Irish Funds, the representative body for the cross-border investment funds industry in Ireland, kicked off its annual funds conference on Thursday, celebrating 25 years of the Association. Having already put Ireland on the map as a global centre of excellence for funds, the conference’s programme was designed to look at
Financial institutions are facing a multitude of issues folowing the UK's vote to leave the EU, says law firm Eversheds, with passporting/mutual fund recognition likely to be a major concern for banks, investment managers and insuranace companies. According to Eversheds, institutions which currently rely on “passports” under the Single Market
One of the funds managed by SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement has invested in the Austrian company Tyromotion. The company is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of robot-assisted and computer-assisted therapy units for the rehabilitation sector and has its headquarters in Graz. SHS is investing in the company
Funds managed by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) have acquired a majority stake in the Sihl Group (Sihl) alongside its current management, from Italian business Diatec Holding. The company is a manufacturer of coated papers, films, and fabrics. The Sihl Group has specialised in the coating of paper, films, and
Palatine-backed Verdant Leisure has bought two premium leisure parks in County Durham for an undisclosed sum from Park Leisure Holiday Homes. The acquisition of Kingfisher and Heather View holiday parks in the Wear Valley brings the boutique leisure park operator’s portfolio to six sites across southern Scotland and North East
Pearl Capital Business Funding, a provider of direct financing to small and midsize businesses, has closed on a USD20 million financing from Arena Investors, a New York-based global investment firm. "With the support of our outstanding financial partners we can continue to expand our mission of supplying funding to any
Biopharmaceutical company IFM Therapeutics has closed a USD27 million Series A financing led by Atlas Venture and Abingworth, with participation from Novartis. In conjunction with the funding Jean-François Formela and Vincent Miles, Partners at Atlas and Abingworth respectively, have joined IFM’s CEO, Gary D. Glick, on the board of directors,
BlackFin Capital Partners is launching a new venture fund, focusing on FinTech opportunities across Europe. After successfully launching 2 generations of growth-equity financial services funds (Fund I: EUR220 million raised in 2011/Fund II: EUR400 million raised in 2016), BlackFin Capital Partners is leveraging its unique expertise in the venture capital
Invest Europe has appointed Dr Gerry Murphy, Senior Managing Director and Chairman of Blackstone Europe, as Chair of the Association. He succeeds Max Römer, Founding Partner of Quadriga Capital. Murphy has been a senior figure in Blackstone’s team in London since joining the US alternative investments manager in 2008. His
Blackstone Strategic Capital Holdings Fund (BSCH), a vehicle managed by Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM), has acquired a passive, minority interest in Marathon Asset Management. Based in New York, Marathon is an opportunistic global credit event-driven manager with approximately USD12.75 billion in assets under management. The firm pursues credit through
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