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ACA Compliance Group (ACA) has appointed Shvetank Shah as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of the Board of Directors effective immediately. Shvetank previously worked at Gartner where he held many leadership roles including Senior Vice President of its Technology & Service Provider practice. Shah will be based in ACA’s Silver Spring, MD office.
As ACA’s CEO, Shah will oversee all global operations and the corporate growth strategy. His responsibilities will include executive leadership, management, strategic vision, and accelerating the growth of the business.
Shah has almost 30 years of experience as a business unit General Manager, strategic advisor,
Hedge fund and private equity investors to focus 2020 due diligence efforts on alternative data compliance, says Corgentum survey.The vast majority (83 per cent) of hedge fund and private equity investors intend to continue increasing the resources they allocate to analysing compliance procedures surrounding alternative investment managers use of third-party research including expert networks.
That’s according to the results of a new survey by Corgentum Consulting, a provider of operational due diligence reviews and background investigations.
In particular, investors believe that a key focus in 2020 will be on the security and privacy considerations surrounding hedge funds and private equity
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has issued a final set of regulations to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA).
The new rules which were revealed on Monday and will come into effect in February, are geared towards increased investigation of foreign investors whose potential stakes in US businesses could pose a national security threat.
According to Jeremy Swan, managing principal of CohnReznick’s Financial Sponsors & Financial Services Industry and leader of the firm’s M&A Consulting Services Practice, the proposed final FIRRMA regulations have expanded CFIUS’ authority beyond control investments and transactions to
IQ-EQ, a global investor services group, has appointed John Legrand as Managing Director of UK and Ireland and member of its executive leadership team. The company says this key hire reflects the strategic significance of its growing UK & Ireland business.
Legrand’s 22-year career has afforded him the opportunity to operate across five continents and over 80 countries globally. Having held leadership positions both in Fortune 500 companies and multi-million-dollar FinTech start-ups, he has extensive operational and commercial expertise and is well accustomed to building businesses and leading teams delivering operational excellence.
Prior to joining IQ-EQ, Legrand was Managing
Matt Rasul has joined RedRidge Diligence Services as National Director, Talent Acquisition and Employee Relations. Based in Dallas, Rasul will drive the company’s talent acquisition strategy – playing a hands-on role in the recruitment of top talent and managing employee relations both domestically and abroad. He will also be responsible for maintaining and building on RedRidge’s strong reputation for high-quality financial diligence services.
With over a decade of experience in talent acquisition within US public accounting and professional services firms, Matt has been responsible for building strategies in recruiting top-tier talent across the transaction due diligence, risk advisory, financial and technology
Private investment group Floreat has invested in Air Lease Corporation’s (ALC) new asset-backed securitisation (ABS).Known as Thunderbolt III, the newly-formed entity (Thunderbolt III Aircraft Lease Limited) will purchase a portfolio of 19 commercial aircraft on operating lease to 18 airlines in 15 countries. The airlines are diversified globally and over half are national flag carriers. Names include Vueling, Air France, China Airlines and Aerolineas Argentinas.
The structure includes two series of fixed rate notes and equity certificates. Floreat is the largest single investor in the equity certificates, with USD25 million invested.
Floreat invested following a robust review and
NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund has invested GBP250,000 in healthy snacking brand Real Handful. The funding will allow the business to invest in product development as well as its sales and marketing activities to develop its commercial offering and expand its team, creating 14 new jobs in the Manchester region.
Real Handful is a healthy snacking brand that produces a wide range of naturally flavour infused fruit, nut and seed snacks. Products are vegan friendly, high in fibre, and (plant) protein, free from gluten and refined sugars.
Baird Capital (Baird) has acquired a majority stake in the Vega Global Group (Vega).Vega is a provider of audio visual and video collaboration solutions for organisations of all types throughout the Asia Pacific region. Vega’s services enable global communications for the modern workplace, facilitating meaningful collaboration to enhance productivity for its enterprise clients. The Baird relationship with Vega better positions the Company for growing all facets of the professional audio-visual market and meeting the demands of enterprise clients seeking global standards and delivery platforms.
Headquartered in Hong Kong, Vega is one of the largest System Integrator and Managed Service Providers
The Lakes Distillery, a Cumbrian-based whisky distiller, has secured a GBP4.25 million investment from Comhar Capital, to support its ambitious growth plans.With its investment Comhar Capital has acquired a minority share in the business. The funding will support The Lakes’ ongoing capital investment programme and continued growth in maturing whisky stocks as the business begins to develop internationally.
The Lakes Distillery (The Lakes) was established close to Bassenthwaite Lake in 2011 under the leadership of Nigel Mills and Paul Currie.
The Lakes’ whisky-maker, Dhavall Gandhi, joined the business in 2015 from The Macallan and is developing a strong reputation across the
Ironwood Capital has exited its subordinated debt and minority equity investment in Bush Industries (Bush) via a sale to Canadian designer and manufacturer of ready-to-assemble home and office furniture, Bestar. Bush, headquartered in Jamestown, New York, is a manufacturer and distributor of commercial and home office furniture. Bush and Bestar have over 130 years of combined history in the Ready-To-Assemble furniture industry and will have consolidated sales of approximately USD200 million.
“Bush management positioned the company for rapid growth within the e-commerce channel. Every facet of the business, from manufacturing to marketing to distribution, was designed to maximise the company’s online
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