The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) has welcomed the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) recommendation to the European Parliament, Council and Commission that Jersey should be among the ‘third countries’ granted an AIFMD passport. The JFSC has fully engaged with ESMA and has been working closely with member state
Guernsey has been recommended for a third country passport under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The independent EU regulatory authority has assessed Guernsey, alongside 11 other non-EU jurisdictions, as part of its non-EU AIFMD passport reviews. In its final
FOS Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm specialising in healthcare technology companies throughout North America, has appointed Raymond Wu as vice president. Wu and the investment team manage the Future of Surgery Fund, a partnership dedicated to fund highly innovative medical and surgical technology opportunities. The fund is
Bloomberg has held the close of a second USD75 million fund with venture capital firm Bloomberg Beta. The new fund, which will focus on the future of work, will build on Bloomberg Beta's specialty in machine intelligence. Bloomberg has made significant investments in technology, systems and applications, employing 4,000
Operations technology startup Predictive has acquired 2338 Technologies, an early-stage, privately-backed startup developing machine learning technologies. The purchase price has not been disclosed. 2338’s technology will now power PredictiveOps, a SaaS application that is aiming to transform language in hedge fund documents and regulatory filings into useable data for
Three Hills Capital Partners (THCP) is to sell its stake and its debt position in Dedalus Holding, owner of Dedalus Spa. Dedalus is a provider of healthcare software systems in Italy and has recently announced the acquisition of Noemalife to create the largest software operator in the Italian healthcare sector,
Private equity firm Mid Europa Partners has appointed Thierry Baudon, its founder and managing partner, as executive chairman. Robert Knorr and Matthew Strassberg will take over as co-managing partners on 1 August 2016. As executive chairman, Baudon will continue to chair Mid Europa’s investment committee and focus on the
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its advice regarding the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) passport to non-EU AIFMs and AIFs in 12 countries. Currently, non-EU AIFMs and AIFs must comply with each EU country’s national regime when they market funds in that country. ESMA’s
OpenGate Capital has reached the final closing for its first institutional private equity vehicle, exceeding its target of USD300 million. OpenGate Capital Partners I and affiliated partnerships, closed on USD305 million in total commitments. The firm has already completed four investments in the first half of 2016. It has
Pelican Energy Partners has closed its latest private equity fund, Pelican Energy Partners II, with total committed capital of USD210 million targeting investments in control buyout and growth investments in energy services and equipment companies. According to founder and managing partner Mike Scott, Fund II continues Pelican’s successful strategy of
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