Quilam has made a multi-million-pound investment into 1plus1 Loans limited, a technology-led niche consumer finance platform. The business was originally a finance broker, however they commenced lending about five years ago and are now poised for significant growth. Founded and run by an entrepreneurial father and son team, 1plus1 provides
MatchPlace has launched a peer-to-peer Invoice Financing service for companies, called MatchPlace IF. The new service is designed to help SMEs more efficiently manage their working capital by selling their outstanding invoices to investors. The invoice financing facility allows companies to submit their invoices through the MatchPlace IF platform
Atalaya Capital Management, an alternative asset manager focused on opportunistic credit and special situations investments, has closed its fourth Asset Income Fund (AIF IV) at its USD900 million hard-cap, exceeding its USD750 million target. AIF IV’s investors are primarily public and corporate pension plans, foundations, and endowments. In the
By Keith Parker, Link Asset Services – The Irish funds industry had another bumper year with total assets for 2017 growing by EUR298 billion – a 16 per cent year-on-year increase – to a record high of EUR2.4 trillion1, a substantial figure and testament to the attractiveness of Ireland as
By Mark Crossan, Bridge Consulting – Irish Funds are on the move again. Every couple of years there is a new product evolution. In 2015 we had the introduction of the ICAV (Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicle) and 2018 is shaping up to be no different. Not only could this
Although most institutional investors are comfortable with the idea of fund managers outsourcing middle- and back-office functions while they focus on managing the investment strategy, they are taking great care and attention at the pre-allocation stage, as part of the ODD process. Whilst they understand that there are numerous cost
By Gayle Bowen & Aongus McCarthy, Pinsent Masons – Under new rules implemented by the Central Bank of Ireland (“Central Bank”) last month, Irish Loan Originating Qualifying Investor AIFS (“L-QIAIFs”) are now permitted to adopt broader credit focussed strategies. Previously L-QIAIFs were prohibited from engaging in any activities other than lending
Interest in Ireland among private debt and private equity fund managers remains strong, especially with the highly anticipated amended Irish Investment Limited Partnership (ILP), scheduled to be formally approved later this year. This is good news for Ireland’s asset servicers. U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, has continued to grow its market
Ireland’s investment funds industry shows no sign of slowing with total AUM reaching EUR2.4 trillion by end of 2017. That’s a 16 per cent growth year-on-year and represents a new high watermark for the jurisdiction, as alternative fund managers continue to set up UCITS and QIAIFs. That growth was underpinned
BorderX Lab, a technology enabled, cross-border e-commerce company founded in 2014 by three former Google computer scientists, has raised USD20 million in a Series B financing round led by Kleiner Perkins. The company’s platform allows consumers around the world to discover and purchase authentic consumer goods and lifestyle products from
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