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NaviCom International Investment, a New York and Hong Kong-based provider of wealth management and alternative investment solutions, has extended its technology platform to provide private investors with entry-level access to alternative solutions that are typically reserved for institutions and ultra-high-net-worth investors.
While entry-level capital requirements have been reduced to align with the capabilities of individual investors, accreditation requirements will continue to apply on a case-by-case basis.
“Alternative investments are an important aspect of how we allocate assets across our private investor portfolios. We have experienced an increase in exposure to alternatives as private investors begin to shift a percentage of
Great Rock Capital, an asset-focused commercial finance company specialising in middle market lending, has appointed Jared Grabow as Managing Director of Originations.
Grabow will be based in Dallas, TX, and will be responsible for sourcing new investment opportunities and building relationships for the firm in Texas and the surrounding markets.
“We are excited to have Jared join Great Rock as we expand into the Texas market,” says Stuart Armstrong, CEO of Great Rock Capital. “Jared is a native of Texas and we look forward to having a local presence in a market that we view as critical to our future growth.”
Grabow joins Great Rock Capital
GPB Capital has completed the acquisition of a majority ownership stake in Health Prime International (HPI), a provider of practice management and revenue cycle management solutions for medical practices across the US. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
“Independent medical practices are always seeking new ways to streamline their billing and practice management processes so they can focus as much as possible on just treating patients,” says Michael Frost, Managing Partner of GPB Capital responsible for the firm’s Technology Enabled Services Investments. “By integrating HPI with our existing healthcare-focused IT portfolio companies, we can bring HPI’s advanced interoperability
Funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) are to jointly invest with Cardinal Health in naviHealth, a manager of post-acute benefits for health plans and a value-based care partner to health systems and providers.
naviHealth currently serves more than two million insured members and manages care transitions for approximately 800 acute hospitals and 11,000 post-acute care facilities in the US.
Under the terms of the agreement, CD&R-managed funds will acquire approximately a 55 per cent ownership stake in naviHealth while Cardinal Health will retain approximately a 45 per cent interest in the business. In addition, Cardinal Health will
Avedon Capital Partners, together with management and its co-investors has sold Seebach, a Germany based provider of metallic filtration solutions, to John crane, a division of UK-based Smiths Group plc.
Seebach is a leading supplier of bespoke, highly engineered, premium quality filtration solutions, including both full systems and replacement filter elements, for critical applications particularly in the polymer and oil & gas markets. The Company’s headquarters and main production facility are located in Vellmar, Germany. Seebach operates an additional production plant in Pune, India. The company employs circa 110 staff.
Avedon and its co-investors acquired Seebach in 2012. Together
Akerman has added to its M&A and Private Practice in New York with the appointment of experienced corporate partner Michael O’Brien.
Joining from Vedder Price, he brings more than three decades of experience in advising a wide range of public and private companies, with an emphasis on the private equity, life sciences and fintech sectors. O’Brien is the third New York partner to join Akerman’s national M&A and Private Equity Practice in the last four months, following the team’s continuing national expansion across major U.S. business centres.
“Michael is a superb corporate lawyer, respected by clients and peers for
Inverness Graham, a private investment firm based in suburban Philadelphia, has acquired EiKO Global. Headquartered in Shawnee, Kansas. EiKO distributes its branded LED lamps and fixtures globally.
The Company has more than 1,700 US customers serving industrial and commercial end-markets.
The EiKO fulfilment platform supports its distributor customers with same-day shipments and two-day turnarounds to meet customers’ needs in North America. EiKO is the initial acquisition within a broader LED lighting platform-build initiative at Inverness Graham.
“The EiKO opportunity arose from a proactive search in the lighting market,” says Michael Morrissey, Managing Principal of Inverness Graham. “The Company is
Gen II Fund Services, an independent, US-based private equity fund administrator, has passed USD200 billion in assets under administration (AUA).
“Achieving this milestone is a direct result of the commitment of our entire team to deliver for our clients at the highest levels of service. Gen II’s clients value our partnership approach to relationships, deep industry knowledge and sole focus on private equity fund administration. Our clients gain exceptional value from our dedication to industry-best performance and significant reinvestments in our business,” says Steven Millner, Gen II Managing Principal.
Gen II now services over 110 fund sponsors spanning the
Omnes Capital has carried out a Management-Buy-In (MBI) deal alongside Fabrice Le Camus in Mistral group, French specialist in ERP software editing dedicated to agricultural equipment dealers and distributors of materials for public works.
Omnes Capital has invested EUR11.8 million (before syndication) through its 2nd and 3rd generation small cap funds (LCL Expansion 2, LCL PME Expansion 2 and LCL Expansion 3).
With the support of its financial partners SWEN Capital Partners, Parvilla and Capital Transmission, Omnes Capital has become the majority shareholder alongside the buyer Fabrice Le Camus. Fabrice Le Camus has solid experience in commercial management (IBM,
Institutional investors in the UK and Continental Europe are boosting allocations to alternative income assets, such as infrastructure debt and equity, structured finance, real estate finance and private corporate debt, in the pursuit of stronger risk-adjusted returns and diversification.
That’s according to new research from Aviva Investors which surveyed over 250 pension schemes and insurers in the UK and Europe, and shows UK pension funds are planning the largest increase in allocations to alternative income, bringing their exposure closer in line with insurers in the UK, and pension funds and insurers in Continental Europe.
The study reveals that UK
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