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Luminate Capital Partners, a private equity firm investing in growth software companies, has sold Comply365, a global provider of operational content and compliance management solutions supporting the aerospace and rail industries, to Liberty Hall Capital Partners.Tom Samuel, Chief Executive Officer of Comply365, says: “Over the last few years, Luminate’s team has partnered with Comply365’s leadership team to build and deliver secure, cloud-based solutions that will support the needs of the airline and rail industries well into the future. Today, we have the scale and dedication to support critical business needs of transportation companies all around the world.”
“Comply365 has
German venture capital investor MIG AG’s MIG Fonds 8 und 16 has invested in GBS German Bionic Systems, Augsburg, Germany, in a Series A financing. Both participating MIG Funds are each investing EUR2 million in the USD20 round, a total EUR4 million (USD4.8 million) from MIG. Besides MIG Fonds, Samsung Catalyst, Storm Ventures, Benhamou Global Ventures and IT Farm are co-investors in the Series A financing.
German Bionic is a robotics specialist and has successfully established itself in the German-speaking countries and Japan with its intelligent Cray X power suit. The company was founded in 2017 and has established sites in
Industry veterans Jorge R de Cardenas, Scott A Merriam and Aaron M Bernstein have launched TrustServe – a new private equity, venture capital and real estate fund administration business based in Miami, Florida.Co-founder and former managing director of Kaufman Rossin Fund Services (KRFS), Jorge de Cardenas will lead TrustServe LP as CEO, along with industry veterans Scott Merriam and Aaron Bernstein.
Prior to launching TrustServe, de Cardenas co-founded Kaufman Rossin Fund Services where he served as Managing Director from 1994 until its 2016 sale to ALPS Fund Services, a subsidiary of NYSE listed DST Systems. At ALPS, de Cardenas
By Terry Gallagher (pictured), EVP, Director of Fund Accounting & Administration, UMB Fund Services – When private equity managers decide to adapt an existing strategy from a partnership to a registered-fund structure, they may run into roadblocks – and wish they had considered some key issues earlier in the process. Below are the most common issues, based on my work on fund-formation with private fund managers.
Around two thirds, or 65 per cent, of investors believe the fallout from Covid-19 will be worse in 2021 than it has been this year, according to a recent study by HYCM.
The survey included 885 UK-based investors and focused on their outlook on how Covid-19 and Brexit are affecting their financial plans for 2021.
It revealed that once a vaccine is available, 43 per cent say they plan to invest into those sectors worst-affected by the pandemic, such as travel and hospitality, while 58 per cent of investors want to see the Brexit deadline pushed back from 31st December
There is a continuing interest among Japanese investment managers to seek to broaden the suite of fund products they offer clients. They have been considering new structures and vehicles in order to provide a more diverse and efficient offering.
The alternatives and offshore business is gathering momentum in Tokyo as industry players witness growing demand and as government initiatives begin to bear fruit. This trend has led to changing technology needs as managers seek to accommodate global investors and adapt their infrastructure.
By Stanley Howard, Teneo Partners – Effective capital raising is generally a key, if not the primary objective of global fund managers when considering whether to establish a presence in Japan. Despite the Covid-19 induced acceleration of conducting business within virtual meeting environments, the positive impact of having a physical presence in Japan should not be minimised.
More than in other countries and regions, the importance of personal communication and relationship building in the Japanese culture is vital to sustained success. But how asset managers manage to achieve that objective in a cost-efficient way is a critical issue.
There are two principal
Interview with Alvaro Tamura, Gordian Capital.
What are some of the recent developments in the asset management business in Tokyo and what is the outlook?
The Covid-19 pandemic has slowed activities in 2020 but it is likely that some of the asset management trends that began around 2017 remain in place given the underlying factors driving those trends.
One exciting trend has been the steady number of Japan-based hedge funds being launched by managers with pedigree, track records, and assets to sustain them during the startup phase of their funds. The new Japan-based funds have strategies covering equity long/short, activism,
By A Paris – A stable, clean country, with a sensible government – Japan is well set for building out its fund industry. Proposals are being made to overcome barriers like high tax levels and legal restrictions, promising lower income and inheritance tax rates. And although the timeline of these changes is yet unknown, the plans bode well for the growth of the industry.
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