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AITV Invests in LiveAction’s USD36m series B financing

AITV, a US-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage and medium-growth software companies, has made a follow-on investment in LiveAction's recent USD36 million Series B financing, alongside Insight Venture Partners and Cisco Investments.  As part of the investment, founding general partner, Bill Malloy, joins the LiveAction board as an

YFM Equity Partners & Octopus Investments sell Callstream to J2 Global

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) and Octopus Investments (Octopus) have sold their stake in Callstream Group Limited (Callstream) for an undisclosed sum to J2 Global, Inc.  Callstream is a leading national provider of cloud-based call management technology to the UK insurance, travel and retail markets.  Today’s acquisition by J2 Global provides

Meghan McAlpine

Increased competition for investor capital and a trend for more transparency

By Meghan McAlpine – Given the uptick in new funds being raised, competition for investors’ capital has increased significantly.  Investors are being more thorough in the diligence process and almost always requesting more information than what’s presented in a standard DDQ. In order to compete for this capital, fund managers are providing a substantial

Aurelius appoints Ben Paice as Operations Manager to UK operational team

Aurelius Group has appointed Ben Paice as Operations Manager to its UK operational team. Paice begins his role at Aurelius with immediate effect where he will be placed at Allied Healthcare, the UK market-leading domiciliary care business acquired from Saga plc in December 2015.  This appointment, which is the third

William Blair and Allier Capital form strategic alliance

William Blair, a global investment banking and asset management firm, has formed a strategic alliance with Allier Capital, an Australia-based independent financial advisory firm. As part of the strategic cooperation, William Blair and Allier Capital will offer clients in Australia access to a range of investment banking services in global

Teralys Capital closes oversubscribed USD375m VC fund of funds

Teralys Capital has held the final closing of the significantly oversubscribed USD375 million Teralys Capital Innovation Fund (the fund).  Teralys' most recent fund of funds was created under the Government of Canada's Venture Capital Action Plan (VCAP) in collaboration with the Government of Québec as well as leading Canadian and

Kate Clouston, Guernsey Finance

Guernsey’s fund industry agrees closer ties with China

The Guernsey Investment Fund Association (GIFA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China Association of Private Equity (CAPE). The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association’s Channel Islands Working Group (BVCA CIWG) was also a signatory to the MoU and will enjoy the benefits that come with

Cyrus appoints strategic investment manager

Cyrus Investment Management (CIM), the specialist engineering turnaround EIS investment adviser, has appointed Stuart Lawrence in the newly created role of Strategic Investment Manager, as well as Managing Director of Rhino Doors (Rhino), one of the UK’s leading high security door manufacturers and CIM investee company, effective 1 May 2016.

CMS Germany advises Coherent on acquisition of Rofin-Sinar

Coherent is to acquire Rofin for USD32.50 per share in cash, in a transaction valued at approximately USD942 million.  The transaction is expected to close within six to nine months, subject to approval by Rofin stockholders, regulatory approvals in the US and other countries as well as other customary closing

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