Conifer Financial Services, a provider of fund administration, middle office, trade execution, and prime brokerage services to the asset management industry, has received an unqualified opinion in the Service Organisation Controls (SOC) 1 TYPE 2 (SSAE 16) 2014 examination of its fund administration entity, Conifer Asset Solutions. Notable among the
Coming off of a strong year for private equity in 2014, industry leaders are tempering their outlook for 2015, according to the sixth annual PErspective Private Equity Study by BDO USA. While 41 per cent of private equity fund managers report closing more than five deals in 2014, only 8
3Scan has closed a Series A fundraising round of USD6.7 million. The financing, led by Lux Capital will support the continued development and deployment of 3Scan’s KESM technology. "While medical science has made incredible advances in recent years, anatomic pathology has remained relatively stuck in the 19th century – a
Huron Consulting Group is to acquire Studer Group, a professional services firm that assists healthcare providers to achieve cultural transformation. The acquisition will combine Huron Healthcare’s performance improvement and clinical transformation capabilities with Studer Group’s Evidence-Based LeadershipSM framework to provide unparalleled leadership and cultural transformation expertise for healthcare provider clients.
Large private equity firms are increasingly flexing their scale, balance sheets, restructuring experience and connections with creditors and limited partners to tighten control and enhance return potential on investments, says Fitch Ratings. Recent examples include Apollo's and TPG's decision on Jan. 15 to voluntarily place the largest operating subsidiary of
TI Automotive, a leading provider of fluid storage, carrying and delivery systems to automotive manufacturers, is to be acquired by private investment firm Bain Capital. The existing management team will continue to lead the company. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Auburn Hills,
Scout RFP, a cloud-based sourcing platform, has raised USD2.75 million in seed financing led by venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from Google Ventures and Zapis Capital. Angel investors Techammer & Tim O'Shaughnessy also participated. The funding will be used to grow the company's engineering team and
GBR Phoenix Beard has acquired Optic Asset Management following several months of detailed discussions between the firms. The new business will be called GBR Phoenix Beard and will trade with immediate effect. Optic’s London team is scheduled to re-locate from current offices in Wells Street to GBR Phoenix Beard’s Chandos
The shareholders of trial strategy consulting firm DOAR have bought back private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson’s stake in the company. DOAR provides trial strategy consulting and related services for individuals, law firms and corporations involved in high stakes civil, regulatory and white collar criminal litigation. The initial investment by
With the General Election just around the corner, 2015 promises to be another interesting year for private equity, says Gary Tipper (pictured), managing partner at Palatine Private Equity… A change in the political order can often cause changes to the way in which businesses operate and how leaders make decisions, as
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