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Private capital finding a home in Guernsey’s private equity industry

The rising trend of private capital investment is being well serviced in Guernsey due to the island’s flexibility to meet investors’ sophisticated requirements, sector experts agreed at the 2019 Guernsey Funds Forum. In the decade following the global financial crisis, private wealth has doubled in nominal terms, and private capital

DataArt raises funding from DEG 

DataArt has raised equity funding from the German development finance institution DEG. DEG has co-invested alongside DFI-backed Da Vinci Capital, a CIS-focused private equity fund manager with a strong track record in the IT industry.  DEG is part of KfW, the German state-owned promotional bank. With a presence of around

Accounting automation tool Roger.ai raises USD7.35m in Series A funding

Roger.ai, an accounting automation tool that can cut time businesses spend on day-to-day financial processes by as much as 80 per cent, has raised a USD7.35 million in a Series A funding round led by QED Investors, with participation from 9Yards Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, Financial Venture Studio, BootstrapLabs, and

Piper Jaffray Companies sells Advisory Research

Investment bank Piper Jaffray Companies has sold Advisory Research through two separate transactions which will result in the firm exiting its traditional asset management business.  The midstream energy business of Advisory Research, is being sold to Tortoise Capital Advisors, while the remaining Advisory Research business is being acquired by a

Astorg sells M7 Group to CANAL+

Law firm Paul Hastings has advised European private equity firm Astorg and the other selling shareholders of M7 Group, in connection with the sale of 100 per cent of their shares and voting rights in M7 Group to Groupe CANAL+, a subsidiary of the Vivendi group. Based in Luxembourg and

Schroders appoints senior private assets distribution head

Schroders has hired Peter Arnold, a senior private assets distribution head to drive the firm’s sales effort in this key asset class and better meet the specialist needs of investors globally. Arnold will lead Schroders’ Alternative Sales Unit, which was established last year and focuses on the distribution of Schroders’

Dunedin promotes three investment team members

Dunedin has promoted three members of its investment team – Andrew Davidson to Investment Director, and Jessica Hardy and Katie Chung to Assistant Director. Davidson, Hardy and Chung have been instrumental in driving transactions for Dunedin and creating value across its portfolio. They have each made notable contributions to Dunedin’s investments

Apposite Capital appoints new finance manager

Apposite Capital, a healthcare-focused,  private equity investor, has appointed James Harper as Finance Manager and promoted Alex Cunynghame to Investment Manager. Harper joined Apposite Capital from the Coller Capital finance team, where he was responsible for fund accounting, investment monitoring, treasury management and foreign exchange risk management. Prior to that,

Life Insurer yulife raises GBP10 million in funding led by Creandum

Insurance company yulife has secured GBP10 million in a Series A funding round led by Creandum Funds, backers of Spotify, iZettle and depop. MMC Ventures and Notion Capital participated in the round alongside existing investors Anthemis Exponential Ventures, RGAX and Israel’s most active venture investor OurCrowd. This new round of

Versa Capital Management acquires Alex Apparel Group

An affiliate of Versa Capital Management (Versa) has acquired Alex Apparel Group (Alex Apparel), a designer and wholesaler of social dresses and separates under the Alex Evenings, SL Fashions and Ignite Evenings brands, from Atlantic Street Capital. The Alex Apparel Group brands are sold both online and in over 3,400

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