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In response to growing demand for alternative assets, many fund managers are looking to either add these strategies to their product suite or branch into new sectors. But fund managers must balance boosting investor reach and product range with specialist regulatory and administrative demands.
If you are contemplating a move into alternatives, finding an effective service provider is crucial. The right partner can offer the solutions, scale and market expertise you need to achieve success. Here are 10 questions every manager should ask when evaluating service providers:
1. DO YOU OFFER SERVICES TO ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGERS AND ASSET OWNERS?
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Ogier has acted as Luxembourg counsel to Paladin Capital Group on the structuring and launch of a fund investing in and developing global cyber security assets.
The Luxembourg-based European Cyber Fund, whose cornerstone investors include side-by-side commitments from the European Investment Fund (EIF) and Luxembourg Future Fund, is managed by Paladin and invests in cyber security companies throughout Europe and worldwide.
Paladin has offices in both Europe and the US and works closely with governments, universities, research and development companies and entrepreneurs in the cyber security domain. Since its inception, it has committed more than USD1 billion across multiple
Neptune Energy Group, backed by funds advised by The Carlyle Group, CVC Capital Partners Fund VI and a group of co-investors, are to acquire a majority shareholding in ENGIE E&P International (EPI) from France’s ENGIE Group for USD3.9 billion (EUR3.6 billion).
The proposed transaction is subject to relevant consultation processes and customary regulatory approvals with completion expected by early Q1 2018.
EPI is a large global E&P business focused on North West Europe and with operations in North Africa and South East Asia. EPI produces more than 150 kboepd and has proven and probable reserves of 672 mmboe. The
Moringa, an impact investment fund specialising in agroforestry projects in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, has finalised its second investment in Africa.
Moringa took a stake in Asante Capital EPZ, a Kenyan company developing tree plantations and tropical crops, mainly ginger, moringa and eucalyptus.
This first USD3 million investment (out of a total investment of USD6 million) will help create a plywood industry in the country as well as kick-start the production of essential oils and food products.
The Paris office of law firm K&L Gates has added Mounir Letayf as a partner in its banking and asset finance practice, accompanied by counsel Adeline Roboam.
They join K&L Gates from Paul Hastings.
Letayf and Roboam have broad experience in leveraged, structured, and real estate finance, debt restructuring, and general lending and securitisation. They also advise lenders, borrowers, and investors on domestic and cross-border transactions.
“We are delighted to welcome Mounir and Adeline to our firm,” says Louis Degos, administrative partner of K&L Gates’ Paris office. “Their addition will further develop our maturing global banking and asset finance practice as well as our
Citi has joined the Series A funding round for Axoni, a provider of distributed ledger technology to the financial services industry, bringing the total amount raised to over USD20 million.
Citi joins other Series A investors, including Wells Fargo, NEX Group, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Thomson Reuters, F-Prime Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, DCG, and others.
Axoni and Citi have collaborated on a number of high-profile distributed ledger deployments that have validated the technology and its benefits of data synchronisation, automation, and auditability to market participants.
Projects to date include the optimisation of post-trade data management for credit default swaps
Sixpoint Partners, a global investment bank serving the middle market, has closed Delta-v Capital 2015 with USD232 million raised through limited partner capital commitments and its co-invested fund, Delta-v Capital 2015 Access Fund.
Delta-v Capital closed the fund in excess of its USD150 million target, receiving commitments from a number of top-tier investors, including public pensions, asset managers, family offices and corporate pensions.
Fund III’s strategy is to use Delta-v’s capital and experience to offer liquidity solutions and growth equity to enable private technology companies to realise a higher trajectory of growth and success.
The firm typically invests
The Wood Street Microcap Investment Fund has been renamed as the CF Livingbridge UK Micro Cap Fund.
The changes will align the fund name with that of the investment manager.
Livingbridge is a UK mid-market private equity houses, with a bottom-up investment approach.
The fund continues to invest in growth sectors within the UK economy and in companies that have the potential to increase profits without a tailwind from the wider economy.
Ken Wotton is the lead fund manager of the CF Livingbridge UK Micro Cap Fund and has been since launch in 2009. He leverages the
How prepared is your firm to handle the aftermath of a security incident? If you haven’t documented your firm’s safeguards, then you may find yourself in hot water. Written Information Security Plans (WISPs) are must-haves in our security-focused culture – just ask your regulators and investors. Below are some insights into the development and maintenance of WISPs.
What is a WISP?
A WISP is a formal documentation of a firm’s plans and systems put in place to protect personal information and sensitive company data. It includes both administrative and technical safeguards and identifies confidential information, where it is located, how
Tikehau is to invest GBP80 million in a minority stake in Calarnate alongside existing shareholders, an independent managed services provider, with headquarters in London and operating in seven European countries and Brazil.
Claranet has expanded in several European countries over the past decade. The company has over 1,300 employees and delivers its services to over 6,000 customers across the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy and the Netherlands. Claranet has recently entered Brazil.
Tikehau Capital has signed an agreement to further support the company’s development. Tikehau Capital is to invest GBP80 million in equity and preferred equity alongside existing shareholders.
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