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BGF has exited its minority investment in NewVoiceMedia, the market-leading cloud customer contact platform, to NYSE-listed communications provider Vonage Holdings Corp for USD350 million.
BGF invested in the London-headquartered business in 2015, joining a round of funding to accelerate NewVoiceMedia’s international growth plans, which was principally focussed on the North American market.
NewVoiceMedia has since grown rapidly, with new offices in Dallas and Munich, and international bookings growth of 55 per cent in 2017, and now serving more than 700 customers across six continents. It was positioned in the Leaders’ quadrant of Gartner Inc’s Magic Quadrant for Contact Centre
Piper, a UK specialist investor in consumer brands, has exited its investment in Orlebar Brown, the luxury swim and resort-wear brand, to Chanel SA.
The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2007 by Adam Brown and former business partner Julia Simpson-Orlebar, Orlebar Brown pioneered the tailored approach to men’s beach and swim shorts and has since evolved into a full collection of resort wear that revolves around the theme of travel, holiday and sun.
Piper invested £8m into the business in August 2013 enabling Orlebar Brown to increase sales to GBP22m and develop into
You may have read in our recent blog posts that October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Of course, at Eze Castle Integration, we love to talk about IT security for alternative investment and professional services firms.
To participate in National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Eze Castle Integration is launching a Cybersecurity Educational Series to guide the alternative investment industry through the complex and evolving cybersecurity environment. This educational series will include the launch of an online Cybersecurity Information Center, three new whitepapers and a series of educational webinars.
The Information Center features videos, guidebooks and articles on the latest
By Olivia Munro (pictured), Eze Castle Integration – From a personal perspective, there are a variety of reasons that individuals update applications on their personal devices (think mobile phone or iPad). For example, with Social Media applications drivers to update include new features, faster load times, and bug fixes. But from a business perspective, it is imperative to keep applications up to date on your devices.
Here’s our take on benefits of keeping applications up to date, why it’s crucial from a security perspective, and some of the potential risks of legacy applications.
BENEFITS:
Improved Performance
Similar to your personal devices, updating applications
Ultimus Fund Solutions is the latest firm to join the The North American Fund Administration Association (NAFAA), a representative group for the alternative investment fund administration industry.
“With the recent acquisition of Woodfield Fund Administration, Ultimus has broadened its mutual fund administration services to include alternative investment funds and we are delighted to have them partner with us in enhancing the alternative fund administration industry,” says founding director, Chris Meader.
“Our involvement with NAFAA allows us to collaborate with other administrators in the US to bring new ideas and standards that will be beneficial for our firm, our clients
Oyster Consulting has appointed Dale C Jackson as its Managing Director in Bermuda.
Jackson’s experience in compliance, business development, and within the Bermuda Government will help him grow the firm as Bermuda’s regulatory environment expands to meet the challenges of an evolving economy that includes the cryptocurrency and fintech industries.
Jackson (pictured), is a financial services professional whose experience includes business regulatory compliance, financial crime investigation, AML audit, oversight and reporting, due diligence and deal structuring, international commerce, issues management and risk management.
Prior to joining Oyster Consulting (Bermuda), Dale served as an AML Office Manager for a
After obtaining the necessary regulatory authorisations, Unigrains, the agri-food and agro-industry investor, has completed the acquisition of Mecatherm, a specialist in industrial baking equipment, from Wendel.
Olivier Sergent, President of Mecatherm, says: “We are delighted to begin this new, ambitious development phase with Unigrains. This partnership will enable us to offer more added value, services and support to our clients thanks to the strategic and financial backing of our growth projects and via synergies with the French Grain Growers Association.”
Philippe Pinta, President of Unigrains, says: “This strategic acquisition is part of our effort to gain a better understanding
Nozomi Networks, a specialist in industrial cybersecurity and operational visibility announced today it has raised USD30 million in Series C financing.
The company’s first institutional investor, Giovanni Canetta Roeder, led the efforts of Planven Investments SA, GGV Capital, Lux Capital, Energize Ventures (formerly Invenergy Future Fund) and THI Investments, bringing Nozomi Networks’ total funding to date to USD53.8 million. This latest round quickly follows a USD15 million round in January 2018. Funding will be used to fortify Nozomi Networks’ market lead by further broadening its global presence and continuing expansion of research and development. The company is solidly positioned to
Iron Bow Technologies, an IT solution provider serving government, commercial and healthcare clients, has announced an equity partnership with private equity investment firm HIG Capital.
The partnership will accelerate Iron Bow’s rapid growth in prospective markets across the public and private sectors.
With USD25 billion of equity capital under management, HIG’s investment and commitment to the business is critical to maturing the Iron Bow vision and mission. Iron Bow plans to continue its organic investment strategy and, through the HIG partnership, target strategic acquisitions that will help the company expand its existing portfolio, broaden its offerings and gain greater
Duke Royalty Limited, a provider of alternative capital solutions to a diversified range of profitable and long-established businesses in Europe and abroad, has contributed a further GBP1 million into its existing royalty partner, Lynx Equity (UK) Limited (Lynx UK).
Lynx UK will allocate Duke’s further contribution towards the acquisition of Day 2 Interiors (“Day2”) which was recently closed by Lynx and represents its fourth European acquisition.
Based on the new increased aggregate investment of GBP10 million, Duke will be entitled to higher monthly distributions from Lynx UK, beginning in October 2018, which will total GBP1.25 million per annum. The
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