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MSIF focusses on supporting Covid 19 impacted SMEs in the North West

Liverpool-based funding provider MSIF is looking to further support and expand its offering to SMEs across the North West impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. As an accredited lender of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), MSIF has, through its Merseyside Loan & Equity Fund (MLEF), made GBP1million of its own capital available

IQ-EQ completes acquisition of Blue River Partners

IQ-EQ has acquired Blue River Partners (Blue River), a US-based provider of outsourced solutions to alternative asset managers. The acquisition of Blue River marks the Group’s latest strategic acquisition, the first in the US private equity and hedge fund services space.   The newly combined IQ-EQ US operation brings together a

Pandemic

PE and the pandemic: What firms can do to gain a competitive edge

By Troy Pospisil, founder and CEO, InCloudCounsel – The Covid-19 pandemic has had massive economic impacts across the globe, though the ultimate effect on business remains to be seen. What will likely become clear in time, though, is that the pandemic will have a substantial negative impact on private markets

29Bison launches AlphaCalc digital platform

29Bison, a human capital management consultant for private equity and venture capital firms and their portfolio companies, has launched AlphaCalc, a business intelligence platform that enhances due diligence, portfolio-monitoring, and value-creation processes. In addition to standard metrics around top- and bottom-line performance, as well as key risk factors, the platform also

Zedra Fund Services reports little fallout from Covid-19

Zedra Fund Services, the boutique and mid-tier alternative funds administration specialist, has seen little fall out or changes to business patterns during the eight week Covid-19 lockdown which has gripped the UK and all main global markets.All well run businesses have a continuity plan, but few organisations will have been

Home-working

Effective due diligence can still be done from home

By Paul Aversano and Rino Nori of Alvarez & Marsal’s Transaction Advisory Group – Historically, the field work phase of pre-acquisition due diligence was almost always performed on-site and in-person. However, that shifted almost instantly in early March to being performed exclusively on a remote basis following wide-spread social distancing and shelter-in-place protocols. 

Pelican Capital-backed Wheelhouse Advisors launches

Private equity firm Pelican Capital has backed the management buy-out of the the Financial & Regulatory Reporting and Tax divisions of ACA Compliance Group, with the business now operating as Wheelhouse Advisors.Read the full story at Hedgeweek…

Cyber VC Paladin expands European team

Global cybersecurity and advanced technologies investor, Paladin Capital Group, has expanded its European operations with two strategic appointments, Pratima Aiyagari, Director, and Conor O’Sullivan, Vice President, who will focus on European investment opportunities for Paladin’s Cyber Funds.Aiyagari and O’Sullivan will work alongside team lead, Ken Pentimonti, Principal, who has been

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