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Apex Group Ltd (Apex) has been appointed to provide fund administration, investor reporting and investor portal services to RailField Partners (RailField), a multifamily investment and asset management firm.
Apex will support RailField’s fund accounting needs for their first institutional LP funds.
Based in Bethesda, Maryland, RailField has partnerships with a wide range of investors including family offices, pension funds and private equity firms. With a portfolio of 14 properties containing approximately 4,500 units in eight markets across the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Texas, RailField has transacted over USD215 billion in multifamily real estate.
Establishing a robust valuation framework for private debt as a growing and maturing asset class will be critical from a regulatory and investor reporting standpoint, according to a report from the European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA) and Houlihan Lokey.
The Insights report, Valuation of Private Debt Investments, aims to provide a primer to the methodologies and practical considerations faced by valuation practitioners when assessing private debt instruments.
The European private debt market has experienced significant growth from EUR8 billion in 2012 to EUR120 billion in 2020, with the asset class increasing in importance within investors’ portfolios. The report highlights
Medical Credit Fund (MCF), a debt investor fully dedicated to the African health sector, has completed a EUR32.5 million fundraise of its second fund (MCF II).
The funding round was anchored by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which provided the first equity injection of EUR7.5 million in January this year, to cater to the demand for loans during the heights of the Covid-19 crisis. Also participating in this funding round are CDC Group, EUR10 million, FMO, EUR7.5 million, Swedfund, EUR5 million and Philips, EUR2.5 million.
In addition, MCF will benefit from a guarantee facility by the US International Development
A new global study looking at the future of fund administration and the impact of new technologies has found a significant number of private capital funds are still lagging behind in terms of their digital capabilities, limiting competitiveness and opportunities for growth.
The study, The Future of Fund Technology, commissioned by Intertrust Group and based on interviews with 300 private capital fund senior decision-makers in the UK, Europe, North America, and Asia, found one-third of private capital funds (30 per cent) are still using primarily – or even entirely – manual processes. In addition, one-fifth (21 per cent) of respondents
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired Standard Hidraulica (STH), an international industrial group with a presence in the plumbing supplies category, previously part of industrial technology company Aalberts NV which is listed on the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam.
HIG plans to accelerate the Company’s growth and lead a consolidation in its core markets.
STH is headquartered in Montcada i Reixac (Barcelona, Spain), and operates subsidiaries in Pinto (Madrid, Spain), United Kingdom (Leigh, Greater Manchester), South Africa (Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town), and Greece (Acharnes, Athens).
EMERAM Capital Partners an investment manager of medium-sized companies in the German-speaking region, has closed a single-asset continuation vehicle for its Fund I portfolio company Boards & More.
The company has established itself as the global platform for kitesurfing, windsurfing and stand-up paddling (SUP) equipment, with additional product lines in cycling apparel, bike protection, and aftermarket bike equipment. The transaction was led by Coller Capital, one of the world’s leading dedicated secondaries investors.
Global fund administration firm Maitland has appointed JP Khaitan as Head of Technology Services – Fund Services.
Khaitan arrives with two decades’ experience working with multinationals across the wealth management, life insurance, fund, and banking sectors. He reports to Managing Director of Maitland Global Fund Services, Jon Hugill.
Khaitan will work with Maitland’s management team to define Fund Services’ information technology and information system strategy, overseeing its deployment and maintenance. He will also look to ensure Maitland realises maximum value from its technology investments, both to grow the business and further enhance client service.
Boomi, a specialist in intelligent connectivity and automation, has appointed David Meredith as Chief Executive Officer, effective 31 January, 2022.
The appointment follows Boomi’s recently closed USD4 billion acquisition by technology investors Francisco Partners and TPG.
Meredith comes to Boomi from NASDAQ-listed Everbridge, where during his tenure as CEO, the company experienced rapid revenue growth. He brings to Boomi over 25 years of executive leadership across both multi-billion-dollar public companies as well as private equity-backed technology platforms. Meredith will succeed Chris McNabb, who plans to retire.
Technology venture capital firm Balderton Capital has led a USD22 million in Series A funding round in Sweep, a carbon management platform for large enterprises, with participation from New Wave, La Famiglia and 2050.
This round of funding follows the original seed round and brings the company’s total funding to USD27 million, less than a year since launch.
Since it launched in April, Sweep has been working with Financial Times Stock Exchange 500 (FTSE) companies each responsible for 30-50 MtCO2e of carbon emissions per year. They have selected Sweep’s platform to help them build a science-based and data-driven climate program
Silver Lake, a specialist in technology investing, has made a EUR344 million investment in Software AG.
The deal represents the first ever German PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) deal by a US technology investment firm.
Software AG will use the funds to accelerate growth, supported by its cloud-native product set, further strengthening and extending its position in North America, and executing a strategic programme of value-creating M&A.
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