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Agratech Farms, a multinational corporation that is aiming to become the largest operator of hydroponic farms in the world, has appointed the Terra Vida Group, an independent alternative investment specialist, as the exclusive distributor of its latest product.
The investment specialist, Terra Vida Group, specialises in true diversification from traditional asset classes and the volatile global market. This expertise will allow Terra Vida to take a robust approach in the distribution of Agratech's hydroponic investment, their A-frame purchase model in the Asia Pacific region.
The A-frame purchase model is a hydroponic system that demonstrates how vertical growing can maximise
TVV Capital, an operationally-focused private equity firm, has acquired Pensacola-based Ian-Conrad Bergan (ICB), a provider of engineered sensors, electronics and software for monitoring and gauging marine storage tanks.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The acquisition of ICB is the sixth investment for TVV Capital’s latest fund, TVV III.
“The acquisition of ICB highlights TVV’s focus on acquiring niche companies with proprietary products, a strong management team and solid growth opportunities,” says Andrew W Byrd (pictured), President of TVV Capital. “ICB’s products and solutions enjoy a strong market share for inland tank barge sensors and coast-hugging
Onyx Renewable Partners is partnering with Credit Suisse to invest over USD300 million to develop, own and finance commercial and industrial sector (C&I) solar generation projects.
Onyx expects this partnership to facilitate the development of more than 130 megawatts of new C&I solar projects within the next 15 months.
Onyx is owned by funds managed by Blackstone.
"We are excited to announce the closing of this facility with Credit Suisse," says Onyx CEO Matt Rosenblum. "In partnership with Credit Suisse and our sponsor, Blackstone, we are excited to leverage Onyx’s vast experience in the C&I sector to rapidly
TotalMobile, a developer of enterprise mobility software, has secured a significant investment from growth investors Lyceum Capital to fund further product development and expand its market presence within the UK and internationally.
The Belfast-based business, whose software is used by over 30,000 workers in more than 200 organisations in the public and private sectors, has grown quickly over the past four years to become a leading player in the enterprise mobility market with revenues of £15m.
Its product suite, which can be cloud-based, on-premise or SaaS-delivered, is designed to enable better mobile working, data capture and workflow management, delivering
The Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) has congratulated Malcolm Turnbull on his election to the role of Prime Minister last night.
“The new Turnbull Government has a very clear opportunity now to foster a more innovative, dynamic and entrepreneurial Australian economy which builds on the solid foundations put in place by the previous Government,” says AVCAL’s Chief Executive, Yasser El-Ansary (pictured). “In the coming months, Australian businesses will want to see from the new Prime Minister a comprehensive plan which sets out how we will transition towards a more productive and competitive economy over the coming
You.i Labs Inc, a user-interface technology company, has partnered with Los Angeles-based Kayne Partners, the growth private equity group of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, an alternative investment firm managing over USD27 billion in assets.
Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, You.i TV provides a proprietary user-interface engine to enterprise-level media and telecommunications companies to create world class video applications that run across multiple media devices, including mobile phones, tablets, game consoles, smart TVs and set-top boxes. You.i TV’s technology and unique work flow process helps deliver a high quality and consistent user experience, increases cost savings, provides a faster time to market
Finula Cilliers (pictured) has joined Evercore’s Investment Banking business as a Managing Director in the Debt Advisory Group in London.
She will be responsible for leading Evercore's specialist derivatives and hedging advisory capability, further enhancing the range of services that Evercore provides to existing and new clients and strengthening Evercore's market-leading Restructuring and Debt Advisory Group which has over 45 professionals in New York and London.
Cilliers was most recently a Director at Rothschild in London and head of its derivatives and hedging advisory team which she founded fifteen years ago. She has more than 25 years' experience providing advice to
AltX has appointed Roy Singh (pictured) as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective immediately.
“Roy’s extensive experience in data science, distributed systems, natural language processing and machine learning will catapult our product capabilities and offerings to new heights,” says Sam Hocking, Founder and CEO of AltX. “Roy’s deep technical knowledge, coupled with his understanding of quantitative finance, is precisely the expertise that AltX needs to build on its position as the next-generation intelligence platform for the alternative investment market.”
Hocking has a proven track record in data science, distributed systems, natural language processing, machine learning and quantitative finance. Prior to
Blue Heron Capital has a closed an investment in TRICAST, a healthcare IT company focused on pharmacy benefit data monitoring and analytics. Brook Venture Partners of Wakefield, MA participated in the investment.
“This is an exciting next step in the evolution of TRICAST,” says CEO Greg Rucinski. “The support of our investors will enable us to increase our pace of growth, accelerate our Reveal development efforts and devote more resources to providing an outstanding customer experience.”
TRICAST is the developer of the first real-time pharmacy benefit data monitoring and analytics solution targeting compliance with CMS regulations and a reduction
SS&C Technologies Holdings has acquired Primatics Financial for approximately USD122 million on a cash and debt free basis from The Carlyle Group. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Primatics has 384 employees, 2014 annual revenues of USD51 million and adjusted EBITDA of USD12 million.
Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Primatics is a leader in accounting, forecasting, regulatory reporting, reserving and stress testing solutions to financial institutions holding or acquiring loans. The Primatics EVOLV platform is a cloud-based, integrated risk and finance solution designed to tackle the end-to-end process challenges impacting all loan lifecycle events
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