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TFG Asset management, a diversified alternative asset manager that owns majority and minority private equity stakes in asset management companies, is broadening its structured credit investing business under Tetragon Credit Partners.
The business has evolved from a historic focus on primary CLO control equity to a broader series of offerings across the CLO capital structure. TFG Asset Management is part of Tetragon Financial Group Limited, a closed-ended investment company that is traded on Euronext in Amsterdam N.V. and on the Specialist Fund Segment of the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
The CLO investing business – historically called Tetragon
SS&C Technologies Holdings, is to acquire certain Algorithmics and related assets from IBM. Algorithmics provides leading risk analytic products and services for the financial services industry worldwide.
The addition of Algorithmics, which is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter, pending the completion of customary closing conditions, will extend SS&C’s risk analytics and regulatory offering.
The acquisition adds over 200 clients, 350 employees and offices in 25 countries. Client types include banks, broker dealers, asset managers, hedge and private equity funds and service providers. Algorithmics’ solutions deliver the risk analytics clients need to address the impact of business
If investors are losing faith in politics, fiscal policy and economic cycles, private equity is proving to be something in which they keep believing, as Elizabeth Pfeuti explains…
Almost a third of investors responding to Preqin’s report into alternatives in the first half of 2019 said private equity had exceeded expectations over the past 12 months. An additional 61 per cent said they were satisfied with the outcome of their holdings. Compare that with 46 per cent of hedge fund investors whose expectations have not been met, followed by 37 per cent of investors in natural resources claiming the same.
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Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva PLC, has entered into a development agreement with Transport for London (TfL) to build a mixed-use retail and office building opposite Liverpool Street Elizabeth Line Station.
Subject to planning approval, the Eric Parry designed scheme will provide 175,000 sq ft of office and retail space over ground and ten upper floors. The deal builds on Aviva Investors’ ongoing development project with Crossrail at 101 Moorgate. Aviva Investors ongoing development at the western entrance at 101 Moorgate is complimented by the new Liverpool Street Station deal which will see development at the
CAPZA, a private investment platform focusing on small and midcaps, is co-arranging, with BNP Paribas Principle Investments and AXA IM, the unitranche refinancing of La Maison Bleue.
Founded in 2004, La Maison Bleue manages a network of over 280 collective nurseries in France and 60 in Europe (Switzerland, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom). La Maison Bleue is supported by its investors TowerBrook and Bpifrance who have had majority shares since 2016.
CAPZA, BNP Paribas Principle Investments and AXA IM have co-arranged a refinancing deal of EUR150 million. The aim of this deal is to allow for greater development and
Kaia Health, a digital therapeutics company, has secured USD8 million in a funding round led by Optum Ventures.
Kaia Health has developed a smartphone-based approach for managing a number of chronic conditions, with a focus on musculoskeletal disorders (MSK) such as chronic back pain. Optum Ventures’ investment will aid Kaia Health in addressing issues their users face including the rising costs of treating MSK-related conditions and the difficulty that patients have accessing necessary treatment.
“The investment from Optum Ventures will allow us to explore integration opportunities throughout the complete patient treatment journey,” says Konstantin Mehl, Founder and CEO of
Light Wave Dental Management (Light Wave), a portfolio company of middle market private equity firm Alpine Investors (Alpine), has partnered with dental group CarolinasDentist.
CarolinasDentist currently has seven locations based in Fayetteville, NC. Following this partnership, Light Wave has grown from eight to 30 affiliate locations in Virginia and North Carolina over the past two years.
The terms of the private transaction between Light Wave and CarolinasDentist have not been disclosed.
Daniel Cohen, Vice President at Alpine Investors, says: “CarolinasDentist’s high-quality dental practice and patient-first approach makes them a highly complementary fit with Light Wave and Alpine Investors.
PICO Venture Partners, a Jerusalem-based, early-stage venture capital firm, has closed its second fund with USD80 million in capital commitments. PICO now manages USD130 million across two funds.
Founded in 2015, the firm invests in early-stage startups seeking to upend broken business models in sizeable industries. Rather than focusing on specific sectors, it looks for values-based, execution-driven Israeli entrepreneurs who leverage technology to modernise processes and unlock greater efficiency in the marketplace. The firm believes that this sector-agnostic, business-centric approach is the key to successfully identifying and investing in startups with the greatest potential for growth.
PICO has invested
Squircle Capital, a European alternative investment firm focused on private equity and real estate value-add investments, has acquired 77.5 per cent of Marina Barcelona 92 (MB92).
The deal includes the 65 per cent stake from the Turkish conglomerate Dogus and a 12.5 per cent stake from minority shareholders.
The transaction, which has been approved by the Barcelona Port Authority, is expected to close, subject to customary closing conditions, within the coming weeks.
MB92 is widely recognised as the a leading player within the refit industry, having consolidated its market position by expanding its operations and client base in
The Manchester office of Endless, a mid-market private equity investor, has completed the acquisition of UK independent omni-channel outdoor furniture retailer Moda Furnishings.
Headquartered in Manchester, Moda Furnishings was established in 2014 and has grown rapidly in sales and profitability in that time.
It provides a comprehensive range of premium rattan garden furniture through its website (www.modafurnishings.co.uk) and its two showrooms in Manchester and Caterham, Surrey.
The business offers a unique, modular range of designs with an exceptional reputation for customer service and quality of product. The business is operated by Jonathan Brierley and Vallan McCarthy who will
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