Maples Fund Services has been appointed by Singapore-based EFA Group as administrator for its new asset-based direct lending vehicle, EFA Real Economy Income Trust (EFA RET). Maples Fund Services will provide a full range of administration services, including fund accounting and investor services services for EFA RET. Its customisable approach
Graycliff Partners, an independent investment firm focusing on middle market private equity and mezzanine investments, has provided subordinated debt and equity financing to Williams Sound, a provider of assistive listening systems. Graycliff’s investment in Williams Sound supports the recapitalisation of the business to support growth opportunities. Headquartered in Eden Prairie,
Bridge Bank, a division of Western Alliance Bank, has strengthened its Equity Fund Resources (EFR) group with the addition of Barbara Fleming as Senior Vice President, Fund Services. With more than 30-years experience driving sales and new business development for financial institutions including Square 1 Bank, Merrill Lynch and Wachovia
Pieces Technologies (Pieces Tech), an start-up that deploys cutting edge technology to improve clinical and community health outcomes, has closed a USD21.6 million Series A funding round. The Pieces software platform was incubated at the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI), a noted scientific research and development nonprofit corporation in
Liberty Hall Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in businesses serving the global aerospace and defence industry, has acquired Bromford Industries, a supplier of complex, close tolerance engine components, fabrications and assemblies and landing gear components for the global aerospace and power generation industries. Bromford will
Gecko Biomedical (Gecko) has closed a series A2 EUR22.5 million financing round led by Sofinnova Partners, which becomes the largest investor in Gecko, with support from Bpifranceand existing series A investors Omnes Capital, CM-CIC Innovation and CapDecisif Management, who invested in the company in December 2013. In conjunction with the
Altium acted as financial advisor to the shareholders of Guestline, a leading provider of mission critical software for the hospitality sector, in securing a significant investment from The Riverside Company. The Riverside Company has entered a definitive agreement to invest in Guestline and the transaction is expected to close imminently.
Nautic Partners has partnered with management to invest in and recapitalise ExactCare Pharmacy, a company focused on improving medication adherence for patients with chronic conditions and on multiple medications. ExactCare was founded by Dale Wollschleger in 2009 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. In connection with the Nautic investment, Doug
The Georgia Research Alliance’s GRA Ventures program has reached a major milestone with the companies in its portfolio raising over USD1 billion in equity investment from venture capital firms and strategic investors. "A billion dollars in investment is a significant achievement for the GRA Ventures program," says C Michael Cassidy,
In a challenging third quarter for equity investors both public and private, US private equity and venture capital funds each lost ground for the first time in several years, though the latter only fractionally. Both bested public market equity returns, according to benchmarks published by Cambridge Associates LLC. For the
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