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High Road Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of U-C Coatings, a manufacturer and distributor of premier specialty coatings and sealants for the North American wood and lumber markets.
Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
The Buffalo, New York-based company’s products, which are more cost effective than alternative products, conserve and protect hardwood logs and lumber. ANCHORSEAL end sealers prevent logs and lumber from prematurely drying and cracking, thus preventing avoidable waste. GEMPAINT end-paint products are used to differentiate lumber bundles. The company also manufactures SEAL-ONCE products, which create a water barrier within wood, concrete and
Goji, a specialist Direct Lending investment manager and platform, has secured an undisclosed multi-million pound funding round from investors including Anthemis’s Venture Fund 1 (AVF1) and AXA Strategic Ventures (ASV).
The round led by Anthemis, a leading global fintech investor which has backed companies including Betterment, and AXA Strategic Ventures, further sets Goji apart from rivals and signals growing confidence in the company as a pioneer for Direct Lending assets in the financial adviser market.
“Anthemis is dedicated to reinventing financial services for the digital world by cultivating change and new business models. The development of new asset classes
Burford Capital made USD1.3 billion in new investment commitments in 2017, more than triple its 2016 level.
The new commitments reflect a number of dynamics in Burford’s business: continued growth in demand for capital in its core litigation finance business; access to capital through direct balance sheet investing and its new investment management business; and continued expansion of Burford’s product offerings and investment strategies.
Christopher Bogart, Burford’s Chief Executive Officer, says: “We are delighted with the growth of the business in 2017. The new commitments made during the year have the potential to generate significant future income in the
CRUX Asset Management Ltd. (CRUX), an employee-owned investment management business, has appointed fund manager, Richard Penny.
Penny joins CRUX from Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) where he was a senior fund manager within the High Alpha team and was lead manager of the L&G Alpha Trust and the L&G UK Special Situations Trust. Prior to this Richard worked for M&G and Scottish Amicable.
CRUX was established in 2014 and is dedicated to providing superior returns to investors coupled with excellent client service. Its flagship fund, the CRUX European Special Situations fund is broadly recognised as one of the
Alternative investments managers are enjoying continued interest from investors but risk losing out from future flows, warns SEI (NASDAQ: SEIC) in its latest pair of research reports.
Superior returns, trusted investment teams, and firm size have traditionally served as the key differentiators in the alternative investments world, but changes in the industry have profound implications for how alternative managers run their businesses and the infrastructure required to support their investment acumen.
Released today and based on a survey of 70 alternatives investors, “How to Meet Operational Challenges while Pursuing Opportunities in Alternative Investing” illustrates the alignments and disconnects between
Spencer Technologies, a specialist in managed retail technology projects and deployments, has finalised the acquisition of Certified Retail Solutions, a service integrator of end-to-end IT life cycle solutions for the retail and hospitality industries.
The acquisition is one element of Spencer’s aggressive strategy to broaden its capabilities and provide an integrated set of services to an expanded customer base.
With the acquisition, Spencer will integrate Certified Retail Solutions’ capabilities with its existing offerings to strengthen the company retail technology, full life cycle services of staging, configuring, deploying and on-site repair services. The company now offers an expanded range of client specific
Redgate Investments has made a substantial investment in Croatia-based monitoring and administration software company, SysKit.
Redgate Investments, a sister company to Redgate Software, the leading Microsoft SQL Server tools vendor, was created to make sizeable minority investments in founder-led businesses, without the onerous terms and conditions often required by private equity and venture capitalists.
Looking beyond the typical software investment locations like Silicon Valley in the US or Cambridge in the UK, it has chosen to invest in SysKit, which was founded in Zagreb just eight years ago. SysKit creates solutions for the SharePoint, Office 365 and Citrix environments
Noerr has appointed five new equity partners as of 1 January 2018, including four women.
Meike von Levetzow, Annette Pospich, Marlies Raschke, Bärbel Sachs and Ralph Schilha were admitted to the partnership. Michael Bergmann and Pavol Rak were designated as (non-equity) partners and will work as Senior Counsel in the future. The firm promoted 18 lawyers – including eight women – to the position of Associated Partner, and another six as Counsel.
“Due to their excellent work, our new partners have contributed to further consolidating our position in the premium segment over the last few years,” says co-speaker Alexander
Frederic Mege, a dual-qualified French and English private client lawyer, has joined Moores Rowland, an independent firm based in Monaco.
A member of the Paris Bar Association, the Institut des Avocats Conseils Fiscaux (IACF), the Law Society (England & Wales) and the Society for Tax and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Frederic has many years’ experience advising international private clients on personal tax and other legal issues.
Commenting on the appointment, Eamonn McGregor, Managing Director and International Tax Specialist at Moores Rowland, said: “Moores Rowland specialises in cross-border tax planning, and has for many years advised clients on French inbound tax
Harvest Partners has named two new partners in its structured capital business effective 8 January 2018. The new partners – Steven Duke and Sean Murphy – co-lead the strategy and were formerly Managing Directors. Structured capital is Harvest’s non- control senior equity product.
Duke joined Harvest in 2014 and serves on the board of LAZ Parking.
Murphy joined Harvest in 2016 and serves on the boards of GPM Investments, Roland Foods and OTG Management.
Of the new appointments, Thomas Arenz, partner of Harvest Partners, says: “We are pleased to recognise Steve and Sean and welcome them as our
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