The introduction a new fund vehicle by new regulations governing European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs) on 9 December will bring more opportunities for professional and retail investors to fulfil their long-term investment objectives. That’s the view of the Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA), which says that, for the first time,
Private equity funds managed by Blackstone have successfully completed the acquisition of MB Aerospace, a Tier I engine component manufacturer and repair business, from Arlington Capital Partners. MB Aerospace has facilities across the US, UK, and Poland. The company’s manufacturing model provides complex machined and fabricated assemblies into production and
Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Renaissance Capital, Onexim Group, and CITIC Merchant, a merchant banking arm of CITIC Group, are forming a strategic partnership to promote the interests of Russian companies and Chinese investors in high-opportunity projects in Russia, the CIS, the Middle East and Africa. The current partnership will
Strategic advisory and consulting firm Berkeley Research Group has appointed Michael Athanason as a managing director. Athanason joins the BRG Capstone group in New York where he will lead the Private Funds Group Valuation Team. Athanason brings over 25 years of valuation and corporate finance advisory experience and has been
Private equity investment firm McCarthy Capital has led a recapitalisation and growth equity investment in Seven10 Storage Software. Massachusetts-based Seven10 is a provider of enterprise software-defined-storage solutions and fully automated file migrations. “Seven10 epitomises our ideal investment opportunity in a rapidly growing market,” says Bob Emmert, Managing Partner of McCarthy
CVC Capital Partners’ (CVC) CVC Growth Fund is to provide an USD80 million growth equity investment to Kount, a provider of online and mobile fraud detection and prevention solutions. The investment will enable Kount to accelerate product innovation, expand its global footprint, and enhance customer support services. Based in
Taurus Administration Services has acquired Pacific Fund Systems’ PFS-PAXUS integrated share registry/fund accounting platform to support a push into the European market, which it expects to grow as a result of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive. Taurus will target start-up and sub-USD100 million funds often regarded as being too
Thompson Street Capital Partners, a St Louis-based private equity firm focused on investing in middle market founder-led businesses, has closed its latest private equity fund, TSCP IV, with USD640 million in commitments. The fundraising commenced in September 2015 and closed in December 2015. The fund’s total commitments of USD640 million
Sophia Genetics has close a new USD15 million Series C financing round led by Omega founder and Belgian billionaire Marc Coucke. The funds will be used to continue Sophia’s rapid market expansion and broaden its range of genomic tests. Witnessing a 400 per cent growth rate this year alone, Sophia
Cisco is making a significant investment of USD17 million in Idinvest Digital Fund II, which is dedicated to financing innovative young companies in the digital and new technologies sector including web services, the internet of things and fintech. Cisco is now one of the main trade investors in IDF II
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