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Agio, a provider of managed IT and cybersecurity services, is to launch Agio SkySuite, a fully-hosted public cloud productivity and cybersecurity suite tailored for small and emerging alternative investment firms.
SkySuite is the first and only program of its kind, providing emerging funds with a fully-hosted infrastructure in Microsoft Azure’s Public Cloud. The program is an outgrowth of Agio’s ongoing partnership with Microsoft Azure, a leading public cloud service.
A comprehensive IT and cybersecurity solution, SkySuite is designed specifically for emerging funds and startups that may lack the necessary in-house resources to develop and manage their own infrastructure within
In the US alone there are more than 200,000 middle market companies with revenues between USD10 million and USD1 billion. If one narrows that range to USD50 million to USD1 billion in revenue, there are 32,000 businesses, with around 15 times as many private businesses to public businesses.
That’s a pretty big engine of economic growth and one that Brightstar Capital Partners is training its investing and operating talents on to seek out good US businesses with a clear growth trajectory.
“Our strategy has always been about how to be more than a capital provider to middle market, closely held
Leading global investment firm KKR is to take a larger stake in Cherwell Software through its Next Generation Technology Fund, which focuses on investments in software, security, Internet, digital media, and information services.
This latest investment of USD172 million will be in addition to KKR’s initial USD50 million investment made in Cherwell in February 2017.
Cherwell offers software that has enabled thousands of organisations to modernise their business operations by automating services digitally. After establishing itself as a leader in the IT Service Management (ITSM) space, Cherwell is poised to expand into the service management market, which is estimated
In mid-March, we published the first of a two-part article series with SEI Investment Manager Services on how a top-down, bottom-up solution can go some way towards helping fund managers grapple with regulatory compliance demands as efficiently as possible.
The Gemini Companies (Gemini) has released insights from a recent webinar featuring industry experts who discussed the complexities and unique legal and regulatory concerns of private equity funds.
The webinar was moderated by James Williams, Managing Editor, Private Equity Wire. Panelists included: Dominique Severino, Partner, Orthogon Partners; Dennis Schall, Partner, Alternative Investments, Marcum LLP; and David Young, President, Gemini’s solutions for hedge/alternative funds.
Important webinar topics included:
Current trends, best practices, and specific guidelines for existing and new PE managers.
What managers need to consider before outsourcing accounting and administration tasks.
Challenges administrators face delivering a bespoke service based on
Andrew Strange, PwC director, comments on this morning’s FCA Asset Management Market Study policy statement and consultation…
The FCA has struck a pragmatic balance between prescriptive rules and flexible guidance, and the rules should be welcomed by the industry and consumers.
Delivering value for money for investors has always been a key tenet of the asset management industry. Changes to focus on wider value, rather than just charges, will better enable firms to demonstrate this value to their customers, although the new public statements could risk overloading consumers with information. However, updating guidance to make it easier for firms
Katey Bogue has joined eVestment, a global leader in institutional investor data and analytics, as Head of Private Markets. She will be responsible for leading the growth and development of eVestment’s private markets solutions.
This will include expanding eVestment’s private markets database and growing the company’s market intelligence, analytics and due diligence solutions for private markets general and limited partners.
Bogue (pictured), joins eVestment from Nasdaq, eVestment’s parent company, where she served as Head of Alternatives for Nasdaq Private Market. Her appointment illustrates the opportunities to share expertise and personnel between Nasdaq and eVestment that made eVestment an attractive
The market for private equity continues to ride a wave of success with brisk demand from investors, together with rising market valuations in respect of company takeovers securing another excellent year for the industry in 2017.
Although there are initial signs of some overheating in the large-caps segment, small caps continue to offer attractive investment opportunities.
These are the key findings of a current market assessment by the investment house FERI.
The proportion of alternative investments has increased significantly in recent years, as investors increasingly seek non-market-dependent sources of income and the broadest possible diversification for their portfolio.
The Duncan & Todd Group, a Scottish optical provider, has acquired Peebles-based Dempster Opticians as part of its national rollout of optician and hearing care services.
The deal, which follows a GBP15 million investment from private equity firm LDC at the end of March 2018, will strengthen Duncan & Todd’s presence in the Central Belt. It will also enable it to roll out its new audiology service, ensuring local communities have access to high-quality hearing care throughout Scotland.
Located in Peebles for more than 40 years, Dempster Opticians is a well-established optometrists with a loyal patient base. This is the first acquisition of Duncan
Zilingo has raised USD54 million in a Series C funding round taking total funding raised by the company to USD82 million. The round was led by Sofina, Burda Principal Investments and Sequoia Capital India. Amadeus Capital too joins as a new investor.
All existing investors participated in the round including American billionaire Tim Draper, SIG, Venturra, Beenext, Manik Arora along with others. This round comes close on the heels of Zilingo’s USD17 million Series B raised 5 months ago.
Founded by Ankiti Bose and Dhruv Kapoor in October 2015, Zilingo was built to connect a highly fragmented landscape of fashion
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