Private markets firm StepStone Group has named six new partners in four of its offices around the world. Monte Brem, Chief Executive Officer of StepStone, says, “We are delighted to recognise these extremely talented colleagues, who have been instrumental to StepStone’s growth and success. We are committed to supporting our
By Olivia Munro, Eze Castle Integration – All too often we hear from firms before a IT and cybersecurity audit asking what they can do to make the audit process go as smoothly as possible. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to ensure a stress-free audit. In this two-part blog
By Mary Beth Hamilton, Eze Castle Integration – As 17 April (US) and 30 April (Canada) near, cyber scammers are pulling out all their tax scams to trick consumers and capitalise on the flurry of activity. Our friends over at Proofpoint say that this time of year, [they have] tracked
Albion Capital has closed its 2017/2018 VCT top up offers after successfully raising the GBP32 million targeted amount. The offers, which launched on 6 September 2017, are fully subscribed across the five Albion VCTs participating in the fundraising. 

 Albion Capital will now focus on investing the money raised in
Law firm Seyfarth Shaw has appointed Steven R Meier as chair of the firm’s Corporate department. Since 2014, Meier has served as co-chair of Seyfarth’s Tax practice and chair of its Chicago Corporate group. With more than 100 lawyers across the country, Seyfarth’s Corporate department serves a diverse client base,
Station 12 Asset Management, a specialist venture capital investor in media, entertainment and knowledge, is to raise GBP60m in two funds – one aimed at institutional investors and the other at the private EIS/SEIS sector. Station 12, which was founded just over three years ago, has already built a successful track
MyCheck, a provider of payment solutions for hotels and restaurants, has been acquired by Eyal Ofer’s OG Tech Ventures, the tech investment arm of his international conglomerate, Ofer Global group. Ofer Global Group’s business interests include real estate and hotels, cruise and maritime shipping, oil and gas, technology and banking.
New State Capital Partners has closed its second institutional investment fund, New State Capital Partners Fund II, with USD255 million in committed capital. The Fund exceeded its target and closed at its hard cap and New State now has in excess of USD800 million AUM as a result. New State
KAP Group is aiming to help both emerging and established private equity fund managers communicate effectively with institutional investors with the launch of the KAP Private Equity Boot Camps educational programme. The first Boot Camp module, Sell Your Story, will include six highly interactive webinars, delivered over three months, designed
EmergeVest, an international private equity investor, has acquired UK logistics group CM Downton (Haulage Contractors) Limited (Downton) in a GBP75 million transaction. EmergeVest has acquired the entire shareholding from the Downton family and will provide additional capital to finance the Company’s growth. The Downton family will continue to serve in
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