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Ektron closes growth equity investment led by Accel-KKR

Content management and web experience management software provider Ektron has closed a growth equity funding round led by Accel-KKR. This minority investment, the company's first institutional round, will enable Ektron to accelerate product and company expansion as enterprise demand for its content management, marketing and web experience management software offerings

SunGard launches Investran 7 private equity solutions

SunGard has launched Investran 7, Data Exchange and Insight to provide better data transparency and reporting for general partners, limited partners, fund of funds managers, family offices and service providers. By streamlining the management of information throughout a private equity firm, the new solutions connect front, middle and back-office operations,

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Abacus Group forms partnership with LiquidityBook

Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has formed a strategic partnership to host LiquidityBook’s complete buy-side solution, LBX, in the AbacusFLEX private cloud. The partnership will offer AbacusFLEX clients access to LBX, which brings together order management, portfolio management, trading, network connectivity,

FSN Capital Partners selects iLEVEL for portfolio monitoring

FSN Capital Partners has selected the iLEVEL private capital data platform to automate the process of collecting, storing, analysing and reporting on data across its private equity investments. Fund managers on iLEVEL can optimise portfolio performance, complete diligence questionnaires during fundraising, prepare regulatory filings, quicken and de-risk the valuation process, and

PENSCO investors get access to FNEX.com

Alternative investment marketplace FNEX has teamed up with PENSCO Trust Company to enable PENSCO clients and their advisors to access FNEX.com through their PENSCO accounts. Through this partnership, investors and financial advisors who custody with PENSCO will be able to source, review and invest in a variety of alternative investments.

Blackstone to acquire Accuvant

A fund managed by Blackstone on behalf of its private equity investors is to acquire a majority stake in Accuvant, a provider of information security solutions and services. Accuvant management and existing shareholder Sverica International will invest alongside Blackstone in the transaction.   Blackstone’s investment will enable Accuvant to accelerate

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New internet trading platform PrivatEquity.biz up and running

PrivatEquity.biz, an internet trading platform which allows current and former employees who hold the securities of high-tech companies which were not issued yet to offer the private securities they own for sale, is now open for business. PrivatEquity.biz's site, which connects private investors with current and former employees who hold

SEI expands regulatory solution

SEI has expanded the regulatory component of its operating platform, adding technology and process enhancements that enable managers to streamline the regulatory filing process. SEI's Investment Manager Services (IMS) division is a global supplier of customised operating infrastructure and services to investment organisations, representing more than USD13trn in assets under

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DocuSign raises USD85m to accelerate growth

DocuSign has raised an additional USD85m with the vast majority from large institutional public funds and the balance from existing investors. DocuSign will use the funds to fuel continued growth as the global standard for Digital Transaction Management (DTM).   The company will further innovate the DocuSign DTM platform, drive

Enhance Group selects Confluence for AIFMD technology solution

Enhance Group, a Jersey-based investment consultancy firm, has selected Unity NXT AIFMD Transparency Reporting from Confluence for its AIFMD transparency reporting requirements. “Considering the highly detailed and complex task of collecting and validating the data, calculating the responses and filing the reports electronically in the specific technical and language requirements

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