Ribbit Capital, a new Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm led by serial entrepreneur Meyer “Micky” Malka, has raised USD100m in venture funding that will be aimed at driving innovation around the world in lending, payments, insurance, accounting, tax preparation and personal financial management. Ribbit targets disruptive, early-stage companies that leverage
Merger and acquisition activity is expected to increase in 2013, according to a survey conducted by KPMG, the US audit, tax and advisory firm, and the research practice unit of SourceMedia, the publisher of Mergers & Acquisitions. The survey of more than 300 M&A professionals in the US found that
Altius Associates has appointed Joachim Suter as a partner in its EMEA investor relations team. Suter will be based in the London office, joining the global IR team headed by Dr Eric Warner. Suter joins Altius having been senior vice president private placement for Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
Intervale Capital, an energy-focused private equity firm, has promoted David Nemeskal to principal. Nemeskal (pictured) will be involved in deal sourcing and execution and portfolio company oversight. Managing partner Charles Cherington says: "Dave’s promotion reflects the tremendous value he brings to Intervale in multiple areas, including deal origination, deal execution
Brett Meili has joined US Bancorp Fund Services as legal counsel to provide support for the organisations’ growing alternative investment products and services. Following the recent acquisition of AIS, a fund administrator based in New Jersey, US Bancorp Fund Services continues to expand consultative support and resources to serve the
Eze Castle Integration, a provider of IT solutions and private cloud services to hedge funds, has launched Eze App Cloud, a private cloud application delivery platform developed exclusively for application providers. Built on the company’s Eze Private Cloud, the hedge fund industry’s most broadly deployed and used private cloud, Eze
International aircraft leasing group Avolon’s fleet reached 167 aircraft as at 31 December 2012 while total capital raised by the group has now exceeded USD5bn. During 2012, Avolon raised USD300m of new equity from the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation and USD1.3bn of new debt finance bringing total capital raised
Monroe Capital has provided a USD27m unitranche facility to support the sale of Collaborative Neuroscience Network (CNS Network) to a 100 per cent Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) owned corporation. This is the first transaction completed by Monroe Capital’s newly-formed national ESOP lending practice. ESOPs offer corporate and individual level
BuyBox, a social payment solution provider for e-merchants, has secured a EUR1.7m equity increase from Iris Capital and Midi Capital. This financing will be used to develop the product portfolio and international commercial deployment. Founded at then end of 2010, BuyBox is today a well used solution of social payment
Rothstein Kass has hired Lisa Donn Sergi as a principal and leader of the firm’s international tax practice on the West Coast. Sergi brings nearly two decades of tax and legal experience on domestic and international tax matters. She will work out of the firm’s Beverly Hills office. In
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