Venture capital trust (VCT) and private equity manager Maven Capital Partners’ Maven Income and Growth VCT 6 has launched a new VCT offer, which is limited to GBP6 million in new subscriptions. There continues to be strong investor demand for the tax-free income potential and up to 30 per cent initial tax
High Growth Robotics Limited has launched the British Robotics Seed Fund – the first investment fund specialising in UK-based robotics start-ups. The focus of the fund is to deliver returns to investors by making targeted investments in promising UK-based seed-stage robotics under the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS). Automation
Independently owned family office Stonehage Fleming has held the final close of the Stonehage Fleming Global Private Capital Fund 2016. In conjunction with a number of new separate accounts, this takes the total the firm has raised for investment in private capital funds over the last 18 months to USD166
ORIX Corporation has acquired a controlling interest in RB Capital Empreendimentos, a Brazilian capital markets and asset management platform. The acquisition leverages ORIX’s strategy to expand its growing capital solutions and asset management business in Latin America. “This acquisition is an important step in expanding ORIX’s footprint in Latin
Griffin Capital Corporation has appointed Diana L Keary as senior vice president, head of marketing. In her new role, Keary will assume a variety of responsibilities, including designing and executing strategies to expand the company’s brand awareness among its key constituents, including investors, financial advisers and their broker-dealers and registered
D E Shaw Renewable Investments has acquired the Mississippi Solar 2 project from Origis DevCo. The project is a 52 MWAC solar power facility located three miles away from Sumrall in Lamar County, Mississippi. Promptly following the acquisition, DESRI started construction of the project, which it expects to be completed
Strategic Insight, a data and business intelligence provider for the global asset management community, has appointed Karl Jaeger as chief financial officer (CFO). With over 25 years experience in the financial services sector focused on data and software, Jaeger brings a combination of operational and finance experience to Strategic Insight, which
Confluence predicts that the rise of regulatory technology (RegTech) in 2017 will trigger a transformation of the asset management back office, with improved data management and technology solutions delivering operating model improvements through automation. A subset of FinTech, RegTech consists of technologies proven to facilitate the delivery of regulatory requirements
Palatine-backed EPI Group has acquired PDF Limited, an oil and gas geoscience consultancy, allowing the business to broaden its scope for supporting clients’ exploration and development programmes. Established in 1987, Surrey-based EPI provides exploration services to the oil and gas industry, with offices in the US, Australia, Russia, France, Ghana
Finnish Industry Investment has appointed Jan Sasse as president and chief executive, with effect from 6 March 2017. Martin Backman, Finnish Industry Investment’s incumbent president and CEO, will take up a new position as CEO of Aktia Bank on the same day. Sasse has headed Finnish Industry Investment’s growth
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