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ORIX Corporation USA’s (ORIX USA) business unit ORIX Mezzanine & Private Equity has changed its name to ORIX Private Equity Solutions. “Our business strategy remains unchanged. We have always sought to be a flexible provider of capital to our transaction partners. For a long time a large majority of the capital we have invested has been equity. Our new name better represents what we do and what we will continue to do going forward,” says Jeff Sangalis, Managing Director and Head of ORIX Private Equity Solutions. “We want independent sponsors, family offices and others involved in middle market transactions to think of
ProctorU, an online exam security and identity management company, and Yardstick Assessment Strategies, a specialist in psychometrics and computer-based exam administration for professional testing organisations, have completed a deal to merge the two companies and form a new parent brand, Meazure Learning. The merger positions both ProctorU and Yardstick for rapid expansion in both professional testing and higher education using ProctorU’s approach to security and identity management.
“ProctorU and Yardstick have already proven themselves as leaders in their respective markets, and now, by integrating both companies’ unique offerings and strengths together, we’re poised to truly transform those markets,” says Scott McFarland,
BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses has invested in The Chemistry Group (TCG), a London-based HR consultancy.
Blackstone has appointed Gilles Dellaert, former Co-President and Chief Investment Officer of Global Atlantic, a retirement and life insurance company, as the Global Head of Blackstone Insurance Solutions (BIS).BIS was formed in 2018 to deliver Blackstone’s asset management expertise to the insurance industry. Leveraging the scale and breadth of Blackstone’s platform, BIS investment products are tailored to each individual insurer’s needs to help drive higher performance, faster growth, better capital efficiency, and increased returns on equity. In total, Blackstone manages over USD60 billion in assets for insurance companies.
Jon Gray, Blackstone President & COO, says: “Gilles is a highly talented
Napier Park Global Capital (Napier Park), an alternative asset management platform with more than USD14 billion in assets under management offering a diversified product mix of hedge funds, private investments, CLOs and structured credit to large, sophisticated institutional investors, has named Nadja Marcoz as a Partner of the firm. Marcoz is based in Napier Park’s New York office.
“Nadja is a true culture carrier at Napier Park and we could not be more enthusiastic to call her a Partner,” said Jim O’Brien, Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Napier Park. “Her tireless work ethic, ability to continuously adapt and long-standing
Siguler Guff, a multi-strategy private equity investment firm with over USD14 billion of assets under management, announced today that it has completed fundraising for its Small Buyout Opportunities Fund IV. Fund IV, which was oversubscribed, closed at USD1.575 billion after six months of fundraising, exceeding its USD1.25 billion target. The Fund’s re-up rate was over 90 per cent, a significant vote of confidence from existing investors.
Since the strategy’s inception in 2006, Siguler Guff has committed over USD4 billion to approximately 650 companies in 43 US states and one US territory. Through direct investments and by partnering with specialist private
Gray Powell, CFA, and Matthew VanVliet, CFA, have joined the BTIG’s Research and Strategy division to launch coverage across the security and application software sectors. Powell and VanVliet will both report to David Lenchus, Director of Research at BTIG.Powell joins BTIG as a Director in New York, focused on the security software sector. He has 20 years of experience as a sell-side research analyst and has covered multiple verticals within technology and telecom services. Prior to BTIG, Powell was a Director and Senior Analyst on Deutsche Bank’s Top Five Institutional Investor-ranked software team responsible for leading the research effort on
Orrick has appointed leveraged finance and direct lending specialist Anthony Kay as a partner in London. Kay joins Orrick from Latham & Watkins.Kay joins an established finance team in London and will work alongside M&A and private equity partners James Connor and Daniel Wayte in growing the firm’s private equity practice. James and Dan moved to Orrick in 2018 from Simpson Thacher and Milbank respectively.
“Growing our private equity and direct lending practice in London is a strategic priority, and we are very excited to see this team of rising stars coming together. Anthony brings a valuable skillset, and
The European Commission has revealed details of its Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, suggesting a financial roadmap for reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
On 11 December 2019, the Commission presented the European Green Deal, with the ambition of becoming the first climate-neutral bloc in the world by 2050.
The plan will involve mobilising investment of 1 trillion euros to help finance its flagship project, the European Green Deal.
The European Green Deal’s Investment Plan – the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan presented today will “mobilise public investment and help to unlock private funds through EU financial instruments, notably InvestEU”, according to a European
Citco has appointed Elaine Furnari as Head of Loan Servicing at Citco Fund Services (USA) Inc.Furnari will manage the expansion of Citco’s loan servicing offering and joins after nine years as Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial Loan Support at HSBC.
Citco is a leading provider of alternative asset servicing, with extensive expertise in credit and private debt. The market for private debt has grown and investors are allocating to fixed income strategies through larger, more complex loan portfolios. To meet this growing demand, Citco is expanding its existing loan servicing business to offer a holistic solution that will
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