Heritage Depositary Company (UK) Limited (Heritage Depositary) operates what the FCA refers to as a `PE Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) depositary'. Whilst it is able to provide full depositary services to most AIF structures, Heritage's depositary services are focused on, but not limited to private equity, real estate, infrastructure, venture
One of the primary reasons for investment managers choosing to use regulatory hosted services such as those provided by Mirabella, part of the Cordium group, is because of the time it takes regulators to approve manager applications; sometimes up to nine months in the UK. For start-up managers entering the
For EU and non-EU managers, the ability to choose between AIFMD or UCITS regimes to bring a regulated fund product to market with minimal fuss is a compelling one. With its unique business model, ML Capital has proven to the marketplace that there are many ways to scale the walls
Regulatory reporting remains a pertinent issue for a lot of fund managers under AIFMD. One of the attractions of going with a fully outsourced AIFM, which can also provide sub-fund capabilities for those dipping their toe into Europe, is that the reporting and operational compliance function is taken care of.
Two of the most important considerations for any hedge fund manager under AIFMD are deciding on who to appoint as an external AIFM (or "Management Company") and also who to appoint as a depositary; the latter of which is discussed later in this report. As registered AIFMs, European hedge fund
AreaMetrics, a Seattle-based consumer analytics platform for brick and mortar retailers, has secured a USD2 million seed round of financing led by early stage venture capital firms Startup Capital Ventures and Quest Venture Partners. Other early stage investors, including Seraph Group, Social Starts, and previous angel investors, also joined the
AlphaSense has secured USD33 million in growth capital from Tribeca Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners, and Quantum Strategic Partners (a private investment vehicle managed by Soros Fund Management), as well as notable individual investors such as Tom Glocer, formerly CEO of Thomson Reuters. AlphaSense launched its service in 2011 and
Zeus has made its first step into the Oil and Gas and Mining sectors with the appointment with immediate effect of Rob Collins as a Corporate Finance Director and Head of Natural Resources. Collins has been Head of Oil and Gas Banking at Evolution Group, and Head of Natural Resources
Property Partner – the property crowdfunding platform that allows anyone to invest in residential property at the click of a button – has completed a GBP15.9 million (USD22.4 million) funding round, taking the total amount invested in the company to GBP22.5m (USD31.7m). Launched barely a year ago in January 2015, Property Partner
Victory Park Capital (VPC), an investment firm focused on private middle market debt and equity investments, has promoted three experienced investment professionals, and made three new hires. The promotions are as follows: Gordon Watson, Partner. Watson helps oversee direct private debt and equity investments in the specialty finance sector. Based
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