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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
Seabury Capital has appointed David M Turnbull as a senior adviser. He will serve to facilitate Seabury Capital’s expansion of its global product and advisory service offerings in specialty finance, investment banking, technology and software applications.
Seabury Capital Chairman, President & CEO John Luth says: “The addition of an experienced and well-respected industry expert such as David Turnbull will advance Seabury Capital’s efforts in serving our clients’ needs. His insights and significant reference points within the aviation, aerospace and maritime industries, especially in the Asia Pacific region, will broaden and strengthen our broad range of services and provide enhanced value
Trivest Partners (Trivest) has held the first and final closing of Trivest Fund VI with USD600 million of total capital commitments.
Fund VI is Trivest’s twelfth overall fund, seventh institutional fund and fifth fund focused on founder/family-owned investments. Significant support from Trivest’s existing investors contributed to a streamlined and efficient fundraise. Fund VI includes a diversified mix of limited partners including endowments, corporate and public pensions, insurance companies, funds of funds, family offices and individuals. Additionally, the partners of Trivest have committed to invest substantial capital in Fund VI.
Over the past fifteen years, Trivest has asserted its position
MRI Software, a specialist in real estate software solutions, has acquired Real Asset Management (RAM), a supplier of asset management software, including asset and lease accounting, tracking, and maintenance management.
Asset intensive businesses rely on RAM’s solutions to automate traditionally manual and error-prone processes and ensure compliance with accounting, tax, and financial reporting requirements. Additionally, RAM’s mobile and desktop facilities management solutions enable organisations to streamline processes, improve productivity, and reduce property management costs.
“Real estate organisations face the same challenges as other sectors around compliance and regulations related to asset management,” says Patrick Ghilani, Chief Executive Officer of
Vesalius Biocapital, the specialist life sciences venture capital investor, has launched a new Portuguese investment vehicle, Vesalius Biocapital III Portugal, in collaboration with the Portuguese National Promotional Bank or Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento (IFD), to invest in Portuguese life science companies.
This unique investment vehicle is a joint effort between the IFD and new fund Vesalius Biocapital III, launched earlier this year and which secured over EUR65 million of commitments in a first closing in May 2017.
This is the first joint investment made by the IFD Capital Fund with an international venture fund and is part of its initiative
Threat Stack, provider of an intrusion detection platform for cloud, hybrid-cloud, and on-premise environments, has raised USD45 million in a Series C funding round led by F-Prime Capital Partners, the venture capital group associated with the parent company of Fidelity Investments, and Eight Roads Ventures, with participation from existing investors Scale Venture Partners, .406 Ventures, and Accomplice.
As part of the funding, which brings the total investment in Threat Stack to more than USD70 million, Gaurav Tuli of F-Prime will join Threat Stack’s Board of Directors and Davor Hebel of Eight Roads Ventures will be an observer.
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