Bowmark Capital has backed the management buy-out of Aston Scott Group, a regional commercial insurance broking business specialising in the mid-sized corporate, SME and motor trade sectors, for an undisclosed sum. Aston Scott operates from 12 regional offices distributing insurance products on behalf of most of the leading UK insurers
From a performance perspective, Asia Pacific-focused hedge funds have really stood out from their global peers, not just over the last 12 months but over a two- three- and five-year period. For anyone who still needs reassuring that APAC hedge funds can deliver value, simply consider the following numbers, as
Following its successful Series A funding in June 2014, Big Data Partnership has concluded its GBP3.1 million Series B financing round, led by Beringea, a private equity firm that previously invested GBP1.25m in the company. The funds will used to expand Big Data Partnership's core capabilities in sales and marketing,
Aquila Capital has launched the Aquila European Hydropower Fund offering institutional investors a regulated fund structure with the responsibility for sourcing and managing the assets delegated to a dedicated team of hydropower investment experts. The Aquila European Hydropower Fund offers a solution for institutional investors who wish to obtain preferred
Solidifi, a provider of residential real estate appraisals, has acquired Southwest Financial Services, a national, independent provider of outsourced services to home equity lenders. The acquisition extends and strengthens Solidifi's solutions for the home equity market. “The combination of Solidifi's strength in purchase and refinance appraisals provided by our network
Lawson Conner, a provider of investment management and compliance solutions to the alternative investment fund industry, has launched ‘Discovery’, an AIFM integrated offshore Investment Management Platform. ‘Discovery' will be structured as a Cayman Islands Segregated Portfolio Company (SPC), offering both EU and non-EU domiciled investment managers the opportunity to utilise a
European private equity firm Idinvest Partners has held the final closing of its Idinvest Digital Fund II at EUR140 million. The fund is entirely dedicated to financing the growth of developing businesses in the digital and new technology segments (web-based, media, mobile, e-commerce services and software) in France and across
Elian Fund Services (Guernsey) has supported iCON Infrastructure Partners on the first and final close of its third fund, iCON Infrastructure III, a Guernsey registered closed-ended investment scheme with approximately EUR800m in commitments. This follows the strong investment performance of iCON's first fund and the successful investment of their
Private debt fundraising and funds currently in market are examined in this extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Private Debt, Q1 2015. Fundraising in Q1 2015 Q1 2015 saw 19 private debt funds reach a final close, securing an aggregate USD16 billion in commitments. This is a drop on the
SFW Capital Partners (SFW), a private equity firm specialising in Analytical Tools and Related Services, has held the final close of SFW Capital Partners Fund II with total commitments of over USD345 million The fund closed at its hard cap. SFW focuses on making strategic investments in mid-size Analytical Tools
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