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Telcoin, a new cryptocurrency promoting financial inclusion through telecommunications industry partnerships, has secured an investment from East Ventures Managing Partner and Mixi co-founder Batara Eto.
Eto served as co-founder and CTO of Mixi from 2004 to 2007. Mixi began as Japan’s first social network, a predecessor to Facebook likened to a localised version of MySpace, before pivoting to mobile gaming. The company went public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2006.
In 2009, Eto co-founded East Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm jointly based in Singapore, Jakarta, and Tokyo. The firm has invested in more than 150 seed and
Milost Global has partnered with Monnaie Africa (Monnaie), a Mauritius based Investment holding firm, to launch Isilo Fund 1, a new and agnostic Private Equity Fund which will be focused on leveraged buyouts and restructuring of Microcap companies in Africa.
By the end of this month, Milost and Monnaie will form Isilo, a Mauritius GP which will act as the fund manager to Isilo Fund 1. Milost Global Inc. GPs will own 70 per cent interest in Isilo whereas Monnaie will hold 30 per cent. The closed ended Africa Fund will seek to raise a total of $1 billion within
Hatteras Venture Partners has named Sir Andrew Witty as a Venture Partner.
Witty will primarily focus on the strategic positioning of Hatteras and its portfolio companies in the ever-changing global health care industry. In addition, he will provide leadership counsel to Hatteras’ portfolio companies.
“We are thrilled to welcome Andrew to Hatteras Venture Partners. He brings unparalleled strategic insights and extensive industry experience to the firm and to our portfolio of emerging companies,” says Bob Ingram, General Partner of Hatteras Venture Partners. “Having had the pleasure of serving as Andrew’s mentor when I was CEO of Glaxo, it
Private equity investor WestBridge Capital has appointed Tim Whittard as an Investment Director.
Whittard joins WestBridge after spending the past five years at BGF plc, based in the Midlands. Prior to this he was at Sovereign Capital, Gresham LLP, Bridgepoint and began his career at PwC, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
He will work closely with the existing team to originate and execute new investments and nurture portfolio companies through to exit. With strong contacts and knowledge of the Midlands market, his remit will be to help expand the WestBridge footprint beyond the South West, South East
LRI Group, an independent investment services company, has appointed Bastian Dittrich as Global Head of Business Development Real Assets, to support the growth of the Real Assets team alongside the wider LRI Group business.
Dittrich’s newly created role will help to strengthen the positioning and increase the footprint of LRI Group in the real assets sector. He will be responsible for acquiring new clients specifically focused on real estate, private equity and infrastructure projects.
Dittrich has 20 years’ experience in consulting institutional investors and joins LRI Group from LC Germany GmbH, where he was Managing Director and Executive Director
Investing in the UK’s innovative life sciences and biotech sector just became more accessible to a wide spectrum of investors, with the launch Capital Cell, Europe’s first dedicated Life Sciences crowdfunding platform.
Capital Cell has formally ‘opened to investors’ with the first four investment opportunities now live on the platform. These opportunities include a company developing alternatives to antibiotics and an equine health company.
Capital Cell works with companies whose technology is based on biology or healthcare to secure the investment they need to progress their innovative, potentially life-changing ideas. Capital Cell’s model is to support early stage companies,
FFL, a private equity firm focused on growth investments in middle market companies, has completed an investment in Bacharach Holding Corp, a manufacturer of refrigerant gas leak detection and monitoring instruments and combustion and emissions analysers.
Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Bacharach designs and manufactures gas test and measurement (T&M) instrumentation for commercial refrigeration and HVAC equipment, and also develops performance management software for its monitoring products. Founded in 1909, the company’s T&M products are aimed at helping customers – original equipment manufacturers, supermarkets, contractors, building managers, hospitality, military operations, and industrial manufacturing businesses –
Online discretionary wealth manager Netwealth Investments Limited, has completed a second round of capital subscription, raising and additional GBP10.02 million.
Some 13 new investors joined the 28 angels who provided initial capital of GBP6.57 million pre-launch, resulting in total funds raised to date of GBP16.6 million.
Charlotte Ransom, Chief Executive and co-founder of Netwealth, says: “We are delighted that the vast majority of our existing shareholders are backing us in this second round, having experienced the business rollout over the last 18 months. We are also excited to have thirteen new shareholders who all share our vision of how
Private asset manager Capital Dynamics has launched a dedicated Private Credit Asset Management business led by new recruits Jens Ernberg and Thomas Hall who will be based in the firm’s New York office and have joined the company’s Executive Committee.
Capital Dynamics’ Private Credit Asset Management business will leverage the firm’s extensive fund-of-fund and co-investment general partner relationship network to originate and invest in private debt transactions for mid-market companies owned or controlled by private equity sponsors. The Private Credit initiative represents a natural extension of Capital Dynamics’ core strategic focus of delivering capital solutions to the mid-market private equity
Neuberger Berman, an investment manager specialising in equities, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund portfolios for institutions and advisors worldwide, has implemented Hazeltree’s, treasury product suite.
Hazeltree’s suite provides Neuberger Berman with automated workflows in reconciliation, securities financing, margin management as well as cash and collateral management.
“At Neuberger Berman, we continually work to enhance our infrastructure to best serve clients and the increasingly complex solutions they demand,” says Pat Lomelo, Neuberger Berman’s Global Head of Operations. “Hazeltree has helped to streamline our treasury management function and has delivered leading-edge risk-reduction capabilities.”
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