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TORA set to revamp risk arb trading with new equity pairs FX auto hedge solution

TORA, the provider of a front-to-back cloud-based order and execution management system (OEMS), has released its new FX auto-hedging function for equity pairs trading.The new solution sits within TORA’s market-leading equity pairs trading algo suite and delivers advanced operational trading efficiencies. The FX function offers automatic hedging for clients’ cross

Maven VCTs lead GBP2.7 million investment in Quorum Cyber

UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led an investment through its managed VCTs, alongside the Scottish Investment Bank, in Quorum Cyber Security Limited (Quorum), a cyber security firm, providing professional and managed security services to companies across the UK, Europe and the Middle East. The funding will be

Blackstone Strategic Partners closes third infrastructure secondaries fund at USD3.75bn

Strategic Partners, Blackstone’s secondary and fund solutions business, has held the final close on USD3.75 billion for Strategic Partners Infrastructure III and its related committed program vehicles (SP Infrastructure III). Blackstone says SP Infrastructure III is the world’s largest pool of capital dedicated to infrastructure secondaries. Verdun Perry, Senior Managing Director

SK Capital backs Techmer PM

Techmer PM, a designer and producer of engineered compounds and colour and additive concentrates for the plastics and fibre industries, has formed a strategic partnership with an affiliate of New York-based private investment firm SK Capital Partners.SK Capital, which manages a growing portfolio of companies focused on the specialty materials,

AVCA Board appoints Interim CEO

The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) has appointed Dara Owoyemi as Interim CEO, following the departure of Michelle Kathryn Essomé last month.Owoyemi previously served as Board Member and Chief Operating Officer of AVCA, from 2011 to 2017. She was instrumental in re-building and re-vitalising the Association to

NEM Ventures invests in SharpShark

NEM Ventures, the venture capital and investment arm of the NEM blockchain ecosystem, has made a strategic investment in SharpShark, a blockchain-powered time-stamping solution that protects creators’ copyrights, while enabling the transfer and tokenisation of intellectual property, and the auto monitoring of violations.Kailin O’Donnell, Co-Founder and General Partner at NEM

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company acquires solar portfolio totaling 5.9 MW

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, has purchased the rights to a portfolio of 5.9 MW to-be-constructed solar projects, developed by Ameresco, Inc. The portfolio consists of sites in Massachusetts and New Jersey. In Natick, MA, 0.6 MW is contracted to the off-taker, Natick Public Schools. In Princeton, NJ,

One Equity Partners acquires Spartronics

Middle market private equity firm One Equity Partners (OEP) has completed the acquisition of Spartronics from Sparton Corporation (Sparton). Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. 

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