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Private equity and real estate fund administrator Augentius has appointed Jimmy Leong as Managing Director, Augentius Asia, to drive business growth in line with increasing opportunities in the far east.
Working out of Augentius’ Singapore office, Leong will be responsible for developing both new and existing client relationships to support business expansion and further solidify the company’s reputation for expert fund administration throughout this region.
Leong says: “The growth in Asian private equity remains highly optimistic as the landscape is set to undergo major transformations, driven by the rise of international and Asian managers capitalising on China’s new regulatory structure. Augentius is well positioned to benefit from these opportunities and to establish itself as the leading service
Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners, is investing GBP250,000 in tech company GradTouch, a platform that connects graduates and employers, and aims to offer a cost-effective, unique solution for attracting, vetting and hiring graduates.
The investment, made on behalf of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), will increase the number of jobs by 50 per cent in GradTouch’s Manchester office and will further support the company’s growth plans.
Based in central Manchester, GradTouch provides the complete end-to-end solution for SMEs wanting to attract, assess and ultimately hire graduates. Its platform offers businesses time and efficiency savings, as
OppenheimerFunds has partnered with the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association to develop specialised alternative investment training for the firm’s client engagement teams and further serve the needs of high net worth (HNW) clients.
In October 2017, OppenheimerFunds announced a joint venture with The Carlyle Group to provide global private credit solutions and deliver long-term income capabilities to HNW investors. The specialised alternative investment training from CAIA will be its first comprehensive program to include private credit focused education and will be made available to OppenheimerFunds consultants serving HNW teams as part of the joint venture initiative.
“Bringing the highest
Middle market investment bank Harris Williams & Co has provided strategic advice to gaming backend development platform GameSparks on its sale to Amazon.com.
Advisory services were provided by Thierry Monjauze and Mathew Tsui of Harris Williams & Co.’s Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) Group.
“Griff and the team have built a leading platform attracting many of the top names across the gaming sector,” says Thierry Monjauze, a managing director at Harris Williams & Co. “It was a great pleasure working with such a cutting edge and innovative company and there is no doubt Amazon will benefit greatly from the
Highview Capital (Highview), a Los Angeles-based opportunistic private equity investment vehicle, has added Tyler Kavanaugh and Zepher Loesch, to its Business Development team, which is led by Brice Baradel.
Baradel, Kavanaugh and Loesch will drive Highview’s transaction sourcing efforts and cultivate relationships with key intermediaries, corporate sellers, and business owners. The announcement comes after the first expansion of Highview’s investment team in November 2016 and the launch of Highview’s inaugural USD500 million evergreen fund in October 2016.
Ryan McCarthy, Founder and Senior Portfolio Manager of Highview, says: “As Highview continues to expand our market position, this is a natural
Campbell Lutyens, a global alternative asset advisor, has appointed Heidi Crebo-Rediker to its Global Advisory Board.
Crebo-Rediker, an American citizen, brings a wealth of experience in both government and the private sector. She is the Chief Executive Officer of International Capital Strategies, as well as an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Crebo-Rediker served as the State Department’s first Chief Economist, an Assistant Secretary level position, where she provided advice and analysis to the Secretary on a wide range of foreign policy issues having a significant economic, market or financial component. Prior to this, she was
Capitolis, a technology provider for the capital markets, has secured two rounds of financing, a Series A investment of USD20 million led by Index Ventures, and a prior USD9 million seed round led by Sequoia Capital.
Capitolis was founded in 2017 by Gil Mandelzis (pictured), the former CEO of EBS BrokerTec, part of ICAP plc (now NEX Group plc) and founder of Sequoia-backed Traiana (acquired by ICAP), Tom Glocer, former CEO of Thomson Reuters and Igor Teleshevsky, formerly Executive VP and Head of Technology at Traiana. The company currently has 25 employees in New York City, London and Tel Aviv
Private Equity firm OpenGate Capital has completed the acquisition of Jøtul Group, a manufacturer of residential stoves and fireplaces, from Swedish-listed investment company Ratos AB.
“Historically, Jøtul suffered from the impact of high market volatility and underinvestment that made it more susceptible to fluctuating customer demand,” says Andrew Nikou, founder and CEO of OpenGate Capital. “Jøtul has a tremendous heritage, an excellent brand name, and a lot of untapped value. Today, we are focusing on that untapped potential and investing in Jøtul’s future with our integrated value creation strategy. We’re very excited with the acquisition of Jøtul and welcome the business
The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) has reported a sustained strong uptake in the Jersey Private Fund (JPF), with 100 structures being formed since its launch less than one year ago.
The 100th JPF was registered by the JFSC last week (2 March), underlining the interest in the product since it was launched in mid-March last year.
The latest addition to Jersey’s suite of fund structuring options, the JPF was introduced to provide institutional and professional investors with a more streamlined and fast-track regime with tailored ongoing regulatory requirements, under which funds for up to 50 investors could be
Hercules Capital has entered the commercial finance space through a strategic acquisition of Gibraltar Business Capital (Gibraltar), a provider of working capital to small and mid-market businesses via asset-based loan and factoring solutions.
Gibraltar will be held as a portfolio company of Hercules. Gibraltar will continue to operate as an independent senior secured asset-based lender to select small and mid-market businesses and operate under the Gibraltar Business Capital brand. Gibraltar and all its existing employees will remain at its headquarters in Northbrook (Chicago), Illinois. Gibraltar was formed in 2010 when Scott Winicour led the management buyout of Gibraltar Financial Corporation,
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