Central and Eastern Europe private equity fund Innova Capital has sold its 27 per cent stake in Wirtualna Polska Holding for PLN50 per share. In 2014 the Innova Capital fund financed the acquisition of Wirtualna Polska from Orange Polska and its merger with the o2 Group. The purpose of
Watson Wheatley Financial Systems (WWFS) has implemented the iRecs reconciliation solution at online peer-to-peer SME business loan specialists ThinCats. The new deal for WWFS marks the first time the iRecs platform has been used in a peer-to-peer lending environment. Guy Whitaker, client money operations manager at ThinCats, says: “iRecs
Rothschild Global Advisory, part of the Rothschild & Co Group, is expanding its debt advisory business by appointing Michael Speller as head of debt advisory, North America. Speller will join Rothschild Global Advisory as a managing director and head of debt advisory for North America, commencing 13 February 2017. Speller
Citco has launched an enhanced version of its risk and transparency offering which will enable clients to monitor and assess risk using flexible, customisable tools. The technology is available to Citco clients and other alternative investment firms. Citco’s suite of risk management tools enables users to access, monitor, analyse,
Legal & General Capital (LGC), with Woodford Investment Management and the British Business Bank, has invested in Accelerated Digital Ventures (ADV), a new venture platform funding digital businesses across all stages of the funding cycle. Legal & General says it sees an opportunity to help drive the institutionalisation of the
Irish Funds, the representative body for the international cross-border investment funds industry in Ireland, has welcomed the Central Bank of Ireland’s announcement on its intention to amend the requirements for Loan originating Qualifying Investor AIFs (L-QIAIFs), as set out in the AIF Rulebook. The changes will relax current restrictions and
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Aly El Hamamsy as a partner in the firm’s US corporate practice. Fluent in English, French, Arabic and Italian, El Hamamsy’s career has been devoted to managing sophisticated cross-border transactional matters. His experience includes several years with Davis Polk & Wardwell’s M&A group, including
Omnes Capital is strengthening its international investor relations with the appointment of Miria Späth Werder as a partner. She will head the international business development activities. Werder, a German national, brings along extensive private equity experience and broad knowledge of the European investor market. Her mission will be to
Albion Ventures has launched the Albion VCTs Top Up Offers and is seeking to raise up to GBP24 million across its six venture capital trusts. Investors who apply before 31 January 2017 for the first GBP7.5 million of shares will be entitled to an "early bird" discount. The latest
Cvent, a cloud-based enterprise event management company, has been acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. The USD1.65 billion transaction, originally announced on 18 April 2016, was completed on 29 November. Cvent’s shareholders approved the agreement on 12 July 2016. Following the transaction, Reggie Aggarwal will remain
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