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Nomura Holdings is extending its range of services by investing an initial JPY100 billion in establishing a new private equity business.
Under the new business, Nomura will primarily provide equity to clients as a solution for business reorganisations and revitalisations, business succession as well as management buyouts.
Effective 1 December, 2017, Nomura will establish the Merchant Banking Preparation Office, which will be responsible for sourcing deals and working out the details of the new business.
Equity and other investments will be provided through a fund. In addition to the cost of setting up the fund, Nomura plans to
Audax Private Equity (Audax), has completed the sale of Astrodyne TDI to Tinicum and affiliated investment partnerships managed by Tinicum Incorporated (Tinicum).
Founded in 1994, Astrodyne is a global developer and manufacturer of specialized power solutions for demanding applications focused in the advanced medical, military, aerospace, and industrial markets worldwide. The Company’s product lines include power supplies, EMI filters, and electronic control products. Astrodyne is headquartered in Nashua, NH with over 600 employees and operations in the US and China.
Geoffrey S Rehnert, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Audax Group, says “The Astrodyne team transformed the business into a global developer
Finch Capital has led the Series A investments for two companies – an investment in Ayopop, an Indonesian mobile bill payment platform, and a EUR2 million investment in Ikbenfrits, a digital mortgage broker based in the Netherlands. Finch Capital will join both companies’ boards.
From its offices in Amsterdam, London and Singapore, Finch Capital invests in innovative technology companies that are driving the transformation of the financial services industry. Its portfolio companies are solving problems associated with legacy financial services systems and innovating to increase revenue, reduce costs and improving customer interactions.
Radboud Vlaar, Partner at Finch Capital, says:
Life Sciences venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners has appointed Maina Bhaman as Partner.
Bhaman comes to Sofinnova Partners with a long track record as a successful healthcare investor. Prior to joining, she was Director of Healthcare Investment at Touchstone Innovations (formerly Imperial Innovations) in London (UK) since 2006. She has led or co-led numerous investments and sat on the Board of a number of UK biotech companies, such as Autifony, Cellmedica, Psioxus Therapeutics, Pulmocide, Topivert Pharma, Puridify (sold to GE), Thiakis (sold to Wyeth) and Respivert (sold to J&J).
Previously, Bhaman worked in the R&D teams of several UK
An affiliate of leveraged buy-out specialist Sun Capital Partners is to acquire ClearChoice Holdings, which serves ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers, a national network of providers delivering same-day dental implant services in the US.
Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2004, the ClearChoice network currently includes 39 dental implant centres in 22 states. The Company supports the network of professionals who provide complex, full-mouth dental implant restorations which restore the function and aesthetics of healthy, natural teeth using a multi-disciplinary approach that uniquely combines surgical, restorative, and laboratory functions in an all-in-one centre. The Company
DMS Governance (DMS) has launched its US Regulatory Compliance services, designed to support US-based investment advisers in improving the quality and increasing the ease of compliance with their regulatory responsibilities.
The DMS’ US Regulatory Compliance services offers expert compliance staff and state-of-the-art technology to investment advisers of hedge and private equity funds, registered mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and other alternative investment products. DMS is recognised globally for its successful, long-term track record and expertise in governance, risk, and compliance within the investment fund industry.
Wade Boylan, Leader, US Regulatory Compliance Services, says: “Our mission is to partner with US
Australian consumer lending fintech company, MoneyMe, has finalised an AUD120 million asset-backed wholesale securitisation facility led by AUD100 million from global investment manager, Fortress Investment Group, and joined with AUD20 million of bonds issued by corporate advisory, Evans & Partners.
The funding places the fintech company in an ideal position to continue capturing an even greater share of the digitally-savvy millennial consumer market over the next 3 to 5 years through an expanded product range, and additional delivery channels.
“A capital investment of this magnitude is recognition of the strength and depth of our value proposition, and an indication
Gradiente SGR has held the first closing of its second private equity fund, Gradiente II with total capital commitments in excess of EUR60 million. The Fund has a target of EUR120 million and is backed by a group of Italian and international investors.
Gradiente was established in 2009 by Pietro Busnardo with the backing of Italian banking foundations to focus on the Italian lower-mid cap segment. Today the Fund has a team of seven professionals, which includes three Partners: Pietro Busnardo, Carlo Bortolozzo and Fabrizio Grasso. The Fund will continue the successful strategy of Gradiente I and will target export-oriented
A survey of RIAs with assets under management of USD500 million or more by alternative investment solutions provider PPB Capital Partners has found that holdings of alternative investments in client portfolios are likely to increase over the next 12 months.
The firm conducted the survey to gain clarity on the direction of alternatives among RIAs, and to provide insights to RIAs for whom alternative investments are an emerging part of their business.
Some 45 per cent of survey respondents said they expect the alternative investment asset allocation in clients’ portfolios to increase, while 47 per cent said they expect
Treasury operations due diligence is expanding well beyond the historical focus on cash controls, and now includes a more evolved and optimised manager’s treasury function. This is not only essential to minimising counterparty risk, but also key to reducing costs and adding incremental yield.
That’s according to a new white paper from Hazeltree, a provider of integrated buy-side treasury management solutions.
The paper says that institutional investors are continuing their allocations to alternative investments at a rapid pace, with record inflows reported. This trend is likely to continue into 2018, with strong allocations to hedge funds, private equity, and
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