ProctorU, an online exam security and identity management company, and Yardstick Assessment Strategies, a specialist in psychometrics and computer-based exam administration for professional testing organisations, have completed a deal to merge the two companies and form a new parent brand, Meazure Learning. The merger positions both ProctorU and Yardstick for rapid
BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses has invested in The Chemistry Group (TCG), a London-based HR consultancy.
Blackstone has appointed Gilles Dellaert, former Co-President and Chief Investment Officer of Global Atlantic, a retirement and life insurance company, as the Global Head of Blackstone Insurance Solutions (BIS).BIS was formed in 2018 to deliver Blackstone’s asset management expertise to the insurance industry. Leveraging the scale and breadth of Blackstone’s
Napier Park Global Capital (Napier Park), an alternative asset management platform with more than USD14 billion in assets under management offering a diversified product mix of hedge funds, private investments, CLOs and structured credit to large, sophisticated institutional investors, has named Nadja Marcoz as a Partner of the firm. Marcoz is
Siguler Guff, a multi-strategy private equity investment firm with over USD14 billion of assets under management, announced today that it has completed fundraising for its Small Buyout Opportunities Fund IV. Fund IV, which was oversubscribed, closed at USD1.575 billion after six months of fundraising, exceeding its USD1.25 billion target. The Fund’s
Gray Powell, CFA, and Matthew VanVliet, CFA, have joined the BTIG’s Research and Strategy division to launch coverage across the security and application software sectors. Powell and VanVliet will both report to David Lenchus, Director of Research at BTIG.Powell joins BTIG as a Director in New York, focused on the
Orrick has appointed leveraged finance and direct lending specialist Anthony Kay as a partner in London. Kay joins Orrick from Latham & Watkins.Kay joins an established finance team in London and will work alongside M&A and private equity partners James Connor and Daniel Wayte in growing the firm’s private equity
The European Commission has revealed details of its Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, suggesting a financial roadmap for reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. On 11 December 2019, the Commission presented the European Green Deal, with the ambition of becoming the first climate-neutral bloc in the world by 2050. The plan
Citco has appointed Elaine Furnari as Head of Loan Servicing at Citco Fund Services (USA) Inc.Furnari will manage the expansion of Citco’s loan servicing offering and joins after nine years as Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial Loan Support at HSBC. Citco is a leading provider of alternative asset
Middleton Enterprises, a Newcastle-based investment firm, is launching a new fund, building on its successful performance over the last six years. The firm increased its net asset value from GBP95 million in 2018 to GBP115 million in 2019. The strong performance has been driven by Middleton Enterprises’ investment in listed companies; managing
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