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AlphaFlow, an automated alternative investment platform for real estate, has closed a USD4.1 million seed round funding, led by Resolute Ventures and Point72 Ventures, the venture capital arm of Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management.
Other investment partners include Upside Partnership, Social Capital, Y Combinator, Clocktower Technology Ventures, an affiliate of Drobny Capital, Red Swan Ventures, and more.
AlphaFlow’s seed round comes two years after the company was established by CEO and former RealtyShares Co-Founder, Ray Sturm. AlphaFlow plans to use the funding to continue scaling successful partnerships with lenders and investors, both accredited individuals and investment managers. Additionally, the
BNY Mellon Investment Management is to sell the business of real assets investment boutique CenterSquare Investment Management to its management team and the private equity firm Lovell Minnick Partners.
Founded in 1987 and headquartered near Philadelphia, CenterSquare Investment Management has approximately USD9 billion in assets under management in US and global real estate and infrastructure investments. Founded in 1999, Lovell Minnick Partners has a long and successful track record of investing across the investment management, distribution, and advisory value chain.
“CenterSquare is a highly respected real asset investment manager and teaming up with Lovell Minnick will ensure that CenterSquare
UK lower mid-market investor, Tenzing’s portfolio company, FMP Global, has acquired the international HR consultancy, MCN Associates.
FMP Global is a leading provider of international and domestic payroll management services. It manages the international payrolls of US and UK headquartered SMEs utilising an extensive network throughout 135 countries. FMP Global also provides domestic payroll management services to small and medium sized UK businesses, handling in excess of GBP1.8 billion in payments each year on behalf of its clients.
MCN Associates is a specialist provider of HR consultancy services for US businesses expanding overseas. The acquisition enables FMP Global to
Ogier has advised crowdfunding platform Dragon Victory International Limited on its initial public offering of shares listed on NASDAQ.
Ogier advised on the Cayman law aspects of the IPO alongside lead counsel Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC.
Dragon Victory International Limited offers reward-based crowdfunding, business incubation services and financial services to entrepreneurs in China. Last Friday’s successful IPO raised USD8.5 million. Ogier partner Bradley Kruger, who leads the firm’s Caribbean & Asia corporate practice group, with managing associate Mark Santangeli and associate Tommy Tuohy, advised on the Cayman Islands law aspects of the transaction.
Bradley says: “We
Private equity firm MidOcean Partners’ portfolio company Affinity Dental Management has affiliated with Akram E Rafla, DMD, PC and Endodontic Associates of Marlboro, led by Marta-Orrego-Rafla. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Dr Rafla’s practice provides periodontal care to patients, with services in implants and oral medicine. Located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Dr Orrego-Rafla’s practice provides comprehensive endodontic services to its patients. The practices will be supported by Affinity, which provides comprehensive practice management and administrative support services for practices across Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont.
With this strategic addition, Affinity expands its network of
Alternative assets platform CoInvestor has partnered with five major fund managers in the run-up to the height of the tax season.
Albion Capital, Amati Global Investors, Blackfinch Investments, Stellar Asset Management and Unicorn Asset Management have teamed up with CoInvestor to access the growing number of advisory firms allocating to alternative assets via the platform and comes amid increasing demand from financial advisers for a more simplified application process into tax-efficient funds.
CoInvestor is bringing alternative assets into the mainstream with its ability to remove paperwork and allow advisers to allocate online. By applying digitally, advisers benefit from
Modern Energy Management (MEM), a specialist in delivering project lifecycle certainty to renewable energy developers, financiers and investors, is to carry out marine warranty surveying (MWS) services at Indonesia’s first utility-scale wind project, Sidrap Wind Farm, on behalf of GCube Underwriting Ltd (GCube).
Under the terms of the agreement, MEM will provide risk management services related to the offloading of wind turbine generator components for the 75MW wind farm.
As the pace of wind energy development in the emerging markets increases, there is an urgent need for supporting infrastructure to be properly integrated into the supply chain process. Although
Digital Shadows, a specialist in digital risk management, has raised USD26m in a Series C funding round to expand the capabilities of its market leading SearchLight digital risk management service and fuel global expansion.
Led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from World Innovation Lab, Industry Ventures and all of Digital Shadows’ existing investors, the funding will support company growth and support its continued commitment to protecting organisations with the best and most comprehensive digital risk management solution in the industry.
Luke Hakes, investor at Octopus Ventures, will be joining the board of directors.
“Digital Shadows is a world-leader
The Finance Durham fund managed by Maven Capital Partners has completed its first deal, investing GBP250,000 in the region’s largest small-batch craft distillery, Durham Gin.
Founded in 2014 by former NHS chief Jon Chadwick, Durham Gin is a small-batch craft distillery that creates spirits using a 400 litre copper pot. The company, which is now one of the region’s leading craft distillers, produces gin, vodka and gin-based liqueurs sold under the Durham Gin and Durham Vodka brands.
While the exact recipe remains a closely guarded secret, Durham Gin contains fresh water from a natural spring in County Durham and
Maranon Capital has made three additions to its investment and operations teams.
Shawn Meador joins as an Investment Analyst after previously working at Maranon as an Intern. Meador is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame where he earned a BBA in Finance.
Matt De Frank joins as a Senior Fund Accountant. Prior to Maranon, De Frank worked at Cortland Capital Market Services and BMO Capital Markets. He earned a BS in Finance from Miami University.
Greg Singer joins as a Fund Accountant. Prior to Maranon, Grheeg worked at Cortland Capital Market Services. He earned a BS
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