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Jason Miller, Otterbourg

Otterbourg expands finance practice

Otterbourg PC has appointed Jason I Miller (pictured), as a member in the firm’s specialty finance group. His practice focuses on commercial finance matters such as asset based lending, cash flow lending, middle market, factoring, leveraged finance, first and second lien loans and term loans. He joins Otterbourg from Blank

Beringea leads GBP1.75m Series A funding round

DeepCrawl, a web crawler and search marketing analytics and insights company, has secured GBP1.75 million in a Series A funding round led by growth investor Beringea. Beringea is investing GBP1.5 million, with the remaining funding provided by existing individual high net worth investors.   DeepCrawl’s web crawler provides brands with

CapitalSpring Raises USD725 million for Fifth Investment Fund

CapitalSpring, an investment firm focused on the branded restaurant industry, has held the final closing of CapitalSpring Investment Partners V, and parallel funds (Fund V), with USD725 million of aggregate capital commitments. Fund V, which was substantially oversubscribed and exceeded its target of USD500 million, attracted strong backing from a

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CIFC appoints John DiRocco as COO

CIFC, a private debt manager specialising in US corporate and structured credit strategies, has appointed John DiRocco as Chief Operating Officer (COO). DiRocco will oversee non-investment functions as well as the expansion of the firm’s investment product offerings in the United States and internationally. he served as Chief Operating Officer and

Darkstore secures USD1.4m in funding from PivotNorth

Darkstore, a third-party logistics (3PL) company based in San Francisco, has secured USD1.4 million in seed funding from PivotNorth Capital, a venture capital firm known for investing in promising software enterprises.  Darkstore Founder and CEO Lee Hnetinka, who already raised USD150,000 in May of last year and another USD120,000 in

Document, document and document again

By Ian Kelly (pictured), Augentius – The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Conduct Authority and Monetary Authority of Singapore have all issued consultations and guidance on outsourcing. Although the regulators advised on slightly different areas, the theme is clear. With outsourcing on the up, fund managers must have defined strategies,

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An achievable calendar for cyber security plan implementation

By Eze Castle Integration – Keeping up with the myriad of cyber security requirements expected of today’s financial firms is a daunting – and sometimes unachievable – task. This list continues to grow in size and scope, and remembering how often to perform tests or when to change passwords is

Steve Georgala, Maitland

Maitland acquires R&H Fund Services Guernsey

Global advisory and fund administration fund Maitland is to acquire Guernsey-based Designated Manager, R&H Fund Services (Guernsey) Limited. Other Rawlinson & Hunter businesses in the Channel Islands, including R&H Trust Co (Guernsey) Limited, Rawlinson & Hunter Limited and R&H’s Jersey businesses, have an entirely separate ownership structure and do not

Strix completes Zeus Capital-backed GBP190m float

Kettle safety controls manufacturer and supplier Strix Group has completed a GBP190m equity fundraising and listing on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM), in a deal led by independent investment bank Zeus Capital. Established in 1982, the Isle of Man-based Strix is a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply

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