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The DoubleLine Infrastructure Income Fund as opened to investors through the open-end mutual fund's I shares (BILDX) and N shares (BILTX). DoubleLine launched the fund with internal capital earlier this year.
DoubleLine Capital (DoubleLine) is Adviser to the Fund. Andrew Hsu and Damien Contes are portfolio managers of the Fund.
The Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term total return while striving to generate current income. Under normal circumstances, DoubleLine Capital intends to invest at least 80 per cent of the Fund's assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in infrastructure investments. Investments may be in or outside the United States,
Avignon Capital, the European property investment specialist, has completed the acquisition of the Old School House building in Shoreditch, East London, for GBP5.1 million.
The Grade II* Listed Victorian property, built in 1865 and formerly used as a Church school house, measures 4,588 sq ft and contains three floors of office space. Upon acquisition, the Old School House had a 2.53 per cent net initial yield (NIY) and a passing rent of GBP29.81 per sq ft.
Shoreditch is currently a hub of rapid development and the historic Old School House stands in the midst of this; situated at 66 Leonard
Inflexion Private Equity has sold CMO, the enterprise health, safety, environment (HSE) and governance, risk, compliance (GRC) software solutions business, to Mitratech, a US-headquartered global software provider, backed by TA Associates.
Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
CMO serves blue-chip customers which include Maersk Group, KPMG, Heathrow Airport and BHP. Operating in a large, global market, which is enjoying double digit annual growth, demand for CMO’s products is driven by an increased need for configurable compliance software, increasing regulation as well as the increasing cost of non-compliance.
Mitratech, which provides software solutions to corporate legal departments,
Law firm Gattai Minoli Agostinelli & Partners, with a team composed by partner Cataldo Piccarreta, senior associate Lorenzo Fabbrini and trainee Maria Giulia De Cesari, has advised the Italian software firm TeamSystem on the acquisition of 100 per cent of E-conomic International, a Danish enterprise specialising in cloud accounting programs.
TeamSystem exercised the option to acquire the remaining 60 per cent of E-conomic’s share capital, after initially obtaining a 40% stake in the company in March 2016.
The transaction allows TeamSystem to create a cloud centre of excellence. E-conomic’s headquarters will remain in Copenaghen and will enable TeamSystem to
AlphaCore Capital, a La Jolla, CA based investment advisor has seen increased demand for alternative allocations from independent advisors.
The firm has expanded their team and hired Senior Investment Advisor Brett Upper to assist independent advisors navigate the changing alternative investment universe. While demand for alternative investments from advisors has increased, so has the need for expertise in this widely dispersed investment space.
AlphaCore works with advisors and investors to integrate alternative investments as a core allocation in tandem with traditional investments.
Upper strongly believes that the demand for alternative investments from advisors underscores the positive effect of alternatives in
Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity firm focused on Central and South Eastern Europe, has signed an agreement to increase its stake in the leading CEE road freight transport company Waberer’s International Nyrt from 56.8 per cent currently to 97.1 per cent.
Mid Europa is acquiring the shares held by the founder and CEO, György Wáberer and acquiring full control of the Company. The transaction is subject to anti-trust clearance.
Wáberer decided to retire from active participation in Waberer’s after 35 successful years of building the business. As part of his retirement, Wáberer decided to sell his remaining
Tortoise Credit Strategies, part of the Tortoise Investments family, has completed the previously announced management buy-out by key Bradford & Marzec employees and Tortoise Credit Strategies.
Bradford & Marzec’s team-based investment decision process, utilised for 32 years through numerous business and economic cycles, and the core investment team remain the same. Employees and firm management now collectively own approximately 37 per cent, with the remainder owned by Tortoise Investments. Founders Ted Bradford and Zelda Marzec exited their equity positions and remain employees to ensure a smooth transition.
The Tortoise family has a long history in income and energy investing, with
Hyphen Solutions has secured an investment from PWP Growth Equity, a private equity fund managed by Perella Weinberg Partners that invests in leading, growth-oriented, lower middle market companies. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed.
The partnership with PWP Growth Equity will allow Hyphen to accelerate its investment in its people, systems and processes, and will enable the Company to add new customers and software products. As part of this transaction, Felix Vasquez, President and Chief Technology Officer of Hyphen, has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Hyphen provides cloud-based supply chain management, collaboration, and scheduling solutions
The Italian corporate and financial law firm Gattai Minoli Agostinelli & Partners has advised alternative investment management firm Investcorp on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Italian menswear manufacturer Corneliani.
The transaction was in the form of an acquisition of an equity stake from the Corneliani family and underwriting of a capital increase.
A team composed by partners Bruno Gattai and Gerardo Gabrielli, senior associate Michele Ventura and associates Maria Persichetti and Andrea Chiloiro advised on the M&A profiles of the transaction.
Partner Lorenzo Cairo and associate Paola Cavalli advised on the employment aspects, while partner
Private equity firm Encore Consumer Capital has completed the sale of its portfolio company, Mesa Foods, a producer of tortillas, flatbreads and taco shells to Teasdale Foods, a leading provider of private label and branded beans, hominy, peppers, sauces, corn products and seasoning products.
Scott Sellers, Managing Director of Encore Consumer Capital, says: "It has been a great pleasure for us at Encore to have partnered with the talented team at Mesa Foods. We could not be more proud of what the team has accomplished as it has continually innovated and worked collaboratively with its customers to meet their needs.
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