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Post Oak Energy Capital has committed USD100 million of equity to Sierra EF, a subsidiary of Sierra Resources. Affiliates of GSO Capital Partners (GSO), and the Sierra management team have also contributed capital to the Company and will continue to invest alongside Post Oak.
Sierra is a Houston-based exploration and production company with a focus on the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties in South Texas. The Sierra team is led by industry veterans John Eads, President; John C. Eads, CFO; John T Campbell, COO; Robert S. Fabris, EVP Land & Business Development; and John H Kelly, EVP
StoryStream, the content acceleration experts, has raised GBP1.2 million in additional funding, led by MMC Ventures, to advance its offering with Artificial Intelligence (AI).
With this latest investment, StoryStream will use AI to accelerate the efficiency of finding, managing and deploying content to power engaging content experiences for brands, whilst unlocking valuable insights for marketers.
To lead the AI philosophy at StoryStream the company also hired Dr Janet Bastiman as its Chief Science Officer to head a new team based in its London office, which opened earlier this year. Dr Bastiman is a veteran C-level executive with a PhD
Vestar Capital Partners has acquired Quest Analytics, a specialist in health plan provider network management software and services. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed.
Quest Analytics, based in Appleton, WI, was co-founded in 2003 by David H Hill and John P Weis. Both will remain active in the business and retain a substantial minority ownership stake in the company.
Health plan provider network access, adequacy, and accuracy standards vary by state and type of beneficiary. As health plan networks evolve to keep healthcare affordable, Quest Analytics provides critically important software and cloud-based solutions for both health plans
Ultimus Fund Solutions, a provider of mutual fund, pooled investment and middle office services, has added Dina Tantra to its management team as Executive Vice President, Director of Fund Administration and Compliance.
“The legal and compliance professionals at Ultimus work closely with clients, in conjunction with our many business partners, to provide the core servicing that is expected and to enable the successful navigation of the continuously-changing regulatory arena,” says Gary Tenkman (pictured), Chief Operations Officer and Managing Director of Ultimus. “As we continue to grow, Dina will be instrumental in overseeing these aspects, along with cultivating a strategic outlook
Indus Valley Partners (IVP), a provider of technology solutions for alternative asset managers, has enhanced its own Enterprise Data Management platform to transform the way data is managed, memorialised and maintained for global asset managers.
IVP EDM incorporates state-of-the-art data smart technology and provides an enterprise data layer that comes with pre-built connectors to every major broker, trading counterparty and market data vendor. With support for asset management-specific workflows and full transparency into data lineage, by implementing IVP EDM clients can achieve best practice in data governance without undertaking a major overhaul of their legacy technology.
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ITI Group has acquired a 100 per cent stake in Walbrook Capital Markets Limited, an FCA-regulated brokerage house providing direct access to global exchanges and bespoke wealth management services.
Employing an expert team of experienced brokers, Walbrook specialises in a fully comprehensive range of asset classes and account types including personal trading accounts, SIPPs, ISAs and QROPs.
ITI Group financed the Walbrook acquisition by a recent round of private equity investment by Da Vinci Capital and several experienced fintech co-investors.
Da Vinci Capital managing partner Oleg Jelezko, says: “ITI Group have acquired Walbrook because it is a sound
Family Office Networks has launched of an online technology platform that offers family offices access to alternative investment products.
The new Alternative Investments Platform can be accessed at FONALTS.com and is the first phase of Family Office Networks’ financial technology platform expansion.
The platform allows family offices to view, list and co-invest in investment opportunities that have been offered to a community of over 10,000 single and multi-family offices. It will include alternative investment products such as private equity, real estate, direct, sponsored and venture backed transactions. Family offices will utilise the new technology to simplify the investment process
South West accountancy firm Albert Goodman has announced a new Head to its Corporate Finance team, Neil Hutchings, to further enhance the firm’s position as one of the South West’s most active deal makers.
Hutchings will work alongside a Corporate Finance team of six Partners and Directors that offer a broad range of Corporate Finance expertise drawn from accountancy practice, banking and industry. Combined, the team have a wealth of experience in advising on acquisitions, disposals, exit planning, mergers, management buy outs, due diligence, fund raising and tax efficient structuring.
Before joining Albert Goodman in 2008, Hutchings worked for
Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a USD43 million senior credit facility to support the acquisition of Stella Environmental Holdings (Stella), a division of Action Resources, by private equity sponsor Hidden Harbor Capital Partners.
Based in Houston, Texas and founded in 1992, Stella is a leading provider of transfer station management and municipal waste logistics services. The company provides facility management, hauling, and loading services to municipal solid waste and transportation customers across various states.
Unigestion, a boutique asset manager that focuses on providing its clients with risk-managed investment solutions, has expanded its fund distribution network by joining the MFEX platform.
The new agreement means that all Unigestion’s Uni-Global SICAV sub funds and share classes are now listed on the MFEX platform, which offers 50,000 funds to investors in 30 countries globally.
The availability of the Unigestion SICAV fund range on the MFEX platform marks the latest step in the firm’s growth in the intermediary market space, following its registration with Allfunds Bank in March this year. Both of these agreements have further enhanced
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