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The changing role of CTOs at alternative investment firms

By Eze Castle Integration – Times have changed. There is little doubt that the alternate investment industry has evolved in recent years with the rise of new regulations, the wide spread adoption of cloud services and deep focus on cybersecurity risks. But what effect do these changes have for the

Mary Beth Hamilton, Eze Castle Integration

I’m launching a hedge fund. What tech questions do I ask?

By Mary Beth Hamilton, Eze Castle Integration – Hedge fund assets have hit record highs in each of the five past quarters, to some $3.2 trillion, and will grow by 5.5% over the next 12 months, according to Don Steinbrugge, head of Agecroft Partners. With this performance and 2018 well started, new

C5 Capital names Managing Partner

C5, a specialist investment firm focused on cyber security, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, has appointed William Kilmer as a managing partner to C5 Capital’s team and Executive Chairman of C5 portfolio company ITC Secure (ITC Secure), a UK based provider of managed cyber security and advisory services. Kilmer will

Capzanine adds two to team

Capzanine – a European independent private investment management company – has announced the appointments of Clément Colin as Principal and Emmanuel Fournial as Senior Associate to support its growth. Laurent Bénard, Managing Director of Capzanine, says: “These appointments strengthen our teams’ expertise, allowing us to better support our SME and

Maxwellia secures GBP700,000 in funding

Maxwellia, a ‘prescription to over the counter’ medicines company, has raised GBP700,000 in early-stage investment from the GM&C Life Sciences Fund, managed by Catapult Ventures, as well as from existing investors and angels. The funding represents a vital step for Maxwellia, which specialises in ‘switching’ – the conversion of prescription

Monroe Capital appoints Vice President

Monroe Capital has appointed Ryan Flanders as Vice President in the firm’s New York office. Flanders will serve on the firm’s Investor Relations & Marketing team.  Prior to Monroe, Flanders was the Head of Private Debt Products at Preqin, where he created and established Preqin’s coverage of the private debt

Peak Rock Capital affiliate completes investment in CloudNine

An affiliate of middle-market private equity firm Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock) has made a significant investment in CloudNine, a provider of eDiscovery SaaS solutions. Peak Rock and CloudNine have also simultaneously acquired the eDiscovery business from LexisNexis, which includes the LAW PreDiscovery, Early Discovery Analyzer (EDA), and Concordance products

Polaris invests in interior design company Menu

Polaris Private Equity IV (Polaris) is to acquire a majority stake in the Danish interior design company Menu A/S (Menu) from the Hansen Family. Menu, which today supplies high-quality furniture, accessories and lighting to more than 40 countries, is headquartered in Copenhagen’s Nordhavn and has 63 employees.   Menu was

Tortoise launches Tax-Advantaged Social Infrastructure Fund (TSIFX)

Tortoise has launched the Tortoise Tax-Advantaged Social Infrastructure Fund (TSIFX), a closed-end interval fund that offers investors access to the firm’s direct lending strategy that was previously available only to qualified purchasers through a private fund. The fund will provide capital for social infrastructure projects related to 501(c)(3) organisations, non-profits

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