New research from Luxoft, a global technology services and consulting partner, has revealed that Tier one, Tier two and Tier three investment banks are overconfident about the EU’s new Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR), which comes into force next April. Almost all (99 per cent) senior compliance professionals responsible for
Barnes & Noble is to be acquired by funds advised by Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited (Elliott) for USD6.50 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately USD683 million, including the assumption of debt. Elliott’s acquisition of Barnes & Noble, the largest retail bookseller in the United States, follows its
The first wave of middle-office outsourcing deals came on the heels of the the credit crisis in 2008. Given this timing, it should come as no surprise that the origin of these first generation deals was driven by cost savings. At the time, middle-office operations was viewed as a necessity
SANNE, a provider of alternative asset and corporate business services has appointed Malcolm Hassan as managing director of business development and marketing. Based in SANNE’s London office, Hassan will oversee business development alongside brand & market positioning across its global platform. Hassan will focus on achieving SANNE’S growth strategy of
Private equity firm The Riverside Company has invested in Champion Healthcare Technologies (Champion), a SaaS provider that enables hospitals to manage surgical implants throughout their life cycle – from receipt, inventory storage and usage to post-surgical tracking and reporting. Champion is combining with HemaTerra Technologies (HemaTerra), a provider of SaaS-based
Hillhouse Capital Management is partnering with the management team from Scottish whisky producer Loch Lomond Group to acquire the business from Exponent Private Equity. Since the original buyout of Loch Lomond from the Bulloch family in 2014, the company has invested significantly in growing its portfolio of brands, distillery and
Fortino Capital Partners has invested in Maxxton, an all-in one software solution developed for vacation and short-term rental managers. Maxxton, which employs 200 people, is headquartered in Middelburg, the Netherlands and has worldwide offices. Fortino Capital will assist the Maxxton management to further expand internationally and strengthen their current presence
CVC Capital Partners, through its CVC Fund VII and CVC Growth Partners, is to make a majority investment in New York-based technology firm Vitech Systems Group, a provider of cloud-based financial administration solutions. Vitech is a global firm of over 1,200 professionals that serves many of the world’s leading pension,
Goodwin’s Private Investment Funds team has advised Advent International on the successful completion of its fundraising for Advent International GPE IX Limited Partnership (GPE IX). The fund reached its hard cap of USD17.5 billion (EUR15.6 billion) and surpassed the USD16 billion (EUR14.3 billion) target after six months in the market.
Private Client Resources (PCR) has secured a ‘major’ investment from private equity firm Public Pension Capital (PPC) alongside company management. PCR’s total-wealth aggregation utility specialises in delivering data covering 100 per cent of ultra-high net worth portfolios – including the hardest-to-aggregate illiquid and statement-based assets. PPC’s investment will fund
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