By George Ralph, RFA – According to Microsoft and 451 Research, most organisations are working with four cloud vendors, at least. Many firms are utilising public cloud services from the biggies like Amazon and Microsoft, but also want, or need more discrete services to house some applications, and for these
Shashi S and David AA Ross of Viteos Fund Services reflect on the ILPA reporting initiative and propose technological solutions… Increased investor appetite for private equity thanks to outperformance is encouraging institutionalisation of the industry. Against this backdrop the Institutional Limited Partners Association’s (ILPA) reporting template is gaining steam as it
Gowling WLG has launched Smart Raise, a software platform designed to quickly, cost-effectively and automatically generate all the legal documents associated with private placements, while meeting compliance requirements across Canada. Built on Gowling WLG’s extensive precedents database and overseen by an experienced team of legal professionals, Smart Raise enables issuers,
Investcorp Technology Partners has completed the acquisition of Impero Holdings Limited (Impero) for an enterprise value of GBP27.5 million for its fourth Technology Fund. Impero is the UK’s No1 provider of online student safety, classroom and school network management software. The transaction marks Investcorp’s third technology deal in the lower
Marco Polo Securities, a New York-based broker dealer and securities distribution platform, has partnered with Pi Capital International LLC, the global advisory firm, to provide investment banking services to the Marco Polo global client base. Since 2000, Marco Polo has developed a global network of leading securities firms in Europe,
By George Ralph, RFA – Outsourcing IT is a viable option for many private equity firms who are looking for high quality, enterprise grade technology without the headache of managing it in house. The last Deloitte global outsourcing survey in 2016 indicated that the market for outsourced services would almost certainly
In Part 1 of our hybrid cloud whitepaper excerpt, we reviewed the primary benefits to public, private & hybrid cloud infrastructures, and reviewed a number of considerations including service & support, availability and uptime, and proximity. In Part 2 below, we dive into additional factors to contemplate, specifically: security, application
By George Ralph, RFA – How do firms retain 100% of their clients? Firstly, when clients have put their trust into your business and agreed to work with you, that’s just the start of the journey. Many businesses see winning the client as the end goal. Instead see this as
Callsign, an artificial intelligence-based authentication platform, has raised USD35 million in a Series A investment round led by global venture capital firm Accel and early-stage investor PTB Ventures. Allegis Capital and cybersecurity industry veteran David DeWalt’s NightDragon Security also participated in the round. With the proliferation of data breaches,
StarCompliance, a provider of enterprise compliance and regulatory software solutions for the financial services industry, has secured an investment from Luminate Capital Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, to support its global growth strategy. StarCompliance’s software platform helps financial services institutions manage, prevent, detect, report and resolve employee conflicts
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