If one were to sum up the key role of a hedge fund administrator, it is to independently value a fund's assets, allocate those assets correctly to individual investors, and accurately report the allocations to those investors. Investors want an administrator, not the manager, to independently calculate the fund's assets
Choosing appropriate service providers is one of the cornerstones to creating a successful hedge fund business. All too often, start-up managers try to appoint the big, bulge-bracket names but this is folly. Unless the manager in question has existing relationships with the likes of Goldman Sachs, and is launching with
Operational due diligence or “ODD” are arguably three of the most important words for any start-up manager hopeful of attracting new investors. Such is the level of expectation among institutional investors today that even if the manager only has USD20-30m in AUM and outsources the CFO function, operationally they still
Navigating the increased regulatory requirements of AIFMD has been a costly and resource-intensive exercise for many investment managers over the past few years. Now that the dust has settled on AIFMD, fund managers need to decide on, and implement, the most efficient operating models that allow them to manage assets
Private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo has completed its sale of InfoVista, a specialist in service performance assurance solutions for IP-based network and application services, to Apax Partners. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. “The sale is a tremendous outcome for both our investors and InfoVista, and
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has completed its sale of InfoVista, a specialist in service performance assurance solutions for IP-based network and application services, to Apax Partners. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. “The sale is a tremendous outcome for both our investors and InfoVista, and empowers
Arsenal Capital Partners’ specialty polymers and additives platform, Polymer Solutions Group (PSG), has acquired Sasco Chemical Group (Sasco Chemical), a manufacturer of specialty chemicals for the rubber, wood, consumer and medical industries. Headquartered in Albany, Georgia and founded in 1948, Sasco Chemical is a leading manufacturer of rubber anti-tack agents
The Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) of ordinary shares of Technogym, a world leading supplier of technology and design-driven products and services in the Wellness and Fitness industry, yesterday completed for a listing on the Mercato Telematico Azionario (MTA), organised and managed by the Borsa Italiana SpA. Gross proceeds of EUR162.5
Avery Dennison is to acquire the European business of Mactac from Platinum Equity, a California-based private equity firm, for the purchase price of EUR200 million including assumed debt. With 2015 year-end run-rate revenues of EUR147 million, or approximately USD170 million, and approximately 470 employees, the business is a leading manufacturer
Nordic Capital Fund VII has sold its remaining shares in Thule Group AB (Thule). Following the sale, Nordic Capital Funds no longer hold any shares in Thule, after a nine-year holding period under which Thule has been transformed and developed into a consumer-oriented global leader in products for an active
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