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Marianne Scordel, Bougeville Consulting

Hedge funds to become categorised based on PRI criteria

The PRI, supported by the United Nations and the leading proponent of responsible investment, is working to standardise the way in which investors source and allocate capital to hedge funds who base their investment strategies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.  This concept of responsible investing, which also goes

Evolution Equity Partners holds final close of new cybersecurity focused fund

Evolution Equity Partners has held the final closing of a new fund with total capital commitments of USD125 million to make investments in cybersecurity and next generation enterprise software and services in North America, Europe and Israel. The fund exceeded its target and is backed by leading institutional investors, corporates,

KEEN Growth Capital appoints new Venture Partner

KEEN Growth Capital (KEEN), an early-stage venture fund focused on better-for-you food and wellness brands, has appointed a new Venture Partner, David Comeau. Comeau, founder and principal of DC50 Advisors and former President of Mondelez International Asia Pacific, enhances the leadership team of KEEN’s food industry experts.   “KEEN’s team

Maven leads GBP3.5 million investment in Contego Fraud Solutions

UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP3.5 million investment in Contego Fraud Solutions (Contego), to support the continued growth of the business. The transaction is being jointly funded by Maven and NVM Private Equity (NVM) which are investing GBP1.8 million and GBP1.5 million respectively. The

Privitar closes USD16m in Series A funding

Privacy engineering software company, Privitar, has raised USD16 million in a Series A funding round led by Partech Ventures with participation from CME Ventures and Salesforce Ventures. Existing investors IQ Capital, 24Haymarket and Illuminate Financial have reinvested. Privitar will use the funds to accelerate the delivery of its product roadmap

George Ralph, RFA

What can the financial services sector learn from the WannaCry ransomware attack?

By George Ralph (pictured), RFA​ – The aptly named WannaCry cryptoworm, is working its way around the world, encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the cryptocurrency, bitcoin.   The attack was global in scale, and brought parts of the NHS to a standstill, along with Telefonica in Spain, FedEx, Deutsche

Barclays and Angel Co-Fund back Form3 in USD5m Series A funding

Form3, a cloud-based, end-to-end, secure platform for global payments processing, has secured a strategic investment from Barclays, the Angel CoFund and several individual investors who have joined the existing shareholders in raising USD5 million. This latest funding will be used to continue building on Form3’s momentum in the UK and

Activa and Bpifrance exit Nexeya

Activa Capital and Bpifrance have sold their stakes in Nexeya, a French group specialised in the design and manufacture of mission-critical electronic systems for major industrial companies primarily in the defence, aeronautics, space, energy, railway and automotive sectors.  After having substantially reinvested, Nexeya’s management now holds a majority stake in

KKR appoints Co-Presidents and Co-Chief Operating Officers

KKR & Co has expanded its executive leadership team with the appointment of Joe Bae (pictured), and Scott Nuttall as Co-Presidents and Co-Chief Operating Officers and members of the firm’s Board of Directors. Henry Kravis and George Roberts will continue to lead the firm they founded as Co-Chairmen and Co-Chief

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