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Nick Cawley, Bedell Trust

Ocorian to acquire MAS International

Ocorian is to acquire MAS International (MAS), an independent fund administration and corporate services provider. The business operates in Luxembourg and Mauritius in addition to representation in the US. Expected to close towards the end of 2017, the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, will realise the next stage

Marianne Scordel, Bougeville Consulting

Hedge funds to become categorised based on PRI criteria

The PRI, supported by the United Nations and the leading proponent of responsible investment, is working to standardise the way in which investors source and allocate capital to hedge funds who base their investment strategies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.  This concept of responsible investing, which also goes

Evolution Equity Partners holds final close of new cybersecurity focused fund

Evolution Equity Partners has held the final closing of a new fund with total capital commitments of USD125 million to make investments in cybersecurity and next generation enterprise software and services in North America, Europe and Israel. The fund exceeded its target and is backed by leading institutional investors, corporates,

Maven leads GBP3.5 million investment in Contego Fraud Solutions

UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP3.5 million investment in Contego Fraud Solutions (Contego), to support the continued growth of the business. The transaction is being jointly funded by Maven and NVM Private Equity (NVM) which are investing GBP1.8 million and GBP1.5 million respectively. The

Privitar closes USD16m in Series A funding

Privacy engineering software company, Privitar, has raised USD16 million in a Series A funding round led by Partech Ventures with participation from CME Ventures and Salesforce Ventures. Existing investors IQ Capital, 24Haymarket and Illuminate Financial have reinvested. Privitar will use the funds to accelerate the delivery of its product roadmap

Barclays and Angel Co-Fund back Form3 in USD5m Series A funding

Form3, a cloud-based, end-to-end, secure platform for global payments processing, has secured a strategic investment from Barclays, the Angel CoFund and several individual investors who have joined the existing shareholders in raising USD5 million. This latest funding will be used to continue building on Form3’s momentum in the UK and

Activa and Bpifrance exit Nexeya

Activa Capital and Bpifrance have sold their stakes in Nexeya, a French group specialised in the design and manufacture of mission-critical electronic systems for major industrial companies primarily in the defence, aeronautics, space, energy, railway and automotive sectors.  After having substantially reinvested, Nexeya’s management now holds a majority stake in

CSM Bakery Solutions sells BakeMark to Pamplona Capital Management

CSM Bakery Solutions, a specialist in bakery ingredients, products and services, is selling its BakeMark business to Pamplona Capital Management. The sale is part of CSM’s strategy to focus on its core business in Europe and North America, according to President and CEO Marianne Kirkegaard.   “We have always had

Synerlab raises additional EUR160m to fund growth

Synerlab has raised an additional EUR160 million in debt from its current partner ICG and Goldman Sachs. 21 Centrale Partners took over Synerlab in December 2013, with the support of Ardian, to create a pan-European CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation).   Over the past four years, Synerlab Group’s sales

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