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One year after its launch, the Guernsey-based private funds platform, The ID Register, has grown substantially with help from Carey Olsen.
The ID Register is a universal investor onboarding platform created in response to the changing regulatory requirements and frustration in the funds industry at the lengthy paper-based processes for customer due diligence (CDD); it lets users create one complete Know Your Client and FATCA profile and share it securely with their counterparts.
Director of The ID Register, Tim Andrews, says: “The ID Register has doubled in size in less than 12 months by attracting clients from across the world
By Mary Beth Hamilton – According to research firm Gartner, by 2020, a corporate “no-cloud” policy will be as rare as a “no-internet” policy is today. Cloud-first, and even cloud-only, is replacing the defensive no-cloud stance that dominated in recent years…[Additionally], hybrid will be the most common usage of the cloud.”
So when it the right time for an investment firm to make the cloud move?
For newly emerging investment firms, the choice to adopt a cloud-based architecture is an easy one. Few firms have a business model where an on-premise solution makes strategic or economic sense — but what about established
As popular as the alternative investments industry remains, attracting and retaining investors at a time when asset classes are converging means that managers need to constantly think about how best to differentiate themselves.
In short, how should GPs best position themselves, such that they can attract inflows and capitalise on an industry that has, according to Preqin’s estimations, grown to USD7.7 trillion in global AUM.
This was the backdrop to a new survey produced by SEI in partnership with Preqin, entitled: “Finding Success as Alternatives Converge”.
The survey canvassed the opinions of nearly 200 global GPs to sharing their perspectives
Loyens & Loeff, lawyers, tax advisers and civil law notaries, has appointed Barbara Voskamp as a partner in its Singapore office.
Prior to joining Loyens & Loeff Barbara worked at EY as tax partner in the International Tax Department. As head of the European desk she assisted ASEAN based companies with tax matters in respect of their European holdings and, as coordinating partner, advised European companies on their tax matters throughout ASEAN.
Willem Jarigsma, Managing Partner, says: “We are confident that with Barbara we will be even better placed to service the increasing number of Asian clients that invest in or through our home market in the Netherlands,
Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment management firm with over USD30 billion of assets under management, has appointed James Walker as a Partner and Chief Operating Officer.
Walker will report to Jeff Diehl, Managing Partner and Head of Investments, will join the Executive Committee of the firm, and will chair the firm’s Operating Committee.
“Jim is an exceptional professional who brings extensive strategic and operational leadership experience to our firm,” says Diehl. “As Adams Street completes its 45th year and looks toward the future, it is vitally important that we are able to execute on the increasingly complex needs of
The BOW Group has closed its series B funding round led by PM Equity Partner (PMEP). NextStage, an investment company listed on the Euronext Paris regulated exchange, also participated.
BOW (Be Over the World) Group is a consumer-driven Internet-of-Things (IOT) specialist, operating worldwide in the wearables, connected vehicles and smart home markets with three distinct brands MyKronoz, RoadEyes and Deconnect.
“This new round of funding will enable us to expand our international presence to 100 countries by 2018 and to consolidate our leadership position in Europe while accelerating the development of innovative products and services within the IOT space.
Ecological Service Partners (ESP) has secured a USD250 million equity commitment from its financial partners. The new financing will support ESP’s activities in large-scale ecological restoration of damaged wetlands, streams and habitats for endangered species, as well as in enhancing water quality for offsets to nutrient impacts.
With USD250 million of committed equity capital, ESP is now one of the best capitalised operators in the ecological service market, enabling ESP to restore thousands of acres of wetlands and hundreds of miles of impacted streams. ESP will also opportunistically pursue strategic acquisitions in the US.
ESP founders, Jud Hill and
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group (TOKYO:9432) is to acquire Secure-24 Intermediate Holdings (Secure-24), a US-based managed services provider from private equity firm Pamlico Capital.
Secure-24 specialises in delivering effective, comprehensive managed services that leverage proprietary, highly automated operation tools. Its clients represent Fortune 1000 companies in sectors including manufacturing, finance, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, insurance, government, transportation and more.
NTT Com will leverage Secure-24’s extensive portfolio of managed application and database services, including SAP, SAP HANA, Oracle, Hyperion, JD Edwards, Microsoft, Epic, custom, industry and other mission-critical applications.
“This
Post Oak Energy Capital has held the closing of Post Oak Energy Partners IV at its hard cap of USD600 million.
The fund will pursue the same strategy as its first three funds (Post Oak Energy Partners, Post Oak Energy Partners II, and Post Oak Energy Partners III) with equity investments in North American oil and gas companies, oilfield services and related infrastructure. Funding from Post Oak will continue to be used for growth capital, development acceleration, acquisitions and recapitalisation purposes.
Post Oak Energy Partners III, LP continues to have available new investment capacity and Post Oak expects to
Roomi, a peer-to-peer marketplace providing a safe, easy way to search for shared housing, has raised USD11 million in Series A funding, with Atami Capital leading the round, bringing their total funding to USD17 million.
Brain Epp, Head of Direct Investments at Atami Capital, says: “We decided to invest in Roomi because shared housing is a growing global trend and is becoming a lifestyle choice for Generation Z and Millennials. We believe Roomi is the clear market leader in peer-to-peer shared housing in NYC and we intend to support Roomi expand further in the US and globally.”
Roomi officially
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