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Finova Capital raises USD15m in Series B equity round

Jaipur-based Finova Capital (Finova), a Non-Banking Financial Company, has raised USD15 million from Faering Capital and existing investor Sequoia India. Finova will use the funds to expand its presence and enable access to credit for the unbanked population. Finova Capital aims to serve the ‘missing middle’ of the MSME segment

YFM Equity Partners supports significant investment into Frescobol Carioca

Funds advised and managed by YFM Equity Partners (YFM), a specialist private equity fund manager have backed a significant investment into Frescobol Carioca Limited (Frescobol). YFM’s investment comes from its two advised VCTs, British Smaller Companies VCT plc and British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc.   Founded in 2013 as the

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BlackRock to acquire eFront in USD1.3bn deal

BlackRock is to acquire 100 per cent of the equity interests in eFront, an end-to-end alternative investment management software and solutions provider, from private equity firm Bridgepoint and eFront employees, for USD1.3 billion in cash. The combination of eFront with Aladdin, BlackRock’s investment operating platform used by more than 225

Money changing hands

Onex to acquire Gluskin Sheff

Onex Corporation (Onex) is to acquire Gluskin Sheff + Associates (Gluskin Sheff) (TSX: GS) for CAD14.25 per share which represents a 28 per cent premium to Gluskin Sheff’s closing share price on 22 March, 2019, and a 37 per cent premium to the 60-day volume weighted average price (VWAP).  The total

Announcement

Fiera Capital to acquire Integrated Asset Management

Fiera Capital Corporation (Fiera Capital) is expanding the offering on its Private Alternative Investments platform with the acquisition of Integrated Asset Management Corp (IAM). IAM’s private debt investment is being incorporated within Fiera Private Lending and the industrial real estate team joining Fiera Properties. The transaction received the unanimous support of the

Global investor services provider SGG Group rebrands as IQ-EQ

SGG Group, the world’s fourth largest investor services group, has adopted a new name, visual identity and corporate website. SGG Group has rebranded to become IQ-EQ. IQ-EQ unites SGG, First Names Group, Augentius, Iyer Practice and Viacert under one single brand. Mark Pesco, Group CEO, says: “Our new name brings

innogy Innovation Hub invests in FirstPoint Mobile Guard

The innogy Innovation Hub, which identifies, funds, and mentors game-changing technologies and ideas, has closed a seed investment round in FirstPoint Mobile Guard (FirstPoint), global innovators in cellular Cybersecurity-as-a-Service. Financial terms were not disclosed. FirstPoint’s network-level protection shields all cellular devices against hidden network vulnerabilities that stump security teams: IMSI

Global investor services provider SGG Group rebrands as IQ-EQ

SGG Group, the world’s fourth largest investor services group, has adopted a new name, visual identity and corporate website. SGG Group has rebranded to become IQ-EQ. IQ-EQ unites SGG, First Names Group, Augentius, Iyer Practice and Viacert under one single brand.   Mark Pesco, Group CEO, says: “Our new name

Flexstone Partners and Hostplus to launch US private equity emerging managers programme

Global private investments firm Flexstone Partners, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, and Hostplus, an Australian superannuation fund, are to launch a US private equity emerging managers programme dedicated to Hostplus and designed to provide risk-adjusted investment solutions to qualifying Hostplus members. The emerging managers programme will see Flexstone Partners

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