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Fiona Le Poidevin, CISE

Alter Domus in Jersey becomes latest TISE Member

Alter Domus, a fund and corporate services provider, has become the latest firm from Jersey to be admitted as a Listing Member of The International Stock Exchange (TISE). Alter Domus (Jersey) Listing Services Limited has been approved to act as a Listing Agent for non-retail debt securities and Sponsor to

Partner One Capital completes the acquisition of Assima

Partner One Capital has completed the acquisition of Assima, a provider of a software solution that spans across the entire digital adoption life-cycle: from initial training, to live assistance, to enterprise-wide collaboration. Assima is designed to maximise user performance and minimise errors for the world’s largest corporations and governments.  

British Strategic Investment Fund made five investments in 2018

Gresham House’s British Strategic Investment Fund (BSIF) made five investments during 2018 and has now deployed over 45 per cent of its committed capital. BSIF invests in the housing and infrastructure sectors, both identified by the UK Government as structurally important areas requiring local investment. As a closed-ended fund with

Idinvest closes second growth fund at EUR340m

Idinvest Partners, an investor in SMEs across Europe, has held the final closing of its second capital growth fund (Idinvest Growth Fund II) at EUR340 million, surpassing its initial target of EUR300 million. Idinvest Growth Fund II brings together a panel of renowned investors, of whom more than 75 per

Chris Grandi, Abacus Group

Abacus Group acquires Proactive Technologies

Abacus Group, a provider of IT services for alternative investment firms, has completed the acquisition of competitor Proactive Technologies. The two companies will merge under the Abacus Group umbrella. Since its founding in 2007, Proactive has grown to service over 120 alternative investment clients, mostly in the New York City

STAR Capital to acquire ASL Aviation Holdings

STAR Capital Partnership (STAR Capital) is to acquire ASL Aviation Holdings. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, ASL Holdings is a global aviation services provider with operations on six continents. The Group’s multiple airlines provide ASL with wide-ranging traffic rights and valuable slots at key airports across Europe, Asia and Africa.  

Siparex achieves a fifth consecutive year of growth in 2018

French private equity investor Siparex recorded a fifth consecutive year of growth in 2018, with business brisk across all of the company’s operating segments. The Group met or exceeded its targets, with EUR235 million in investments and EUR260 million in exits. All five lines of business (Midmarket, Midcap, Small Cap,

Craig Reeves, Prestige

Prestige Funds launches multi-manager fund of funds

Prestige Funds, a specialist in the management and distribution of direct lending funds, has launched a new multi-manager investment fund that will specialise in allocating to both UK and international private debt and high yield credit managers. ‘Multi Finance Opportunities Fund’ was recently launched and is managed by Prestige Capital

Macfarlanes advises LGPS Central Limited on launch of private equity platform

Macfarlanes has advised LGPS Central Limited, one of the eight local Government pension scheme pools in England and Wales, on the launch of its inaugural pooled private equity vehicle. Macfarlanes assisted with both the structuring and the formation of the platform. The platform is predicting annual fund launches, the first

BlueGem exits DMC Group to Lion Capital

BlueGem Capital Partners (BlueGem) has sold Crafts Group Ltd (DMC) to and Lion Capital (Lion). The DMC Group comprises a portfolio of leading European brands in the needlecrafts space, including DMC, Wool and the Gang (WATG) and Sirdar. The portfolio also includes Tilsatec, a leading brand of high- performance technical

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