HIG Capital’s portfolio company Onyx Payments has acquired Norway-based Net Trans Services and Spain-based Worldwide Payment Systems (WPS). Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Onyx acts as a global clearinghouse for hotel commissions, processing transactions in over 200 countries and 29 currencies. As a result of the acquisitions, the company will seek
Mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital has appointed Stephen Delaney as an investment director and Antonia Cheong and Tom Elliott as investment managers. Delaney brings with him seven years’ experience in private equity with Darwin Private Equity, where he worked on a number of investments in the technology, financial services and
Preqin looks in detail at investors’ allocations to real estate to assess how they are changing, and how, in light of current investor sentiment, these allocations may be impacted in the coming years. Institutional confidence in real estate has increased significantly in 2014. The Preqin Investor Outlook: Real Estate, H2 2014, Preqin’s most recent study of institutional
More insurance companies across the EMEA region see themselves as sellers of business units rather than buyers over the next three years, according to a survey by Towers Watson and Mergermarket. More than 60 per cent of respondents said they expected to divest operations before 2017, up from just 20
Palamon Capital Partners has strengthened its team with the appointments of Ali (Alexandre) Rahmatollahi as associate partner and Christian Beck as a member of the firm’s board of advisors. Rahmatollahi joins Palamon from Morgan Stanley where he spent nearly eight years in its investment banking division, most recently as an
European Senior Secured Loan Programme (ESSLP), a joint venture between affiliates of Ares Management and GE Capital, has reached a total of EUR1 billion in commitments since inception in 2012 with the completion of its 10th transaction. ESSLP’s investments are made through the Ares European direct lending team, Ares Capital
Glennmont Partners has bought a portfolio of wind farms from developer and operator Sorgenia France, part of Sorgenia Green Group. The acquisition comprises two wind farm sites of 16 MW and 6 MW located in the Haute Normandie and Nord Pas de Calais regions in France respectively. The sites are
Risk management, cost and changes in fund structuring are the key issues for managers and investors arising from the initial impact of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), according to Crestbridge. Launched at a special Crestbridge Forum, attended by over 100 highly influential fund sector specialists in Luxembourg on 2
Mailcloud has successfully completed a seed funding round led by enture capital investors Octopus Investments, with Bessemer Venture partners, that takes total funding to USD2.8m. The round also includes Xavier Niel’s Kima Ventures, an early backer of Square, Nest and other high profile startups. Seedcamp London have also invested from
FlashFunders has launched a no-fee, online equity funding platform aimed at helping start-ups raise capital efficiently, while also opening up access to start-up investing for accredited investors. Founded by Europlay Capital Advisors, law firm Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, and co-founders Vincent Bradley and Brian Park, FlashFunders' platform helps entrepreneurs navigate
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