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Utilising distributed ledger technology (DLT) to better streamline and connect the private equity ecosystem and assets, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) has released the latest evolution of its Private Market Hub platform, using Amazon Managed Blockchain from Amazon Web Services, Inc (AWS).
The updated platform, the industry’s first deployment of blockchain technology for the private equity market, now has added connectivity to existing industry tools and technologies to help further automate workflows between front-, middle- and back-office functions providing a consistent, secure, real-time view of the data.
“We are leveraging blockchain technology to drive further innovation, removing industry friction
Phoenix American, a transfer agent and fund administrator for alternative investment sponsors, and Forge Trust, a provider of custody services for alternative investments, have announced a partnership to make it easier for IRA account holders to invest in alternative assets.
Forge Trust provides custody services with preferred pricing and a streamlined integrated experience to clients of Phoenix American. The partnership will enable Phoenix American client sponsors/issuers to offer their investors access to custody services for their qualified investment funds at rates that greatly reduce the typical effect custody costs have on net investment returns. Investors will also benefit from Forge
Perwyn has appointed Chris Pape as Portfolio Director and member of the the firm’s Portfolio Committee. Pape will be based in Perwyn’s London office but will operate across our portfolio.
Andrew Wynn, Founder and Managing Partner, says: “Chris is a great addition to the team and both sides of our business, Private Equity and Growth Capital, will benefit from his considerable expertise in supporting corporates and their management teams on the value-creation journey. This includes strategic growth projects, M&A, integration, upgrading systems & processes and refinancing projects. His input will be highly beneficial to help us scale our engaged partnership
Global cyber security and software resilience business, NCC Group, has completed its acquisition of Iron Mountain’s Intellectual Property Management (IPM) business in a GBP156 million deal providing immediate additional scale to the Group’s Software Resilience business in North America.
Together, the two businesses will offer a rich, complementary set of resilience services to customers including a full suite of software verification services and the Group’s cloud resilience proposition: Escrow-as-a-Service (EaaS).
In addition to organic growth across the recurring revenue base of IPM, the acquisition represents a compelling opportunity for the Group’s Assurance and Software Resilience divisions to benefit from revenue
Howard Watt, a venture capital lawyer with over 15 years’ experience in providing corporate and commercial advice to funds, investors, entrepreneurs, start-ups and high growth companies, has joined Fladgate.
Watt advises both funds and investee companies with deal experience that ranges from early/seed stage investments and spanning the full life cycle of Series A-D, through to M&A and IPO exits for venture-backed companies.
He is recognised in the latest Legal 500 and Chambers guides as a leading individual in his field. Watt also spent six years as in-house counsel to a major European growth venture fund and so has significant
Piglet, a British direct-to-consumer homeware brand behind a successful range of high-quality and low-maintenance linen products and other “soft home” goods, has raised USD8.5 million (GBP6 million) in a funding round led by Active Partners, a consumer-focused investment firm.
The fresh funds, which are Piglet’s first outside capital, will be used to internationally scale the business, expand the brand’s product offering, and build out the Piglet team in the UK, Europe and North America. Stuart Grant, co-founder and chairman of leading British apparel brand Mint Velvet, will also be joining Piglet as Chairperson, bringing with him extensive experience and expertise
Moonfare, a digital investment platform for top-tier private markets funds, is launching a second vintage of its flagship Buyout Portfolio to build on the success of the portfolio franchise it launched in 2020.
Moonfare Buyout Portfolio I, a core part of Moonfare’s efforts to put top private equity funds within reach of individual investors, closed in May oversubscribed and performed strongly across key metrics. The fund raised a total of EUR70 million, 40 per cent above its original EUR50 million target.
Investor capital will flow to nine underlying funds focused on the buyout space. The portfolio includes funds running
JP Morgan Asset Management has launched JP Morgan Private Capital, which includes a new growth equity investment arm and an existing private debt business, committed to providing customised solutions for early and growth stage companies across the capital structure.
The group will be focused on institutional and high-net-worth clients and will also have the ability to invest the firm’s capital alongside investors.
JP Morgan Private Capital will be led by Brian Carlin, previously CEO of Wealth Management Solutions at JP Morgan, with Rick Smith, former Head of Private Investments at JPMorgan Chase, serving as Chairman of the group, and Meg
Green Angel Syndicate, one of the largest active angel syndicates in the UK and the only one specialising in the fight against climate change, has promoted Christine Chisholm from Finance Manager to Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Chisholm will remain on the company’s executive committee responsible for the day to day operations of Green Angel Syndicate and has also joined the Investment Advisory Committee of the Green Angel Syndicate EIS Climate Change Fund.
Nick Lyth, Founder and CEO of Green Angel Syndicate, says: “I am particularly pleased to welcome Christine onto the Board of GAS. We are fortunate to have someone of
Fertility Focus, manufacturers of the OvuCore and OvuSense Pro family of fertility monitoring solutions, with class II medical device classification and 510(k)FDA clearance – has launched OvuFirst, a completely unique patented sensor designed to measure skin temperature, providing women with an understanding of when to try and conceive naturally, and enabling them to determine what issues they may have trying to conceive.
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