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Franklin Square Capital Partners its senior secured investment in Blueprint Sub (doing business as iSqFt), a provider of software and bid information to the commercial construction industry.
The increased commitment finances the merger of iSqFt and CMD Group, a Norcross, GA headquartered provider of construction information.
The financing was provided by FS Investment Corporation (NYSE: FSIC), FS Investment Corporation II (FSIC II) and FS Investment Corporation III (FSIC III), BDCs managed by affiliates of Franklin Square and sub-advised by GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC (GDFM), an affiliate of GSO Capital Partners LP (GSO).
The combination of iSqFt and
Reelio, an influencer marketing platform that connects global brands with today’s hottest digital stars, has raised USD5 million in Series A funding.
The round was led by a global syndicate of investors in strategically important markets, adding global breadth to the industry depth represented by Reelio’s existing investors (which include e.ventures; the venture capital firms of Philipp Schindler, Lorne Michaels, Tremor Video founders Jason Glickman and Andrew Reis, former Sony Music President and Bertelsmann executive board member Thomas Hesse; and senior executives from Apple, Google, Goldman Sachs, BBDO and others).
The influencer marketing industry has gained considerable steam in the
This extract from the Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H2 2015 features data gathered in our latest investor interviews (conducted June 2015) and focuses on hedge fund investors’ plans for the coming year.
A larger proportion of investors plan to invest less capital in hedge funds over the next year than are planning to invest more capital in the asset class (Fig 1). The failure of hedge funds to meet investors’ expectations, in terms of performance, over the past 12 months may have contributed to the reluctance of many investors to put more money to work in the asset class in the year to
BNY Mellon, a global leader in investment management and investment services, has been appointed account bank for Activate Capital lending platform (Active Capital), a EUR500 million home-building joint venture between the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) and KKR.
Activate Capital will help increase Ireland’s housing supply by lending to Irish residential development projects. It will be capable of financing the construction of over 11,000 new homes in Ireland and create an average of 1,900 full-time jobs per annum. The new platform will lend on a commercial basis to projects, providing home-building companies with cost effective loans for up to 90
Talem Africa (Talem) has bought 100 per cent of the shares of Silver Food, the largest fish canning facility in Morocco, and its two wholly-owned subsidiaries SOPCODA and Silver Fishing.
The three companies were part of Anouar Invest, a Moroccan family-owned conglomerate.
Founded in 2004 and based in Casablanca, Morocco, Silver Food is an industry leader producing and selling canned tuna, mackerel and sardines, under three brands – Mario, Silver and Atlanta. Half of its sales are within the Moroccan market, with the other half set for export to other parts of Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the United
Wakefield headquartered Prism Medical, a manufacturer and provider of specialist mobility and handling equipment, has completed the acquisition of Smirthwaite Limited for an undisclosed sum.
The deal with Smirthwaite represents the fourth acquisition completed by Prism Medical since the GBP30million MBO supported by LDC in April 2014. During LDC’s tenure, Prism Medical's staff numbers have grown by 130 people as a result of acquisitive and organic growth, with the business now employing a total of 430 people.
Prism Medical is the market leader in the provision of moving & handling solutions that enable the mobility disadvantaged to live at home
Investec Specialist Bank (Investec) has added to its Growth and Acquisition Finance team with the appointment of Steven Ive as an originator. He will report to Gary Edwards, and focus on Asset Based & Cash flow lending to drive growth amongst mid-market companies.
Ive joins from GE Capital Bank (GE) where he was a regional director. During his time at GE Steven was responsible for the development and growth of the GE Asset Based Lending offering in London and the South East. Prior to this Steven spent 6 years at Barclays across a variety of the banks divisions, most recently
Arma Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to JT Bioscopen, the second largest cinema chain in the Netherlands, and its selling shareholder on JT’s sale to Vue International.
JT operates 21 cinemas and 111 screens across the Netherlands. The Company is a leader in technical innovation in the global movie exhibitor sector. In December 2014, JT was the first exhibitor in the world to launch the cutting-edge Dolby Cinema format and, prior to this, was one of the first exhibitors to introduce laser projection and Dolby Atmos sound technology. The acquisition of JT reinforces Vue’s strategy to be at the
Scottish Enterprise’s investment arm, the Scottish Investment Bank (SIB), invested GBP66.5m into 155 Scottish companies during 2014/15, leveraging a record private sector investment of GBP99m.
SIBs investment has more than doubled the amount invested during the previous year, and sees a total of 46 new companies being added to Scottish Enterprise’s investment portfolio.
The organisation has also revealed that it generated over GBP9.5m of income from its investment activities.
Scottish Enterprise also invested an additional GBP6.2m, alongside other investors, into the Scottish Loan Fund, managed by Maven Capital Partners, which lent to twelve established SMEs with ambitious growth plans.
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Following an initial announcement in July, JTC has formally completed its acquisition of Kleinwort Benson’s Fund Administration business, taking the company’s global headcount to over 450 staff.
Completion follows receipt of approvals from the relevant regulatory authorities and sees JTC add to its existing operations in the Channel Islands, as well as giving the company its first permanent presence in South Africa. The deal also brings JTC’s total Assets under Administration (AuA) to USD56 billion and bolsters its specific strengths in private equity, real estate and debt funds.
Nigel Le Quesne (pictured), Group CEO & Chairman, says: “The conclusion of
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