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Simon King, Aztec Group

Aztec Group establishes first Jersey Private Funds

Independent fund and corporate services provider the Aztec Group has established two Jersey Private Funds (JPFs), the first funds to be formed since the regime’s inception on 18 April 2017.  Introduced last month by the Jersey Financial Services Commission, the new JPF product has been designed to rationalise and consolidate

Scott McKay, Wellfleet

Wellfleet completes fourth CLO offering

Wellfleet Credit Partners, the credit business of private investment firm Littlejohn & Co, has closed a USD457.8 million collateralised loan obligation (CLO), Wellfleet CLO 2017-1, the fourth CLO issuance for the firm. Benefitting from supportive market conditions and investor receptivity, CLO 2017-1 was upsized approximately USD50.0 million during marketing.  

KV Private Equity acquires Northern Lite Mfg

KV Private Equity has acquired Northern Lite Mfg as the first investment of KV Private Equity Fund. Founded in 1989 and located in Kelowna, British Columbia, Northern Lite manufactures desirable high-end fibreglass truck campers, which are distributed throughout Canada and the US via its well-established dealer network.   “We are

IK to acquire Messerschmitt Systems

IK Investment Partners’ IK Small Cap I Fund is to acquire Messerschmitt Systems, a provider of access control and customised guest room management systems for the global hotel industry. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Founded in 1994, Messerschmitt Systems’ multifunctional Room Management Systems and Access

Omnes Capital acquires minority core shareholding in Batiweb

Omnes Capital has used a capital development transaction to buy a core minority shareholding in Batiweb, a digital platform serving the construction sector that brings together building trade professionals and consumers. Ardian, the independent private investment company, has sold its shareholding in the company.   At the same time, Batiweb

Crestline leads USD450m in transactions through PE credit and fund restructuring team

The private equity credit and fund restructuring team of institutional alternative asset manager Crestline Investors has closed four transactions committing a combined total of more than USD200 million in capital. Crestline also assumed governance rights across another USD250 million of capital contributed or rolled by existing investors.   The group,

Adams Business Credit rebrands as Context Business Lending

Adams Business Credit, a national asset-based lender, is to rebrand as Context Business Lending, bringing the firm in unison with the family of businesses and affiliates under Context Capital Partners, an alternative investment firm. The newly named Context Business Lending will continue to focus on providing flexible working capital solutions

BRIDGE platform triples AUM in less than three years

Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management’s BRIDGE (Benjamin de Rothschild Infrastructure Debt Generation) platform has now reached EUR1.2 billion and has tripled in size since the first closing of FCT BRIDGE I in July 2014 with EUR400 million. The second closing of BRIDGE II has been completed, after a first closing in

Anthony Cowell, KPMG

Conclusion

One of the clearest messages that came out of CAIS 2017 was that the world is changing in innumerable ways that have the capacity to shock and destabilise. One only has to refer recently, to Brexit and the outcome of the US presidential election, to appreciate that uncertainty is the

Lord Michael Hastings, KPMG

Chapter 4 – Inspiring galaxies of greatness

The alternatives industry has a duty to not only defy gravity and deliver strong returns, but to do so in a way that can genuinely change the world for the better, inspiring the next generation of star managers and investors.  Cognisant of its importance, CAIS 2017 focused on philanthropy and

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