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TH Data Capital formally has launched an alternative to the traditional financial research model, using big data expertise and a deep understanding of financial markets to provide advanced predictions of business performance in China.
TH Data Capital is the first, and only, company that offers big data analytics expertise coupled with an analyst-driven approach. This differs significantly from IT driven research firms that look at reams of data, but lack the skills to interpret it correctly to make it actionable.
Reliable business intelligence on China is hard to find, but it has become tremendously significant to any consumer-oriented company
KPMG has helped investor groups, IIGCC and PRI, prepare Guide on Climate Change for Private Equity Investors. Research carried out for the guide found that pension funds are actively asking their fund managers to demonstrate how climate related risks and opportunities are addressed in the investment process.
As a result of this demand and increasing climate regulation, climate change is a mainstream discussion point for the private equity industry, where climate change is seen as a genuine material investment risk. It is no longer enough to have a climate change policy, fund managers need to be able to demonstrate action to implement
The DoubleLine Infrastructure Income Fund as opened to investors through the open-end mutual fund's I shares (BILDX) and N shares (BILTX). DoubleLine launched the fund with internal capital earlier this year.
DoubleLine Capital (DoubleLine) is Adviser to the Fund. Andrew Hsu and Damien Contes are portfolio managers of the Fund.
The Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term total return while striving to generate current income. Under normal circumstances, DoubleLine Capital intends to invest at least 80 per cent of the Fund's assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in infrastructure investments. Investments may be in or outside the United States,
Avignon Capital, the European property investment specialist, has completed the acquisition of the Old School House building in Shoreditch, East London, for GBP5.1 million.
The Grade II* Listed Victorian property, built in 1865 and formerly used as a Church school house, measures 4,588 sq ft and contains three floors of office space. Upon acquisition, the Old School House had a 2.53 per cent net initial yield (NIY) and a passing rent of GBP29.81 per sq ft.
Shoreditch is currently a hub of rapid development and the historic Old School House stands in the midst of this; situated at 66 Leonard
Law firm Gattai Minoli Agostinelli & Partners, with a team composed by partner Cataldo Piccarreta, senior associate Lorenzo Fabbrini and trainee Maria Giulia De Cesari, has advised the Italian software firm TeamSystem on the acquisition of 100 per cent of E-conomic International, a Danish enterprise specialising in cloud accounting programs.
TeamSystem exercised the option to acquire the remaining 60 per cent of E-conomic’s share capital, after initially obtaining a 40% stake in the company in March 2016.
The transaction allows TeamSystem to create a cloud centre of excellence. E-conomic’s headquarters will remain in Copenaghen and will enable TeamSystem to
AlphaCore Capital, a La Jolla, CA based investment advisor has seen increased demand for alternative allocations from independent advisors.
The firm has expanded their team and hired Senior Investment Advisor Brett Upper to assist independent advisors navigate the changing alternative investment universe. While demand for alternative investments from advisors has increased, so has the need for expertise in this widely dispersed investment space.
AlphaCore works with advisors and investors to integrate alternative investments as a core allocation in tandem with traditional investments.
Upper strongly believes that the demand for alternative investments from advisors underscores the positive effect of alternatives in
Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity firm focused on Central and South Eastern Europe, has signed an agreement to increase its stake in the leading CEE road freight transport company Waberer’s International Nyrt from 56.8 per cent currently to 97.1 per cent.
Mid Europa is acquiring the shares held by the founder and CEO, György Wáberer and acquiring full control of the Company. The transaction is subject to anti-trust clearance.
Wáberer decided to retire from active participation in Waberer’s after 35 successful years of building the business. As part of his retirement, Wáberer decided to sell his remaining
Tortoise Credit Strategies, part of the Tortoise Investments family, has completed the previously announced management buy-out by key Bradford & Marzec employees and Tortoise Credit Strategies.
Bradford & Marzec’s team-based investment decision process, utilised for 32 years through numerous business and economic cycles, and the core investment team remain the same. Employees and firm management now collectively own approximately 37 per cent, with the remainder owned by Tortoise Investments. Founders Ted Bradford and Zelda Marzec exited their equity positions and remain employees to ensure a smooth transition.
The Tortoise family has a long history in income and energy investing, with
Hyphen Solutions has secured an investment from PWP Growth Equity, a private equity fund managed by Perella Weinberg Partners that invests in leading, growth-oriented, lower middle market companies. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed.
The partnership with PWP Growth Equity will allow Hyphen to accelerate its investment in its people, systems and processes, and will enable the Company to add new customers and software products. As part of this transaction, Felix Vasquez, President and Chief Technology Officer of Hyphen, has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Hyphen provides cloud-based supply chain management, collaboration, and scheduling solutions
The Italian corporate and financial law firm Gattai Minoli Agostinelli & Partners has advised alternative investment management firm Investcorp on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Italian menswear manufacturer Corneliani.
The transaction was in the form of an acquisition of an equity stake from the Corneliani family and underwriting of a capital increase.
A team composed by partners Bruno Gattai and Gerardo Gabrielli, senior associate Michele Ventura and associates Maria Persichetti and Andrea Chiloiro advised on the M&A profiles of the transaction.
Partner Lorenzo Cairo and associate Paola Cavalli advised on the employment aspects, while partner
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