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Macquarie Investment Management (MIM), the investment management arm of Macquarie Group, has appointed Dominic Janssens as the firm’s new global chief operations officer, based at its global headquarters in Philadelphia.
In this role, Janssens’ responsibilities will include developing the strategy to optimise and scale MIM’s global platform in areas including investment operations, administration, controls, fund accounting, business management and financial and management analysis.
Janssens will join the organisation on 4 April and will report to Ben Bruck, the global head of Macquarie Investment Management and the chairman of Delaware Investments. While based in Philadelphia, he will oversee MIM’s operational
SL Capital Partners has entered into an agreement to manage Aviva Investors’ private equity portfolio from 1 February 2016. SL Capital is a subsidiary of Standard Life Investments.
With the majority of the private equity portfolio in run-off, Aviva Investors has taken the decision to delegate the management and monitoring of the portfolio to SL Capital, while the economic interests remain with Aviva Group clients. This will ensure strong and committed resources for Aviva Group clients during this run-off process.
SL Capital will utilise its substantial European footprint to integrate the management and monitoring of 115 private equity fund
Private equity investment firm Pamplona Capital Management has acquired VText Holdings from Investcorp which acquired the business in 2010. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Veritext, headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey, is the leader in deposition and litigation support solutions in the United States. Veritext provides law firms and corporations with national coverage, state-of-the-art facilities, highly skilled court reporters, advanced technology, unparalleled client service and on-time delivery. The Company utilizes the latest, easy-to-use technologies to streamline the deposition process, enhance delivery flexibility, and reliably handle the most complex cases. Proprietary video, mobile and remote services combined with unmatched security help to
Verras Professional Services Limited has been approved as a Listings Member of the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE).
Verras Professional Services Limited holds a Category 1 and Category 2 membership of the CISE, enabling the firm to arrange and sponsor the listing of investment funds and debt securities on the CISE. Through its group affiliations, the firm is also able to arrange legal, fiduciary and marketing services for Channel Islands-based and international clients.
Verras Professional Services Limited is affiliated to MJ Hudson, The Alternative Asset Law Firm. MJ Hudson has offices in Jersey and Guernsey as well as London,
The European Commission must prioritise non-bank finance and deeper capital markets as part of its regulatory review, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).
AIMA made the comments in its response to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the EU regulatory framework for financial services, published in September 2015.
In its response, AIMA explains that capital market financing is more long-term and transparent, encourages greater innovation and discipline, which leads to better allocation of resources and economic growth.
However, regulatory barriers still prevent capital markets and non-banking finance from developing further in the EU.
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BGF has invested GBP2 million in Castleton Technology (LSE: CTP) the software and managed services provider to the public and not-for-profit sectors, to support the acquisition of Kypera Holdings Limited and Castleton’s longer term growth strategy.
At the same time, the Group’s existing investor MXC Capital has invested GBP1.5 million while Barclays has extended it bank facilities by a further GBP1 million.
Castleton provides tailor made software and infrastructure solutions, predominately in the social housing sector. Nearly a third of all the social housing associations in the UK are now Castleton customers. The business has made seven acquisitions in
Franklin Square Capital Partners, a manager of business development companies (BDCs), has originated a unitranche term loan for PSKW, LLC (PSKW), a developer and marketer of co-pay assistance (CPA) programs for pharmaceutical drugs.
The financing supported the acquisition of PSKW by Genstar Capital (Genstar), a San Francisco, CA-based private equity investment firm focused on actively investing in high-quality companies for more than 20 years. In addition, the financing also supported PSKW's add-on acquisition of PDR Network, LLC, a provider of behaviour-based prescription management programs.
The financing was provided by FS Investment Corporation (NYSE: FSIC), FS Investment Corporation II (FSIC
KFit, an Asia Pacific-based fitness-sharing platform to discover and reserve fitness activities, has secured a USD12 million Series A investment round led by Venturra Capital, with participation from SIG and Axiata Digital Innovation Fund.
Earlier investors, including Sequoia Capital India and 500 Startups, also participated.
KFit partners with studios and gyms, aggregating the supply of over 300,000 different activities every month. It then offers this wide selection to customers in one single, easy-to-use mobile app.
The new funding will enable KFit to expand in the region and invest in the technology, operations and marketing to further solidify its
Federated Wireless has successfully raised USD22 million to bolster the development of its cloud-hosted Spectrum Access System (SAS) and CINQ platform to bring the benefits of shared spectrum in the 3.5GHz band to Enterprise customers in the Education, Healthcare, Hospitality, Retail and Financial markets.
Federated Wireless raised USD22 million to bolster development of its Spectrum Access System (SAS) and CINQ platform.
The Series A round, led by Woodford Investment Management, demonstrates growing investor support for Federated Wireless’ efforts to collaborate with leaders in the Telecommunications and Wi-Fi industries, as well as with government agencies such as the Federal Communications
Gerritjan Eggenkamp has been promoted to partner with Avedon Capital Partners based on his strong contribution since joining the firm in 2012.
Prior to Avedon, he worked at McKinsey&Company for eight years, focusing on strategic and corporate finance related projects. Prior to this, Gerritjan worked at ING and was also a member of the Dutch rowing team, and has competed in several World Championships and Olympic Games. He holds a MSc in Applied Computer Science from Delft University and a MSc in Management Research from Oxford University.
Avedon Capital Partners partner Alfred Tulp, says: “We are very pleased to
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