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Mercury Capital Advisors has launched Mercury iFunds, an end-to-end, digital solution offering RIAs, family offices and other wealth advisers a broad range of alternative investments across the liquidity spectrum.
The mobile-responsive fintech platform of curated institutional-quality offerings is the only digital platform operated by a global capital intermediary having relationships with over 2,500 of the largest institutions in the world including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies and endowments.
Mercury is now providing the RIA community, family offices, and other wealth advisers transparent institutional pricing and exclusive access to alternatives across 18 different investment categories.
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Confluence has signed licenses with the first four clients for the firm’s Unity NXT Regulatory Reporting platform to manage end-to-end filing processes for the new regulatory reporting requirements imposed by the SEC Investment Company Reporting Modernisation rules.
Following the announcement of the final rules in October of 2016, Confluence has been working on a solution to solve the data-intensive reporting challenges imposed by Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN to ensure preparedness well in advance of the initial filing deadlines in 2018.
The Unity NXT Regulatory Reporting platform, powered by Synapse and introduced by Confluence in May 2016, will assist
An affiliate of private equity investor Sun Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Arrow Tru-Line (Arrow), a manufacturer and distributor of garage door hardware and fittings. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1970, Arrow Tru-Line has built its brand on providing a wide range of high-quality products for both residential and commercial customers. The Archbold, Ohio-based Company currently operates two plants and four distribution centers in the US and Canada.
“Our investment in Arrow Tru-Line is an exciting opportunity for Sun Capital to leverage its resources and expertise to drive growth,” says Marc Leder,
Atlantic-Pacific Capital, an independently owned global placement and advisory firm focused on alternative investments, has appointed Raed Elkhatib as Partner and CEO, and Hank Gurley as Principal.
Elkhatib will focus on origination for Atlantic-Pacific and will be a full voting member of the partnership group, which has overseen day-to-day operations and strategic direction of the firm since 2009. He joins the firm after spending 11 years in the Private Fund Group at Credit Suisse, where he was a Managing Director responsible for leading the due diligence and origination efforts for Credit Suisse’s private equity fundraising team.
“I was attracted to
Meridia Capital has acquired a significant minority stake in Grupo Andilana, a casual dining restaurant chain and hotel operator in Spain.
As a result of Meridia’s investment in the company, Andilana will now look to accelerate its growth plans both organically and by increasing its restaurant rollout programme.
Meridia will work in close cooperation with Andilana’s current managing team that will continue leading the firm’s activity.
Established in 1958 and with over 25 restaurants across Spain, Andilana offers its customers traditional Mediterranean cuisine in a cosy and fashionable atmosphere at affordable prices. With more than 2.5 million customers
UK fund management company Octopus Investments has appointed Chris McVey as a fund manager in the smaller companies team.
McVey (pictured) joins a team which, following significant growth in funds under management in recent years, now invests over GBP1 billion in UK quoted smaller companies.
McVey will focus on management of the Octopus AIM inheritance tax portfolios, the Octopus AIM Venture Capital Trusts and the FP Octopus UK Micro Cap Growth Fund.
McVey brings with him over 16 years’ experience within the UK smaller company equity market. He joins Octopus from Citigroup where he was a director for
The Longfort Group, through L Concepts, has completed its acquisition of Scoozi Italian Restaurant, its maiden acquisition in Thailand.
Scoozi has 24 branches located across the Great Bangkok area having opened its first location in downtown Bangkok in 2004.
It specialises in Neapolitan-style pizzas made in traditional wood-fired ovens.
Scoozi operates both dine-in and delivery formats.
"We are excited about our foray into the Thai consumer market especially through such an established platform as Scoozi," says TW Pang, chief executive of The Longfort Group. "The potential of the brand is enormous and we look forward to stewarding
European growth private equity investor Keensight Capital has appointed Anne de Bonnefon as head of investor relations.
De Bonnefon has 15 years of private equity and strategy consulting experience, having begun her career in 2000 as a strategy consultant for AT Kearney.
In 2006, she joined the primary investment team at Unigestion in Geneva, where she was in charge of selecting European funds. She went on to serve as director of the investor relations team at LBO France for five years before joining Keensight Capital.
Keensight Capital managing partner Jean-Michel Beghin says: "We are delighted that a talented
Fiera Infrastructure has acquired Suncor Energy's 50 per cent interest in the Cedar Point II Limited Partnership, owner of the 100 megawatt (MW) Cedar Point II wind facility.
Cedar Point II, located in Forest Hill, Ontario, consists of 46 wind turbines located on privately owned lands under long-term leases, is co-owned with affiliates of NextEra Energy Canada and has been operating since October 2015.
It benefits from a 20-year power purchase agreement with the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), formerly Ontario Power Authority, whereby 100 per cent of the output is sold to the ISEO in exchange for a
Sixpoint Partners has held the closing of Incline Equity Partners IV with over USD601 million of total capital commitments.
The fund closed at its hard cap and well in excess of its USD450 million target after only three months of marketing.
The fund, which is the fourth investment vehicle for the founding principals of Incline Equity Partners, received commitments from a number of top-tier investors, including endowments, foundations, multi-manager funds, consultants, public pensions, corporate pensions and family offices.
Fund IV follows the strategy of its predecessor, Incline Equity Partners III, which closed above its target at USD301 million
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