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Bain Capital Ventures leads USD225m round for AvidXchange

AvidXchange, a FinTech provider of Accounts Payable and Payment Automation, has completed a USD225 million minority growth financing led by Bain Capital Ventures, with contributions from Foundry Group, NYCA Partners, KeyBank, Square 1 Bank, and TPG Special Situations Partners.  The company becomes a part of Bain Capital Ventures’ portfolio alongside

SIlver Creek Bryan Weeks

Silver Creek Capital Management and Plum Creek Timber launch USD1bn JV

Silver Creek Capital Management, an alternative investment boutique focusing on private credit, hedge fund and real asset strategies, has launched a new joint venture with Plum Creek Timber Company enabling institutions to directly invest in timber assets. Twin Creeks will provide institutional investors an opportunity to co-invest in timberlands currently

Felicity Cole, Mamo TCV Advocates

Malta – the optimum choice for private equity

"Malta provides an outstanding opportunity for private equity and venture capital managers. It has a flexible LP structure, an extensive network of double tax treaties, a favourable local tax regime and experienced service providers who can provide a cost-effective solution," comments Felicity Cole (pictured), Head of the Funds Department at

Paul Mifsud

Becoming the EU’s leading securitisation centre

Despite Malta introducing a legal framework for securitisation in 2006, the financial crash meant that it was rarely used until around 2012. But there are signs that securitisation is gaining some momentum locally. This is being helped by a dedicated regulated market for wholesale securities, the European Wholesale Securities Market

Stefania Grech

Fund structure ecosystem continues to grow

Following Malta's implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), it is possible to set-up Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) in Malta in accordance with the AIFMD.  Nevertheless, the existing Professional Investor Fund (PIF) regime has been retained in parallel with the AIF Regime, thus enabling de minimis fund managers

BHR and AVIC Auto acquire Henniges Automotive

BHR has closed on its acquisition, alongside its joint venture partner AVIC Auto, of Henniges Automotive, a specialist designer and manufacturer of sealing and anti-vibration solutions for high-end automobiles.  The transaction, valued at around USD600 million, is structured as a joint acquisition by BHR (49 per cent) and AVIC Auto (51

MSCI acquires data aggregator Insignis

MSCI, a provider of research-based indexes and analytics, is to acquire all of the assets of Insignis, Inc, a data collection and aggregation service for the financial industry. Insignis provides daily automated collection, aggregation and management of financial data, including data on positions, transactions and complex instruments such as exchange-traded

TVV Capital acquires Ian-Conrad Bergan

TVV Capital, an operationally-focused private equity firm, has acquired Pensacola-based Ian-Conrad Bergan (ICB), a provider of engineered sensors, electronics and software for monitoring and gauging marine storage tanks. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   The acquisition of ICB is the sixth investment for TVV Capital’s latest fund,

You.i TV receives growth capital investment from Kayne Partners

You.i Labs Inc, a user-interface technology company, has partnered with Los Angeles-based Kayne Partners, the growth private equity group of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, an alternative investment firm managing over USD27 billion in assets. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, You.i TV provides a proprietary user-interface engine to enterprise-level media and telecommunications

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