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Modern Energy Management delivers 1.5GW of investment grade renewable energy

Modern Energy Management (MEM), which delivers project lifecycle certainty to renewable energy developers, financiers and investors, has delivered over 1.5GW of renewable energy in emerging markets, as a direct result of its Investment Grade Verification (IGV) service. Launched earlier this year, the IGV service has been developed by Modern Energy

Chris Grandi, Abacus Group

Abacus Group named Best North American Cloud Services Provider for 2016

Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has been named the Best North American Cloud Services Provider in the Hedgeweek USA Awards 2016. The awards, which celebrate the achievements of the best performing managers and service providers in the US hedge funds

Scott Sommerville

Maples Fund Services marks 10 years in Hong Kong

Maples Fund Services, a division of MaplesFS and an independent global fund services provider, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the opening of its Hong Kong office. Commencing operations in Hong Kong in 2006, Maples Fund Services provides accounting, middle office, risk reporting and administration services to a client base

Twino Group hits EUR300 million in issued loans

Twino Group, a consumer lender, has now issued over EUR300 million in issued loans. The company, which has been operating since 2009, provides unsecured consumer loans for private individuals in 10 countries, including Poland, Russia and Georgia.   In May 2015, the company also launched a peer-to-peer lending platform, offering

Private equity is adding value to companies, says CEPRES

Private equity is enhancing value in operating companies, according to analysis by CEPRES looking at thousands of PE-backed operating companies post the global financial crisis. CEPRES has found that during the period there has been a steady and significant increase in average compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of EBITDA for

First ever Seedrs portfolio results show 14.44 per cent IRR

Seedrs has published its first ever portfolio update which reveals that for the first time, on a fair value basis, equity crowdfunding through the platform has produced better annualised rates of return (IRRs) than most other asset classes. The update looks at the characteristics and performance of the 253 deals

Elm Capital activity update reveals busy H1 2016

Elm Capital says it has seen a strong first half with primary fund closings and secondary transactions for many of its clients in Europe and North America. On 26 July, Montefiore Investment completed the first and final closing of its largely oversubscribed fourth fund at the agreed hard cap of

Equistone-backed Travel Counsellors sees 22 per cent turnover boost

Equistone Partners-backed Travel Counsellors, an independent provider of bespoke leisure and corporate travel, has seen a 22 per cent rise in turnover over the last 12 months. The Manchester-based company, which has been backed by the private equity house since 2014, has reported turnover of GBP166 million for the year

Octopus launches fintech business Octopus Labs

Octopus Investments has launched Octopus Labs, a new fintech business which is developing technology-enabled financial solutions for the mainstream. Octopus labs will be involved in ‘self-building’ some solutions and will support others through its fintech accelerator programme, with applications now open.   Octopus believes that for many, the world of finance

Pricoa Capital Group’s private placement portfolio reaches record high

Pricoa Capital Group provided more than USD5.3 billion of private capital in the first half of 2016 to companies and projects globally, increasing its overall portfolio to a record high of approximately USD76 billion in total assets. Pricoa Capital Group is the private placement arm of PGIM, the global investment

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