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AXA launches VC fund to foster entrepreneurial discovery in insurance and financial services

27 February 2015

AXA has launched AXA Strategic Ventures, a EUR200 million venture capital fund dedicated to emerging strategic innovations in insurance, asset management, financial technology and healthcare services. AXA Strategic Ventures will have on-the-ground coverage of investment opportunities worldwide. In the US, AXA Strategic Ventures will have offices in San Francisco and

Monroe Capital provides USD27m credit facility to The Sandbox Group

27 February 2015

Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a USD27 million senior credit facility to provide growth capital to The Sandbox Group (Sandbox). Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, The Sandbox Group, has embarked upon building an international agency group to meet an identified gap

Hedge fund industry trend forecast for 2015

26 February 2015

At the end of 2014, Preqin conducted surveys with hedge fund managers, investors and alternatives investment consultants around the world to ascertain their views on the hedge fund industry over the past year and their outlook for the year ahead. Selina Sy looks at the upcoming trends and developments these

Shark Punch raises USD1.2m funding round led by London Venture Partners, to fix game discovery

26 February 2015

Shark Punch has finalised a USD1.2 million seed funding round led by Supercell investor London Venture Partners (LVP) and DN Capital. In addition, the company is launching its new game discovery platform: Playfield.io. Playfield is a social discovery and community platform for games. Playfield helps players find games they

Pereg Ventures launches Pereg Ventures Fund I

26 February 2015

Pereg Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that operates in the United States and Israel, has completed initial fund raising for Pereg Ventures Fund I. The firm primarily provides Series A and B financing to ventures delivering innovative market intelligence and analytics solutions for consumer-driven corporations. "We are delighted to

Eccrine Systems raises USD1.5m in seed funding

26 February 2015

Eccrine Systems has raised USD1.5 million in seed funding. Investors include CincyTech Fund III, management, and other sources within the CincyTech local, regional and national investor co millionunity. Formed in late 2013, the advanced sweat sensor company is developing disposable electronic patch systems based on innovative research and intellectual property

PE competition heating up, good times continue to roll

26 February 2015

“Global deal activity jumped 47% between 2013 and 2014, highlighted by large deals,” wrote John Primack in an article for Fortune.com. “Global merger and acquisition activity hit USD3.5 trillion in 2014, which is up 47% from the year before.” Primack noted that the data from Thomson Reuters “suggests that large

Cordiant hits USD350m at final close of latest emerging market loan fund

25 February 2015

Cordiant, a leading emerging market private debt fund manager, has raised USD350 million at the final close of its latest debt fund, the Cordiant Emerging Loan Fund IV (CELF IV). The fund’s primary focus will be on senior, secured loans issued to emerging market private sector borrowers, with an emphasis

BMI selects Linedata Front Office platform for Luxembourg based asset management businesses

25 February 2015

BIL Manage Invest (BMI) has selected Linedata Front Office Platform to manage the firm’s complete front-to-back asset management workflow across their full suite of investment funds. With an increased emphasis on risk management in the industry, AIFM Directive and UCITS regulation continue to impose controls and transparency with the end

SEI’s Masterson shares some thoughts on the operational challenges for 2015

25 February 2015

2015 will not be any easier for fund managers from an operational perspective. The raft of regulatory reporting under Annex IV and EMIR is set to increase, depending on the size of the manager, and the barriers to entry look set to remain high for new managers; both from a

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Managers

AXA launches VC fund to foster entrepreneurial discovery in insurance and financial services

Monroe Capital provides USD27m credit facility to The Sandbox Group

Hedge fund industry trend forecast for 2015

Shark Punch raises USD1.2m funding round led by London Venture Partners, to fix game discovery

Pereg Ventures launches Pereg Ventures Fund I

Eccrine Systems raises USD1.5m in seed funding

PE competition heating up, good times continue to roll

Cordiant hits USD350m at final close of latest emerging market loan fund

BMI selects Linedata Front Office platform for Luxembourg based asset management businesses

SEI’s Masterson shares some thoughts on the operational challenges for 2015

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