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Rocaton Investment Advisors has formed a partnership with SAF Platform, a New York City based financial technology firm to offer offer private capital and hedge fund research to institutional investors.
Potential clients include endowments, foundations, insurance companies, pension funds, family offices, and registered investment advisors.
"Rocaton is singularly focused on our clients' success, and a cornerstone of that success is objective investment research. Our experienced and dedicated team of research professionals analyse investment themes, managers and strategies to deliver a comprehensive evaluation of each opportunity," says Robin Pellish, CEO, Rocaton. “We see the growing need for high quality, unbiased investment
Russian companies consider China to be an attractive market for their business, according to a joint survey by EY and the Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF), which was established by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and China Investment Corporation (CIC).
The size of the Chinese market and the possibilities it offers for high returns on investment were named among the biggest attractions for the Russian companies participating in the survey.
A similar view of the Russian market was shared by the Chinese businessmen polled as part of the survey. More specifically, 73 per cent of the Chinese respondents said
NorthEdge Capital has completed the sale of its chemicals manufacturer Fine Industries to Chinese-listed life sciences company Lianhe Chemical Technology.
The transaction is NorthEdge’s fourth exit following the sale of Sumo Digital and IPOs of Accrol Group and Ramsdens Financial, and represents a 2.5x return on investment for NorthEdge Capital Fund I.
Shenzhen-listed Lianhetech has a market cap of approximately USD2 billion and revenues in excess of USD600 million across seven chemical production sites, two machinery production sites and two R&D centres in China.
Based in Middlesbrough, Fine Industries will become Lianhetech’s European base, allowing the organisation to
Livingbridge, the mid-market private equity firm, has appointed Adam Hughes as sales director of its public market equity funds business, which manages the Wood Street Microcap Investment Fund, to support further growth plans.
Hughes is the former head of UK wholesale distribution at Neptune Investment Management, where he worked for 10 years before becoming managing director at Fharlie Advisers, a venture established to acquire and consolidate independent financial advisory businesses.
He has more than 20 years of experience in financial services and has worked extensively across the UK intermediary space.
Livingbridge, which closed a new mid-market private equity
Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has reported a 273 per cent increase in funds out since its management buy in/buy out in March 2016, with a total of GBP47.3 million delivered to businesses across the UK.
The business now has a nationwide presence following the opening of five new regional bases and 22 new hires.
John Onslow, CEO, Independent Growth Finance, says: “It has been a fantastic year for the IGF team who have worked hard to deliver the financial support that our clients want. These results demonstrate the growing appetite for alternative finance
Global digital learning platform HowNow, which lets users learn anything from anywhere in the world over live interactive video, has secured GBP1.2 million in investment from a number of private investors and investment fund Fuel.Ventures.
HowNow is a global marketplace that connects experts and learners from around the world over live interactive video classes.
The London-based tech start-up has secured GBP1.2 million in investment to expand its marketplace of online experts and develop products for teachers and learners using its platform. With the investment the startup will also be rolling out the augmented online learning technology they have been
Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a unitranche credit facility to support the 50-50 joint venture of Gas Station TV (GSTV) and Verifone Pump Media.
GSTV is owned by Rockbridge Growth Equity and Falcon Investment Advisors.
Based in Detroit, Michigan, GSTV is the largest national video network reaching active consumers. The company delivers one-on-one exposure to hundreds of millions of viewers every month at the nation’s leading gas stations across the US.
Verifone Pump Media is a subsidiary of Verifone, a world leader in payments and commerce solutions. The
UK peer-to-peer (P2P) finance platform Assets Capital has raised the interest rate on its 30 Day Access Account (30DAA) by 0.5 per cent to 4.75 per cent for a limited time.
The 30DAA allows peer-to-peer lenders to invest automatically in loans and features automatic diversification to spread risk.
Investors will have until midday on 11 May to take advantage of the new rate and will benefit from a capped return of 4.75 per cent for up to 90 days after an investment is made. After this, the account will return to its original rate of 4.25 per cent.
The
Blockchain specialist nChain and a group of affiliated companies have been acquired by high tech private equity fund SICAV, an EU regulated investment fund managed by Accuro Fund Solutions.
nChain specialises in research and development of blockchain technologies – a distributed, decentralised ledger that chronologically records transactions in an immutable way.
The nChain group of companies has grown to a team of in excess of 60 scientific research, engineering and other professionals primarily based in London, UK and Vancouver, Canada.
The acquisition will assist nChain to continue the growth of its research activities and advance its mission to accelerate blockchain
Voya Investment Management has hired Bob Alderman as head of business development for the Pomona Investment Fund (PIF) on behalf of Pomona Capital, a Voya affiliate.
Alderman is based in New York and reports to Troy Chakarun, senior vice president, head of private wealth and advisory.
"As one of the early pioneers to bring alternative investments to the wealth management segment, Bob adds tremendous experience and credibility to our overall efforts," says Michael Granoff, founder and chief executive officer of Pomona Capital. "Initially, he will focus on the independent advisory channel along with developing business opportunities with regional and
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