As the most highly developed region for private debt, the North American market is also at a later stage of the credit cycle than the European or Asian marketplaces. Strong growth in, and demand for, middle-market direct lending in recent years appears to have levelled off in 2015 according to
Ogier in Jersey has acted on the formation of Validis Holdings Limited, a newly formed company backed by Don Robert and Pollen Street Capital, on the acquisition of the business and assets of Future Route Limited, trading as Validis. Validis is a financial data transmission software that serves global accountancy
InvestCloud has raised USD45 million in growth equity funding in a round led by FTV Capital. The fund will be used to further invest in the company’s platform and functionality, enhance customer service, and expand the company’s global footprint. Richard Garman, FTV Capital managing partner, has joined InvestCloud’s board of
An affiliate of HIG Capital, along with Split Rock Partners, has closed the acquisition of HelpSystems. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN, HelpSystems is a leading provider of system & network management, business intelligence, and security & compliance solutions. With over 9,000 customers across a broad range of industries, HelpSystems is
Clearlake Capital Group is to acquire Syncsort Incorporated, a global Big Data enterprise software provider. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Syncsort provides powerful, secure, enterprise-grade software that spans “Big Iron to Big Data,” including fast-growing analytical platforms such as Apache Hadoop,
Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Etraveli Holding AB, a portfolio company of Segulah IV, on its sale to ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG for EUR235 million. For ProSiebenSat.1, Etraveli represents its largest international investment in eCommerce to date and it complements its travel portfolio brand 7Travel. Etraveli
BGF (Business Growth Fund) is continuing to expand its team across the North of England with the appointment of Rob Johnson who will be based in the firm’s Leeds office. Johnson joins BGF from Deloitte where he worked across mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and restructuring. Johnson joins BGF’s 60-strong
Laurie Coben (pictured) has joined Everocore’s Investment Banking business as a Senior Managing Director. Coben will lead Evercore's efforts in the Power and Utilities sector in New York. Coben was most recently a Managing Director and the Global Co-Head of the Energy & Power Investment Banking Group at Bank of
Xpenditure has raised USD5.7 million in Series A financing. Xpenditure offers expense management solutions for enterprise and SME customers in 40 countries, and integrates with all major online accounting platforms. Xpenditure aims to become the market leader in expense management. The USD5.7 million Series A round was led by
The saying goes that ‘familiarity breeds contempt’ but when it comes to staying cyber secure, nothing could be further from the truth. Fact is, investment managers should be integrating cybersecurity issues, be they regulatory updates, software updates from their IT vendors, into their weekly meetings. Even if it takes up
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