Monroe Capital, a private investment firm focused on investments in middle-market and lower-middle market companies, has expanded its origination staff with the addition of the following professionals – Thomas G Karle, Laura M Kraus, Cameron S Fleming, and Lori Potter. Theodore L Koenig, President and Chief Executive Officer of Monroe
Buried in the recent consultation paper on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) are stringent rules on pay that will have far reaching consequences for the asset management industry, say experts at PwC. The rules, from the European Securities and Markets Authority, will affect alternative investment firms which
Vringo, a provider of software platforms for mobile social and video applications, has closed a private placement of convertible notes in the aggregate amount of USD2.5 million primarily to leading venture capital firms Benchmark Capital and DAG Ventures. The convertible notes bear interest at the rate of 1.25% per annum
O2 Investment Partners has appointed Luke Plumpton to its Investment team. Plumpton will be responsible for evaluating, structuring, negotiating and financing transactions, as well as monitoring O2’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining O2, Plumpton was the Director of Strategic Planning for Hanford Pharmaceuticals, a contract manufacturer and global supplier of
Ernst & Young LLP has appointed Herb Engert as the new Americas Leader of Strategic Growth Markets (SGM), its practice that provides services to entrepreneurial high-growth companies. He succeeds Maria Pinelli, who became Global Vice Chair of SGM for the Ernst & Young organization July 1, 2011, after serving as
Tripp Kyle has joined Brunswick Group as a Partner in the firm’s New York office. Kyle joins from Finsbury Group, where he played a pivotal role in building the firm’s New York office and its alternative investment management practice. At Brunswick Kyle will focus on advising clients in the financial
Redkite Financial Markets, a specialist in real-time financial markets surveillance solutions, has raised a Series A investment from DFJ Esprit, a leading European venture firm with just under USD900 million under management. The investment will accelerate the growth of the firm whose next-generation solution enables the financial services sector to
Leeds Equity Partners, LLC, the New York-based private equity fund focused exclusively on investing in the Knowledge Industries, has appointed Stephen Fredette, former Chief Executive Officer of Assessment Technology Institute as an operating partner. In this role, Fredette will provide management and operating expertise to Leeds Equity’s portfolio companies and
Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Hall of Fame NBA star, philanthropist and entrepreneur, is to join Detroit Venture Partners (DVP) as a general partner. DVP is a Detroit-based venture capital firm that invests in seed and early-stage technology companies primarily located in the heart of downtown Detroit. Johnson will also be
Carey Olsen has appointed Michael McAuley as a new counsel to its litigation department in Guernsey. Born in Canada and educated there, in England and in France, McAuley’s recent offshore trust experience includes seven years at Appleby in Bermuda where he practised in all areas of contentious and non-contentious trust and
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