look forward to working with the team and building on Carlyle’s global GPS capabilities to help portfolio companies seek to optimize performance in today’s fast evolving business environment.”

Prior to Bajaj Electricals, Mr. Poddar was a member of the senior leadership team at Viacom18 Media in India, where he played an integral role in the growth of the company, including its successful foray into mass entertainment and expansion into regional and international markets. While at Viacom18 Media, he also led strategy for MTV Networks Asia for Southeast Asia and China, based out of Singapore. Prior to Viacom18 Media, he spent nearly a decade with KPMG and Arthur Andersen, where he provided consulting, M&A and other services to companies across sectors.

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About Carlyle

Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across its business and conducts its operations through three business segments: Global Private Equity, Global Credit and Global Investment Solutions. With $435 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2024, Carlyle’s purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, portfolio companies and the communities in which we live and invest. Carlyle employs more than 2,200 people in 29 offices across four continents. Further information is available at www.carlyle.com. Follow Carlyle on X @OneCarlyle and LinkedIn at The Carlyle Group.

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EQT is excited to announce that Henry Steinberg assumes the role of global head of EQT Exeter today. Ward Fitzgerald, founder and global head of EQT Exeter, has decided to step down. EQT also announces that Matthew Brodnik, Chief Investment Officer, North American Industrial, assumes the role of Global CIO of EQT Exeter.

Since founding the firm nearly 20 years ago, Ward has, together with EQT, led EQT Exeter to become a leading global real estate investment manager with over 450 professionals across 50 offices globally. With nearly $30B of equity under management, EQT Exeter owns and operates over 2,000 properties and 375 million square feet. Ward will work with Henry to ensure a smooth transition and join EQT’s advisor network.

“We are extremely grateful to Ward,” said Lennart Blecher, head of Real Assets, EQT, and chairman, EQT Exeter. “Since the acquisition, EQT Exeter has doubled its fee-paying AUM, revenue, and EBITDA. Ward will leave behind a terrific legacy. Now, as our real estate business continues its steady growth trajectory and evolution into a global leader across strategies, Ward has decided that it is the right time to transition to the next generation of leadership.”

Henry, who currently serves as president of EQT Exeter North America, brings decades of experience across real estate investment, development, management, and leasing. Henry joined EQT Exeter over 15 years ago and has been instrumental in the growth of the business.

“I am incredibly grateful to the professionals at EQT Exeter who have enabled us to deliver top ventile returns for our investors, including the many firefighters, teachers, policemen, and other civil servants whose pensions depend on that success,” said Ward. “It has been an unbelievable opportunity to join and serve one of the world’s most prominent global private markets firms over the past several years. As I look forward to new challenges, I am confident that we have together prepared the organization to continue growing and evolving with Henry and Matt at the helm.”

“It has been an honor to be a part of the development of EQT Exeter, working closely with an incredible leader like Ward and the rest of the team,” said Henry. “We’ve truly accelerated our growth since joining with EQT, and I’m excited to continue driving our evolution forward.”

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New York – Alantra, the leading global mid-market financial services firm, has strengthened its U.S. operations with the hire of Michael Poerschke as a Partner. Based in New York City, Michael will focus on the global Consumer Goods & Retail, Agriculture, and Specialty Ingredients sectors.

Michael brings over 16 years of M&A experience, having completed acquisitions, divestitures, asset swaps, strategic reviews, reorganizations, capital raisings, refinancings, and fairness opinions, totaling more than $100bn in transaction volume. Before joining Alantra, he was a Managing Director at Rothschild & Co, where he led the firm’s Consumer Ingredients coverage for North America within the Global Financial Advisory Group.

Michael’s appointment in New York City is the sixth senior hire in the past 12 months, underlining Alantra’s ambitions to gaining further scale across its core sectors, which are Consumer, Industrials, Healthcare, and Technology. The Alantra team in the U.S. is composed of c. 50 bankers across its New York City and Boston offices.

In the last 12 months, Alantra’s global Consumer team, has completed 18 transactions worth over $2.2bn across the U.S., France, Germany, UK, Spain, Italy, and the Nordics. Notable deals include Alantra advising Vandemoortele, a leading European family-owned food group, on the acquisition of Banneton Bakery, the shareholders of UST LLC, a U.S.-based contract manufacturer of VMS products, on its sale to Somafina, and CedarBridge Capital Partners on its successful exit from The Grooming Company Holding, a premier provider of salon and beauty services in the UAE, to Omorfia Group, the beauty anchor majority owned by Multiply Group, the Abu Dhabi-based investment holding company.

Tikehau Capital, the global alternative asset management group, announces the appointment of Christoph Rinnert as Head of Private Equity Germany effective immediately.

