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Lawyers from Carey Olsen’s corporate and finance practice in the Cayman Islands have advised 99, the Brazilian ride-sharing application and Uber competitor, on its sale to China’s Didi Chuxing.
By Hugh Stacy, Augentius – While the world may have suffered its share of challenges and dislocations over the past decade, the aviation sector has continued to move from strength to strength. The increasingly mobile nature of the global economy has seen air travel volume more than double over the past 15 years.
2017 marked the eighth straight year of above-trend growth and 2018 is likely to follow suit.
The emergence of millions of new middle class consumers in nations such as China and India – many keen to experience air travel for the first time – is likely to accelerate the
By Eze Castle Integration – Times have changed. There is little doubt that the alternate investment industry has evolved in recent years with the rise of new regulations, the wide spread adoption of cloud services and deep focus on cybersecurity risks.
But what effect do these changes have for the person responsible for technology at a hedge fund, private equity or investment firm? As a Chief Technology Officer (or comparable role: Director of IT, Chief Information Officer, etc.), one has historically been responsible for day-to-day IT functions and routine technology refreshes. But as the industry has experienced rapid change over
By Mary Beth Hamilton, Eze Castle Integration – Hedge fund assets have hit record highs in each of the five past quarters, to some $3.2 trillion, and will grow by 5.5% over the next 12 months, according to Don Steinbrugge, head of Agecroft Partners. With this performance and 2018 well started, new hedge funds are looking to launch.
Technology is just one of the many areas to consider when starting a hedge fund. To help jump start the process, below is a list of some commonly asked questions we receive.
Where do I start in creating a technology budget for my hedge
C5, a specialist investment firm focused on cyber security, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, has appointed William Kilmer as a managing partner to C5 Capital’s team and Executive Chairman of C5 portfolio company ITC Secure (ITC Secure), a UK based provider of managed cyber security and advisory services.
Kilmer will be replacing Andre Pienaar as Executive Chairman of ITC. Pienaar temporarily held the role of chairman following the passing of previous Chairman Sir Richard Paniguian and will retain the role of Chairman of C5 Capital’s pan-European Haven Group. Kilmer will also be serving on the boards of Haven and C5
Capzanine – a European independent private investment management company – has announced the appointments of Clément Colin as Principal and Emmanuel Fournial as Senior Associate to support its growth.
Laurent Bénard, Managing Director of Capzanine, says: “These appointments strengthen our teams’ expertise, allowing us to better support our SME and mid-cap firm clients amid high growth at Capzanine. The company now has 34 employees throughout France, Germany, Spain and soon in Italy. Capzanine recruited 12 people in 2017”.
Colin began his career in 2013 as an analyst at Duke Street. He then joined Capzanine as an Associate. He is
Maxwellia, a ‘prescription to over the counter’ medicines company, has raised GBP700,000 in early-stage investment from the GM&C Life Sciences Fund, managed by Catapult Ventures, as well as from existing investors and angels.
The funding represents a vital step for Maxwellia, which specialises in ‘switching’ – the conversion of prescription medicines into branded versions that can be bought without a prescription, over the counter (OTC).
The NHS is under unprecedented strain with soaring public demand and severe budget constraints. Minor ailments account for one in five GP consultations in England and cost an estimated GBP2 billion each year. Many
Monroe Capital has appointed Ryan Flanders as Vice President in the firm’s New York office. Flanders will serve on the firm’s Investor Relations & Marketing team.
Prior to Monroe, Flanders was the Head of Private Debt Products at Preqin, where he created and established Preqin’s coverage of the private debt asset class, managing marketing, sales, and external communications on a worldwide basis while serving as a frequent contributor on the conference circuit. Throughout his seven years at Preqin, Flanders also served in client services and business sales roles. Flanders earned his BA from the University of Georgia, Athens. He is
An affiliate of middle-market private equity firm Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock) has made a significant investment in CloudNine, a provider of eDiscovery SaaS solutions.
Peak Rock and CloudNine have also simultaneously acquired the eDiscovery business from LexisNexis, which includes the LAW PreDiscovery, Early Discovery Analyzer (EDA), and Concordance products as well as the development, sales, and services teams supporting them. With this acquisition, the Company provides innovative and industry leading cloud-based and on-premise solutions to over 2,000 of the top legal and business customers in North America.
“We are pleased to partner with CloudNine in their acquisition of
Polaris Private Equity IV (Polaris) is to acquire a majority stake in the Danish interior design company Menu A/S (Menu) from the Hansen Family.
Menu, which today supplies high-quality furniture, accessories and lighting to more than 40 countries, is headquartered in Copenhagen’s Nordhavn and has 63 employees.
Menu was established in 1978 and since 2012 has undergone significant repositioning, aimed at creating a stronger and broader interior design brand. Menu has transformed its product portfolio from solely catering to the retail segment by adding a range of furniture and lighting fixtures as well as modern accessories in the growing
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