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DMS Offshore Investment Services adds White Oak AIF on Irish platform

DMS Offshore Investment Services Ltd and White Oak Global Advisors have launched of an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) hosted on the DMS Irish platform. White Oak has engaged the DMS AIF platform, which is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland as an AIFM in Ireland, and by the CSSF

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DriverUp launches first online automotive financing marketplace for accredited investors

DriverUp, the first online marketplace for automotive financing, has launched giving accredited investors an opportunity to directly enter the USD379 billion auto lending industry. DriverUp is the exclusive brand of Sierra Auto Finance, an auto finance company launched with USD50 million Series A financing, led by Emerald Development Managers and

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Pi Labs announces inaugural intake and launches crowdfunding campaign

Property Innovation Labs (Pi Labs), Europe's first property-focused accelerator, has announced its inaugural intake of start-up companies and the launch of a crowdfunding campaign. Pi Labs was created in October 2014 through a strategic partnership between global real estate adviser Cushman & Wakefield and venture capitalists Spire Ventures. Entrepreneur Faisal

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New closed-end fund platform from ALPS to support alternative investments

ALPS has launched the ALPS Interval Fund Platform, a structure built to support retail closed-end funds and interval funds. The ALPS platform, which combines ALPS’ experience in servicing closed-end funds with DST’s shareholder record-keeping and distribution capabilities in the alternative space, was designed to provide a turnkey solution for alternative

Venus Capital launches direct lending fund for India

Venus Capital Management has launched the Venus India Structured Finance Fund, which invests in Venus India Asset-Finance Private Limited, a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) registered with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).  The NBFC provides direct loans to small and medium enterprises in India and their shareholders and promoters. This

WorldRemit raises USD100m funding round

Online money transfer service WorldRemit has raised USD100m in a Series B funding round led by Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), with participation from existing investor Accel Partners. WorldRemit is a global leader in smartphone and web-based money transfers – providing a convenient, low-cost alternative to expensive brick-and-mortar agents. The company

Actis launches USD1.9bn pan-African renewable energy platform

Actis has launched a pan-African renewable energy generation platform, Lekela Power in partnership with wind and solar developer Mainstream Renewable Power which will own 40% of the platform. Lekela Power is the eighth such energy platform Actis has created, following a proven replicable strategy of aggregating energy assets into scalable

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Archangels and SIB invest GBP3.3 million in three Scottish companies

Archangels, alongside Scottish Enterprise’s investment arm, Scottish Investment Bank (SIB), has completed additional rounds of funding totalling over GBP3.3m for three growing Scottish businesses. All three businesses are now competing on a global stage and have received support from Archangels from early stage. The capital raised will enable all three

tru Independence launches traditional & alternative investment solutions platform for independent RIAs

tru Independence has launched an elite investment platform offering both traditional and alternative investment solutions for independent registered investment advisers. "It's all about our advisor teams and their clients receiving access to best-in-class institutional managers across the entire spectrum of asset classes," says Craig Stuvland, President and Chief Executive Officer

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Alter Domus launches new regulatory and compliance services

Alter Domus, a provider of fund and corporate services to private equity and real estate firms, multinationals, private clients and private debt managers, has launched a new Regulatory and Compliance Service.  This new service was created in response to the growing needs of our clients in managing the growing complexity

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