Jersey has an opportunity to diversify its alternative funds capabilities and a growing role to play as a European domicile supporting US fund managers, according to panellists at this year’s Jersey Finance Annual London Fund Conference. Discussing global opportunities for Jersey, the panel at this year’s conference, which took place
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group is to acquire a majority stake in assets services firm Conifer Financial Services. Senior management of Conifer will continue to lead the business and own a significant minority interest in the company. The transaction, terms of which have not been disclosed, is expected to
Wheelhouse has expanded into private equity investing through the newly formed Wheelhouse Capital Partners, which is backed by Global Endowment Management (GEM). Wheelhouse Capital Partners is looking to acquire lower middle market businesses in the USD10 million to USD30 million range in its two core sectors: healthcare and industrial services.
Social media management platform Falcon Social has closed a fund raising round of USD16 million. The Series B financing round was led by Prime Ventures and joined by existing Falcon Social investors Northcap and Target Partners, bringing the company’s total financing to date to USD25.33 million. The new financing will
BlueMountain Capital Management has entered into a consulting agreement with Harvard economics professor Jeremy C Stein, who was a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from May 2012 to May 2014. Professor Stein will advise BlueMountain on a range of issues, including implications of
iAngels has raised a USD2.25 million Seed Round led by Roman Abramovich's fund, Millhouse Capital. iAngels is the 15th company to successfully raise funds through the iAngels online platform, raising USD1.25 million from some of Israel's most successful angels, and an additional USD1 million from its global community of investors
Atlas Holdings has acquired Merchants Metals, the second largest fencing manufacturer/distributor in North America, from Oldcastle, the North American arm of CRH plc. The company manufactures and distributes fencing products for commercial, residential and industrial uses. "We are pleased to add Merchants Metals to the Atlas family of companies," says
Victory Park Capital Advisors (Victory Park Capital) has been retained by newly formed, UK investment company VPC Speciality Lending (VPC) to serve as investment manager. VPC completed its initial public offering of ordinary shares on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange on 13 March. As investment manager,
Baird Capital’s UK private equity group has acquired a majority interest in Clearwater Group, a provider of water treatment, hygiene, engineering and pump services to customers across the UK. As part of the transaction, Baird Capital Managing Director, James Benfield will join the Clearwater board of directors. Headquartered in
The private debt industry has more than tripled in size since 2006, with assets under management (AUM) increasing from USD152bn to USD465bn as of June 2014. Ryan Flanders, Executive Editor of the newly released 2015 Preqin Global Private Debt Report, examines the growth of the asset class. The global private
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