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UK peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital has now lent over a quarter of a billion pounds since its launch in 2013.
The alternative finance platform helps small and medium-sized British businesses and house builders acquire funding.
It is now providing secured loans totalling GBP25 million per month and has lent more than GBP55 million in 2017 to date.
Stuart Law, CEO and co-founder of Assetz Capital says: “Assetz Capital’s growth remains strong and shows no signs of slowing down. It’s testament to the fantastic team and our cautious yet flexible approach that means we’re celebrating our quarter
The value of funds being administered in Jersey rose to a record level at the end of 2016, the latest figures published by the jurisdiction’s financial regulator show.
In the final quarter of 2016, the total value of funds being serviced through Jersey rose by 15 per cent over the year to stand at GBP260 billion (USD335 billion), the highest value ever recorded.
This growth was driven by the alternative asset classes, which increased annually by the same proportion to GBP189.2 billion (USD243.8 billion), representing almost three quarters (73 per cent) of Jersey’s total funds activity.
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Deal sizes are returning to their pre-2008 levels owing to the “dry powder” accumulated by private equity firms, according to Joseph Cohen, a panellist at the 2017 Guernsey Funds Forum in London.
Cohen says this is resulting in a greater number of club deals in the buyout arena as private equity firms team up to complete their deals.
“It’s estimated that there’s about GBP500 billion of capital waiting for deals currently,” says Cohen, founding partner of Trilantic Capital Partners.
With annual fundraising levels also returning to their pre-2008 levels, coupled with a slower deployment rate, Cohen says
Dentons has appointed Giulio Andreani as a partner in the law firm’s tax practice in Italy.
He joins along with a team of five, including senior counsel Giuseppe Ferrara, senior associates Irene Avanzini, Giacomo D’Angelo and associates Erika Andreani and Valeria Andreani.
They will be based in Dentons’ Milan office.
In 2016, Andreani was named “Tax Litigation Lawyer of the Year” at both the TopLegal Awards and Legalcommunity Tax Awards. He is also recommended by Chambers & Partners as one of the leading tax lawyers in Italy.
Andreani is renowned for his experience in tax litigation,
French private equity firm Activa Capital has appointed Xavier Govare, former president of Labeyrie Fine Foods, as chairman of the company’s industrial committee.
He succeeds Philippe du Mesnil, former president of Ceva Santé Animale.
Du Mesnil will remain fully active on the industrial committee, of which he has been a productive member for more than 14 years.
The industrial committee is composed of 15 renowned industry experts who support the Activa Capital team in the study of investment opportunities and the monitoring of portfolio companies.
“Having had the pleasure of serving as president of Activa’s industrial
New York-based High Road Capital Partners has appointed Nicholas W Martino as partner and Eojin Lee as vice president.
“I’m pleased to welcome Nick and Eojin to the High Road team,” says Bob Fitzsimmons, managing partner of High Road Capital Partners. “I believe they will be tremendous assets to the firm. They join at an exciting time, as we recently marked our tenth anniversary and we continue to grow.”
Martino will serve as an operating partner and assist portfolio management teams with creating and implementing strategies designed to produce best-in-class performance and accelerate revenue growth. He serves on
Fundamental Advisors, an alternative asset manager focused on special situations in municipal market and public purpose assets, has held the final close of its third private equity fund, Fundamental Partners III, with USD993 million in capital commitments.
Fundamental exceeded its target for Fund III.
A majority of Fundamental’s existing investors committed to the fund, alongside a diverse group of new investors including state and corporate pensions, foundations, financial institutions, and ultra-high net worth platforms.
Consistent with prior funds, Fundamental will invest Fund III in municipal and public purpose assets that are critical to the community, including affordable
Social Native, a platform for branded content on demand, has closed a USD8 million seed round.
Social Native received extensive interest from investors in the wake of the company’s early success creating content for brands like Polaroid, Walgreens and General Motors.
In an oversubscribed round, Social Native attracted funds from a number of leading venture capital firms including SoftBank Capital.
The funding will enable Social Native to double down on its investment into the Content Optimisation Engine and further the company’s mission of using technology to reimagine the creative industry while investing in sales and marketing to
Dallas-based Preston Hollow Capital (PHC), an independent specialty finance company, has appointed Matthew Challis as executive director.
Challis brings an extensive public finance background to PHC, most recently as a Managing Director with RBC Capital Markets, and previously holding senior vice president roles with Jefferies’ Municipal Securities Group and Piper Jaffray’s Public Finance Group.
He joins the originations team at PHC, headed by managing director Ramiro Albarran.
“We’re excited and pleased to have Matt on board,” says Albarran. “Hiring a banker with his level of talent and capability in the public finance space is a win for PHC.
Nexxus Capital has completed its investment in Immuno Holding, (IMMUNOTEC), which, through its subsidiaries, is dedicated to the development and commercialisation of nutritional supplements through multi-level direct sales channels.
The investment was carried out by Nexus Capital Private Equity Fund VI and Nexxus Capital VI Trust in association with Mauricio Domenzain, who has industry experience in Mexico, the US and other countries as a former executive of a direct selling company.
Domenzain will assume the leadership of the team of executives and collaborators in Mexico, Canada and the US.
IMMUNOTEC’s products are commercialised through multi- level direct
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