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Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington Capital), a Washington, DC-based private equity firm, has acquired Doncasters Group’s Blaenavon forging business (Blaenavon).
Going forward, the business will operate independently as part of Forged Solutions Group (FSG). Located in South Wales, United Kingdom, the Company is a leading provider of complex, precision forged rings and closed die products primarily for OEM and Tier 1 aerospace & defence engine customers.
Peter Manos, a Managing Partner at Arlington Capital, says: “Blaenavon is a very unique asset, and we are excited to support Lee and his management team in accelerating the Company’s growth through investment in
Infrastructure-focused Independent investment manager Asterion Industrial Partners has exceeded its fundraising target in less than one year since the launch of its first fund, Asterion Industrial Infra Fund I, FCR.
The Fund, with a target size of EUR850 million, was registered with the CNMV (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores – Spain’s market regulator) on 16th November 2018 and reached EUR901 million in commitments on 31October 2019. The Fund will remain open for a select number of investors who are currently in the process of completing additional subscriptions. These plan to be finalised before year end, when the Fund will
JTC, a provider of fund, corporate and private wealth services to institutional and private clients, has appointed Erika Schraner as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
Schraner brings to the Board a wealth of experience and expertise in professional services, with particular strength in the areas of commercial development, M&A and technology. A dual Swiss-US national, Schraner obtained an MS & BA in Mathematics from EPFL Switzerland before going on to complete a PhD in Management Science & Engineering at Stanford University, USA.
Schraner began her post education executive career with IBM Corp in Silicon Valley and also worked for global
HKW, a middle-market private equity firm focused on growth-oriented companies, has acquired John M Floyd & Associates (JMFA), a provider of software and consulting solutions designed to optimise overdraft programs for regional/community banks and credit unions.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, JMFA serves more than 350 regional/community bank and credit union customers with its core overdraft privilege program, and also provides vendor contract negotiation services. The Company uses proprietary software and ongoing consulting to confirm compliance and identify areas of improvement with client overdraft programs. JMFA aligns with HKW’s Business Services
SS&C GlobeOp: Best Fund Administrator >USD30 billion AUM – Partnering with clients and having an open dialogue with industry participants gives large, independent, administration and technology companies, such as SS&C, a strategic advantage.
The interest in SS&C private equity services and capabilities from private equity firms, alternatives managers, asset management and wealth management firms has increased significantly over the last several years. As these organisations have grown and industry requirements have changed, their systems may have become outdated or no longer support the current needs and goals of the organisation. As a result, these firms are revaluating their internal infrastructure and
Prosek Partners: Best PR Company – Private equity managers and their portfolio companies are a target for disruption. They have to do a good job communicating to all their constituencies what they are doing to be good operators and to adjust to changing rules and social mores.
Integrated marketing and communications firm Prosek Partners works on honing its PE clients’ communication strategies to help them grow and better serve a variety of groups including investors, portfolio companies, recruits and existing employees and regulators.
Jennifer Prosek (pictured), Managing Partner of Prosek Partners says: “Communicating well makes it easier to build brands and
SS&C Advent: Best Portfolio Management Software Provider – The private equity industry has continued to explode with more mainstream and institutional investors while evolving their investment coverage to include more complex asset types such as private and distressed debt. SS&C Advent has continued to follow this market trend by addressing investor demand for full look through reporting as well as providing ILPA compliant options.
“As more processes around private debt and alternative credit remain manual, the Geneva team has built out user friendly workflows to streamline and consolidate debt processing with new configurable Workspaces that optimise operational efficiency whether managing delinquent
Centaur Fund Services: Best Fund Administrator <USD30 billion AUM – Regulatory pressures and more complex investment strategies are driving a greater number of PE funds to outsource their administration operations. Centaur is well positioned to meet these growing demands having built the global reach to fulfil the needs for cross-domicile services.
Des Johnson (pictured), CEO of Centaur USA, says: “In the last twelve months alone, Centaur has hired senior managers in Private Equity out of New Jersey, Bermuda and throughout Europe. The company has also invested heavily in PE specific technology which has been developed specifically to support Centaur Private Equity
CohnReznick: Best Fund Accounting Firm – Capital markets participants are more likely to invest wisely, create value, and achieve alpha when they have access to critical market intelligence and technical expertise. Through its Financial Sponsors & Financial Services practice, CohnReznick provides a range of advisory, assurance, and tax services that help its capital markets clients create value by optimising performance and successfully managing risk.
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CohnReznick is assisting private equity and venture capital firms, family offices, hedge funds, and others investment firms as they navigate rapidly changing tax laws and compliance mandates. Additionally, the firm is helping
Solovis: Best Data Management Solutions Provider – The private equity industry has witnessed a shift to more manager-of-manager and investments in fund structures, all while asset owners and allocators are increasing the percentage of their portfolios invested in alternatives. In view of this, Solovis identified the need for a portfolio management technology platform to help institutional investors with the inherent challenges they face in managing these complex multi-asset class portfolios.
“The Solovis technology platform was designed from the bottom up specifically for multi-asset class portfolio management. All our clients have a large portion of their portfolios invested in these complex investment
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