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Glenn Kocher, LiquidX

LiquidX trading volume soars 40 per cent year-on-year to USD7.4bn

LiquidX, a global network for illiquid assets, transacted a record USD7.4 billion in 2018, as year-over-year trading volume soared 40 per cent. The platform handled four times as many unique credits in 2018 than in previous years. “Our clients transacted hundreds of different credits in 2019, while using multiple structures

Mourant advises on USD131.8 million GBG takeover

Mourant has advised a New York-based private equity firm on its takeover of AIM-listed GBGI Limited (GBG). GBG is a provider of international benefits insurance, operating globally across 120 jurisdictions. Trading principally as GBG Insurance Group, GBG is a fully integrated insurance group providing services from policy sales to claim

Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) closes USD220m fund

Israeli VC firm, Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), has closed its latest fund, JVP VIII, with USD220 million in commitments. This new fund aims to invest in early through mid-stage technologies that are transforming key global markets, such as computer vision meets wellness, cybersecurity meets fintech and insurtech, artificial intelligence meets

Imagen secures GBP6.5m in venture capital funding

The SaaS video management platform, Imagen, which holds both current and archive footage for major sporting organisations and news outlets, including Premier League, World Tennis Association and the BBC, has secured GBP6.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Downing Ventures. The round also included capital from Guinness

BGF named most active global investor for growth and expansion businesses by Pitchbook

The UK’s BGF has been named the world’s most active investor in businesses seeking growth and expansion funding in Pitchbook’s 2018 global league tables, following a record year of investment. Pitchbook’s annual global league tables rank the most active private equity and venture capital investors from around the world. BGF

DealCloud integrates Preqin data with DataCortex

DealCloud, a specialist in CRM and deal management technology for the capital markets, has partnered with alternative assets data provider Preqin to integrate Preqin’s data with DealCloud’s DataCortex product. “We believe that modern-day dealmakers, fund managers, and investor relations professionals deserve to have all of their outsourced data accessible in

Dalma Capital and Exergy Capital establish Sharia-compliant energy fund

Energy investment firm Exergy Capita, and Dalma Capital Management, an alternative investment fund accelerator in the Dubai International Financial Centre, have established a Sharia-compliant investment strategy to develop the infrastructure and technology required to reshape the energy value chain. The investment strategy seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing

Audax Private Equity completes sale of Rogue Wave Software to Perforce

Audax Private Equity (Audax), in partnership with management, has completed the sale of Rogue Wave Software (Rogue Wave) to Perforce Software (Perforce), a Clearlake Capital portfolio company. Headquartered in Louisville, CO, Rogue Wave is a leading provider of software development tools and code components to Global 5000 enterprises, helping developers

Monroe Capital supports Vista Equity Partners’ acquisition of Mindbody

Monroe Capital has acted as co-lead arranger on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the growth of Mindbody, by private equity sponsor Vista Equity Partners. Based in San Luis Obispo, California, Mindbody is the leading technology platform for the fitness, beauty and wellness services industries. Local entrepreneurs

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