Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) in Luxembourg has been mandated by Athena Capital to provide a full suite of custody, administration, valuation and registrar services for its alternative investment fund range. SGSS has been selected in recognition of its alternative investment fund expertise and competitive offering, as well as for
Preston Hollow Capital has added Lynn Wheatley (pictured) as Senior Credit Underwriter. Wheatley’s corporate responsibilities include evaluation, analysis and underwriting of the real property components of the firm’s investments. “Lynn’s extensive experience as a commercial real estate underwriter give us depth in this critical function as we continue to grow
Prestige Capital Management Limited (PCM) has been granted an AIFMD (Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive) licence by the Maltese regulator, the Maltese Financial Services Authority (MFSA). PCM operates a Maltese-authorised SICAV. The AIFM licence will allow this business to grow both its existing SICAV as well as the future management
Clearsight Advisors has served as the exclusive strategic and financial advisor to LRA Worldwide (LRA) on its acquisition by Deloitte & Touche. The transaction underscores Clearsight’s unrivaled position as the advisor of choice for leading companies in the consulting and outsourced services sectors as well as its depth of domain
Growing Underground, London’s first subterranean farm, will start trading for the first time in mid-July. Last year the farm successfully completed a crowd funding round that was oversubscribed. The farm, in old World War II tunnels beneath the Northern Line at Clapham, is the brainchild of West Country entrepreneurs Richard
Allegion is to acquire, through its subsidiary Allegion Luxembourg Holding & Financing, SimonsVoss Technologies, a German-based electronic lock company, from HgCapital for EUR210 million. Global middle market investment bank Baird acted as the exclusive financial advisor to SimonsVoss Technologies and HgCapital on the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals.
In this issue, we present the Lyxor platform’s direct exposure to Greek assets, as well as the Lyxor hedge fund strategies exposures to European assets – most likely to be impacted by a spillover effect, either way.
Six Degrees Group (6DG”) is to acquire Capital Support Group (CSG), a cloud, software and security managed services provider with a significant presence in the financial services sector in London. In 2014, CSG delivered GBP14m revenue, up 35 per cent on the previous year, and GBP2.5m of ebitda. CSG
Lending Works, the first peer-to-peer lender to have insurance against borrower default risks including illness and loss of employment, has enjoyed a record first half to 2015. Since its launch 18 months ago, Lending Works has lent over GBP10 million to thousands of borrowers around the UK. More than half
Kirkland & Ellis advised Palatine Private Equity on the recent closing of Palatine Private Equity Fund III. The fund was oversubscribed and held a first and final closing at its hard cap with aggregate capital commitments of GBP220 million. The fund, which will make investments in the UK regional
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