In this role, Christoph Rinnert will oversee the strategic development and management of Tikehau Capital’s private equity portfolio in the DACH region, focusing on sourcing and realising investment opportunities that align with Tikehau Capital’s investment objectives. The Group’s private equity strategy invests in mid-market companies with high growth potential, focusing on digitalisation, build-ups, and both domestic and international expansion. It targets dynamic themes such as sustainability, energy transition, regenerative agriculture, cybersecurity, and aerospace and defence.

With the announcement, Tikehau Capital enhances its comprehensive investment expertise and product offering in Germany across all four of its asset classes: Private Debt, Private Equity, Real Assets and Capital Markets Strategies.

Based in Tikehau Capital’s Frankfurt office, Christoph Rinnert will report to Dominik P. Felsmann, Head of Germany, and Emmanuel Laillier, Head of Private Equity at Tikehau Capital.

Christoph Rinnert has more than 15 years of experience in private equity and M&A. Previously, he was Director at 3i Deutschland Industriebeteiligungs GmbH and led the company’s DACH Industrial Technology origination efforts and global initiatives, executing numerous high-profile transactions and managing portfolio companies. Christoph Rinnert was also part of the Supervisory Board of Weener Plastics Holding B.V., a portfolio company of 3i, where he played a pivotal role in growing the business and executing key acquisitions. Earlier in his career, Christoph gained substantial M&A advisory experience at Rothschild GmbH and PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, where he managed sell-side and buy-side projects as well as advised clients on valuation and strategic analyses. Christoph Rinnert holds a Master of Engineering with First-Class Honours in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Management from Imperial College London. “I am delighted to welcome Christoph Rinnert as Head of Private Equity Germany. His extensive experience in this market and strong network will be a vital asset for us in the DACH region, strengthening one of Tikehau Capital’s most strategically important markets”, said Emmanuel Laillier, Head of Private Equity at Tikehau Capital.

PRESS RELEASE  FRANKFURT, 2 September 2024 “With Christoph Rinnert, we have gained an experienced private equity expert for the German market and I am looking forward to working with him. He brings a deep understanding of the local landscape and a strong buy & build track-record with his portfolio companies, which will be of great benefit in further expanding our private equity business and realising attractive investments in Germany. His appointment also strengthens our holistic investment expertise across all four asset classes and underlines Tikehau Capital’s strong one-stop-shop offering”, said Dominik. P. Felsmann, Head of Germany at Tikehau Capital. “I am thrilled to join Tikehau Capital during this exciting period of fast-paced growth to spearhead our private equity efforts in the DACH region. I look forward to working with the talented teams at Tikehau Capital to drive strategic growth, unlock new investment opportunities and further solidify our presence in this dynamic market”, said Christoph Rinnert, Head of Private Equity Germany at Tikehau Capital.

PRESS RELEASE  FRANKFURT, 2 September 2024 ABOUT TIKEHAU CAPITAL Tikehau Capital is a global alternative asset management Group with €46.1 billion of assets under management (at 30 June 2024). Tikehau Capital has developed a wide range of expertise across four asset classes (private debt, real assets, private equity and capital markets strategies) as well as multi-asset and special opportunities strategies. Tikehau Capital is a founderled team with a differentiated business model, a strong balance sheet, proprietary global deal flow and a track record of backing high quality companies and executives. Deeply rooted in the real economy, Tikehau Capital provides bespoke and innovative alternative financing solutions to companies it invests in and seeks to create long-term value for its investors, while generating positive impacts on society. Leveraging its strong equity base (€3.1 billion of shareholders’ equity at 30 June 2024), the Group invests its own capital alongside its investor-clients within each of its strategies. Controlled by its managers alongside leading institutional partners, Tikehau Capital is guided by a strong entrepreneurial spirit and DNA, shared by its 763 employees (at 30 June 2024) across its 17 offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. Tikehau Capital is listed in compartment A of the regulated Euronext Paris market (ISIN code: FR0013230612; Ticker: TKO.FP). For more information, please visit: www.tikehaucapital.com.

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As of August 19, 2024, René Keulen has joined Anders Invest as CFRO. His arrival will enable Anders Invest to professionally fulfill its further growth ambitions. René has extensive experience in the field of fund management and, in the crucial CFRO role, will be responsible for, among other things, financial management including investor administration, internal business operations, risk management and compliance. In the past 7 years, René worked in a similar role as CFO at Orange Capital Partners, a successful investment and asset management organization with real estate funds active in four European countries. At Orange Capital Partners, he managed the process of applying for and implementing the AFM license, which will also be his responsibility at Anders Invest. Before that, he worked at Klepièrre, Schroders and EY, among others.