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Fiera Capital Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Fiera US Holding Inc, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Apex Capital Management, a US growth equity manager with approximately USD7 billion in assets under management.
Apex becomes part of Fiera Capital's US division.
This transaction more than doubles Fiera Capital's presence in the US institutional and sub-advisory retail markets and increases total AUM to over CAD107 billion. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive, adding a 10-15 per cent accretion to adjusted earnings per share ("EPS") within the first full year post closing.
"We are pleased to have officially completed this
App-X, a provider of flexible, web-based software solutions for alternative asset fund managers, institutional investors, and impact investors, has launched AIM Inbox powered by ZynBit, a new feature designed to integrate the AIM solution on the Salesforce platform into Microsoft Outlook.
App-X partnered with ZynBit to develop an inbox solution that fits the needs of Private Equity clients. This partnership integrates ZynBit’s Outlook software with AIM making it possible for users to view, edit, and create data without ever leaving Outlook.
“Many of our Private Equity clients utilise Microsoft Outlook, and despite the options that exist, we felt it was
Private equity firm Angeles Equity Partners has acquired, through an affiliated entity, a controlling interest in ERP Power, an LED driver business based in Moorpark, CA. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Angeles Equity Partners is partnering with ERP management to realise the company’s full growth potential and drive consolidation in the sector. The deal leverages the Angeles Equity Partners team’s previous power electronics sector investment experience and operational transformation expertise.
“ERP is recognised by the market as a leading provider of LED drivers that are enabling the evolution from analog to digital in the lighting industry.
NewAlpha Asset Management’s French venture capital fund dedicated to Fintech companies has made it’s second investment in ITrust, allowing the cyber security software solutions specialist to raise EUR2 million.
Boosted by the growing confidence of users and regulatory authorities, the development of digital technology in financial services is accelerating with the proliferation of innovations introduced by Fintech start-ups. As such, cyber security has become one of the prerequisites for the development of these new financial services and, moreover, for the sustainability of all players in the financial industry: banks, insurance companies, and payment or electronic banking players.
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Mooreland Partners, the leading independent investment bank providing M&A and private capital advisory services to the global technology industry, today announced that it acted as the exclusive financial advisor to EZLegacy Ltd on its sale to IBM.
The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2016. The acquisition of EZSource further strengthens Mooreland Partners' position as a leading global M&A advisor on transatlantic, strategic transactions in the Enterprise Software segment.
Headquartered in Israel, EZSource is an application discovery company that helps software developers quickly and easily understand and change mainframe code based on data displayed on a
IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK VII Fund, together with existing management, is to acquire NeTel Group AB, a Nordic infranet service provider to telecom operators, utilities and municipalities, from Axcel.
Financial terms of the transaction, which is subject to legal and regulatory approvals, have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2000 as a subsidiary of PEAB, a Swedish construction and civil engineering company, Netel has grown to become a leading Nordic service provider for communication and electrical networks, offering services ranging from planning and project management to design and maintenance. With its turnkey solutions, project management expertise and strong focus on
UK BBQ chain Porky’s BBQ has already raised over GBP100k via Crowdcube.com after launching on 1 June. With five restaurants in London and another two openings planned this year, investors have given the raise an initial boost as they look to reach a total of GBP650k before 30 June.
The largest investment on the first day, giving the restaurant over 13.5 per cent of the final goal, came in at GBP88k. Other backers have been boosting figures with smaller pledges, and all of those involved are set to benefit from equity and prize incentives if the campaign succeeds.
Owners, Simon
Valesco Industries has held the successful first close of its second fund, Valesco Fund II at USD59 million. VFII is managed by Dallas-based Valesco, and is the successor fund to Valesco Commerce Street Capital, a private equity fund created by Valesco and Commerce Street Capital (CSC).
Fund II is seeking total equity commitments of USD150 million. By utilizing the Small Business Investment Company debenture program of US Small Business Administration (“SBA”), Fund II is targeting USD250 million in aggregate investment capital.
VFII was formed for the purpose of raising capital for a private investment fund licensed under the Small Business
QGenda, a provider of cloud-based automated physician scheduling solutions, has announced a substantial investment from Francisco Partners, a global technology-focused private equity firm.
The funding will support the next phase of QGenda’s growth in partnership with the company’s current leadership team.
“We’re excited to benefit from the resources and expertise offered by this investment from Francisco Partners,” says Greg Benoit, founder and CEO of QGenda. “Our primary focus will remain on providing unmatched service to our customers as we continue to strengthen and enhance our solutions.”
Nearly one hundred thousand healthcare providers in over thirty medical specialties utilise QGenda’s software
Private equity firm OpenGate Capital is to acquire Umicore Zinc Chemicals (UZC), a specialist in the production of zinc chemicals. The acquisition is expected to be complete in the second half of 2016. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
UZC has industrial operations in Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, China and Malaysia. The business comprises six legal entities organised across three product lines: fine zinc powders, zinc oxide and zinc for batteries. UZC products are sold to customers around the world for use in a variety of end-applications including anti-corrosion paints, tires, pharma/chemicals, ceramics and glass, sunscreen and other
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