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Workhorse Group Secures USD35m in financing from Marathon Asset Management

US technology company Workhorse Group has closed a USD35 million financing with Marathon Asset Management.  The proceeds will be used for current working capital, parts acquisitions to fulfil existing and future customer purchase orders and contracts as well as to satisfy full repayment of the senior secured notes incurred in

Apposite Capital backs dental platform Riverdale Healthcare

Private equity firm Apposite Capital has teamed with management to make a substantial investment in Riverdale Healthcare and part fund its investment in Alpha Vitality Group. Debt for the investment has been provided by Metro Bank. Alpha Vitality Group is a ten practice dental group operating in North East England

George Ralph, RFA

Combatting technology risk in private equity

Private equity firms are spending more budget and applying more focus on technology risk, especially cybersecurity risk, in order to maintain the highest operational standards both within their own businesses and those they invest in.  As George Ralph (pictured), Managing Director for RFA, a leading technology consulting group, explains, most

TigerRisk adopts AIR Worldwide’s ARC risk modelling platform

TigerRisk Partners, a risk, capital and strategic advisor to the global insurance and reinsurance industries, has adopted AIR’s cyber risk modelling platform, ARC (Analytics of Risk from Cyber), to better understand clients’ exposure to cyber loss. ARC is a cyber risk analytics and modelling platform that informs risk selection, pricing,

Floreat backs cybersecurity market with two major investments

Floreat has backed two privately-owned cyber security companies as part of its growth strategy in the private equity market. Floreat Principal Investing, headed up by Jeff Sinclair, has invested in artificial intelligence business Senseon, and intelligent automation services provider Encompass, with the two privately held businesses offering one of the

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The risks of ineffective patch management

A string of high-profile ransomware attacks in recent years, led by the WannaCry attack in May 2017, has led to a growing awareness among the business community on the importance of proper patch management.  Just as your iPhone regularly alerts us to a new system upgrade, so computer networks must

Olivia Munro, Eze Castle Integration

Seven questions to help you evaluate your firm’s IT vulnerabilities

By Olivia Munro, EzeCastle Integration – With Cybersecurity Awareness Month steadily approaching in October, there’s no time like the present to evaluate your firm’s IT vulnerabilities and take steps to mitigate these threats. When looking for vulnerabilities in your organisation’s IT, there are questions you can ask yourself to help you pinpoint

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Seven steps to create a business continuity plan

By Amanda Daly, EzeCastle Integration – When confronted with unexpected business disruptions, alternative investment firms must react swiftly, methodically and successfully or else risk significant financial loss. This level of response requires extensive business continuity planning to ensure allspects of a firm’s business are evaluated and protected. In this blog, we will help

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Eze Castle launches an educational series for cybersecurity awareness month

You may have read in our recent blog posts that October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Of course, at Eze Castle Integration, we love to talk about IT security for alternative investment and professional services firms. To participate in National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Eze Castle Integration is launching a Cybersecurity

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How is your firm mitigating technology risk?

Investment risk plays an important role in the life of a hedge fund manager, but technology risk should not. When it comes to your firm’s technology systems and operations, you want things to run efficiently, not add more stress to your already crowded plate. Mitigating technology risk is a critical

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