Allocations
Taliance, an analytics software provider in the alternative investment marketplace, has selected Hipercept, to serve as its channel partner for North and South America.
Taliance’s software solution, GlobalAsset, complements the technology infrastructure of alternative asset investment firms through real-time, dynamic forecasting, scenario modelling, and consolidated analytics capability for the front and middle office. Using GlobalAsset, customers in over 16 countries have demonstrably improved the performance of their international investment portfolios.
“Alternative asset investment firms worldwide have long demanded fund and asset analytics technologies that are able transcend the obvious shortcomings of home-grown spreadsheets and disparate data,” says Damien Georges
Livingstone’s Debt Advisory has advised Ding on its acquisition of US based iSend. Livingstone arranged debt facilities to support the acquisition and fund other projects.
Ding is a provider of international top-up services for mobile phones and is headquartered in Dublin, with offices across the globe. Ding is a service that anyone can use to top up a mobile phone in another country and its network now numbers over 350 mobile operators across 130 countries, supporting 3.5 billion phones. Ding was founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Mark Roden and in the year ended December 2014 it generated revenues of USD250m,
LBO France has completed the acquisition, from Roger Zannier, of IKKS, a French ready-to-wear clothing brands focused on the “casual chic” segment.
LBO France became the majority shareholder and Roger Zannier retained about 30 per cent of the company's capital. Furthermore, Silverfern, a fund specialised in co-investment, entered the capital structure of IKKS as a minority shareholder.
Alongside the management team, LBO France would continue to support the group’s growth, notably by accelerating its development in Paris, implementing a significantly strengthened communications programme, as well as supporting international expansion.
The IKKS Group has a portfolio of three complementary brands
For any hedge fund manager, winning a mandate from a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is the Holy Grail. These are the biggest institutional investors on the planet and also offer, potentially, the stickiest capital given their multi-year investment horizons.
One should therefore take encouragement from the fact that SWF allocations to hedge funds have steadily risen from 31 per cent in 2013 to 33 per cent today, according to the latest research by Preqin in their Hedge Fund Spotlight June report. But the fact remains that SWFs remain under-allocated to the asset class; 60 per cent do not invest at
Private equity firm Encore Consumer Capital has closed its third fund at the hard cap with USD260 million of commitments, exceeding its target fund size of USD225 million.
"We are extremely grateful for the continued support we have received from our loyal investor base and excited by the new world-class pension plans, endowments and family offices that have partnered with us. We look forward to continuing to capitalise on our investing and operating experience to accelerate the growth of leading consumer products companies," says Robert Brown, a Managing Director and Co-Founder of Encore.
"Encore's talented and experienced investment team, along
Boston-based private equity investor Bunker Hill Capital has acquired ASPEQ Heating Group, a manufacturer of highly engineered electric-heating and thermal-management technologies.
In addition to Bunker Hill Capital and other co-investors, majority-holder of ASPEQ, John Eulich, and ASPEQ’s senior management team both reinvested meaningful proceeds in the deal.
ASPEQ’s highly engineered designs, sold under the INDEECO, Heatrex and AccuTherm brands, are value-added solutions versus more standardised, higher-volume heating elements. ASPEQ’s brands are among the most recognisable in the industry, with an established reputation for performance, quality, reliability and innovation at competitive prices. The Company’s broad product portfolio comprises thousands of unique
Chrome River Technologies, a provider of online expense reporting and automated invoice processing software, has raised USD100 million from Great Hill Partners in a Series D funding round.
Chrome River will use the funds to accelerate its growth globally and support continued product innovation.
“We have seen tremendous traction in the last 12 months, particularly with large enterprises that are under increasing pressure to improve their business processes, control costs and provide configurable financial controls,” says Alan Rich (pictured), Chrome River co-founder and CEO. “We have a clear vision of how we can build on this momentum to bring
Private equity firm Parthenon Capital Partners has recapitalised Stratose, a provider of healthcare cost containment solutions for medical, dental and workers’ compensation payers, third-party administrators, self-funded entities and risk-bearing providers.
The Company will be owned by affiliates of Parthenon and the existing Stratose shareholders, all of whom retained meaningful ownership stakes.
“We are excited to partner with Parthenon to pursue our growth strategy and to continue to provide market-leading solutions that help our clients achieve significant savings,” says Sean Smith (pictured), Stratose’s Co-Founder and Chairman. “We believe Parthenon’s extensive investment experience in healthcare and deep understanding of the complex
Affiliates of private investment firm Bain Capital have completed the acquisition of TI Automotive, a provider of automotive fluid storage, carrying and delivery systems for passenger cars and light trucks.
Financial terms of the private transaction, which was previously announced on 27 January, 2015, have not been disclosed.
TI Automotive has its corporate offices in Auburn Hills, Michigan and has facilities in 29 countries with highly diversified sales in every key market. TI Automotive has a broad yet exclusive focus on vehicle fluid management, and major global product areas include Fluid Carrying Systems, Tank Systems, Pump and Module Systems,
Private equity firm HIG Capital’s portfolio company, Lexmark Carpet Mills, has completed the acquisition of Northwest Carpet, a manufacturer of broadloom carpet for hospitality, residential and niche commercial applications.
Todd White, CEO of Lexmark, says: “Northwest represents an attractive acquisition as we continue to grow our business. There are significant synergies and opportunities to enhance our design and service capabilities for our customers.”
Ricky Stokes (pictured), Managing Director of HIG Capital, says: “Northwest is an industry leader with a long track record of producing high quality, design-focused broadloom carpet targeted exclusively at the hospitality market. Northwest and Lexmark are
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
