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KEPRO, in partnership with private equity fund Consonance Capital Partners, has acquired APS Healthcare from Universal American.
The combination will enhance KEPRO’s ability to provide a comprehensive and high quality set of service offerings through an integrated approach to medical management – an area that will continue to experience strong growth as a result of shifting reimbursement models and changing regulatory requirements. The company’s wide breadth of services will continue to include member centric care management solutions, physical and behavioural health utilisation management, employee assistance and absence management programs, as well as other offerings such as pre-admission screening and resident
Bowmark Capital has backed the management buy-out of Aston Scott Group, a regional commercial insurance broking business specialising in the mid-sized corporate, SME and motor trade sectors, for an undisclosed sum.
Aston Scott operates from 12 regional offices distributing insurance products on behalf of most of the leading UK insurers including AXA, Aviva, NIG, Allianz and RSA to around 33,000 customers. Founded in 1993, the company has grown through a successful buy-and-build strategy, having made 33 bolt-on acquisitions. It now has some 230 employees and focuses on providing complex policies which require a high level of service and deliver strong
From a performance perspective, Asia Pacific-focused hedge funds have really stood out from their global peers, not just over the last 12 months but over a two- three- and five-year period. For anyone who still needs reassuring that APAC hedge funds can deliver value, simply consider the following numbers, as detailed by Preqin in its March 2015 Hedge Fund Spotlight report.
Much of this performance is being driven by exposure to equity markets in what remain the key economic powerhouses of the region; namely India and China. Managers who are embedded in the region and well placed to understand the
Law firm Eversheds has advised Beech Tree Private Equity on its maiden investment in RS Fleet Limited, a UK-based installer of telematics devices into vehicles on behalf of insurance companies.
Beech Tree Private Equity is a new private equity firm providing capital and expertise to fast growing businesses across the UK.
Beech Tree was founded by two experienced private equity investors, Andy Marsh and Paul Franks, who previously ran the regional private equity business of Gresham Private Equity.
Telematics devices are increasingly being used by insurance companies to provide real-time data on driver behaviour that enables insurers to offer consumers
Maples Fund Services is celebrating a decade of ‘excellence and innovation’ as the firm marks the tenth anniversary of its formation in the Cayman Islands in 2005.
Maples Fund Services – a division of MaplesFS – now provides fund administration and accounting services to an international client base comprised of top tier financial institutions, fund managers, institutional investors and high net worth individuals, and operates in key onshore and offshore financial centres including Boston, the Cayman Islands, Dubai, Dublin, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Montreal, New York and Singapore.
"This is a proud moment for our firm. I would like to thank all
Following its successful Series A funding in June 2014, Big Data Partnership has concluded its GBP3.1 million Series B financing round, led by Beringea, a private equity firm that previously invested GBP1.25m in the company.
The funds will used to expand Big Data Partnership's core capabilities in sales and marketing, engineering and data science, in order for the company to meet increasing demand from new enterprise clients. With the benefit of the additional investment round, the company will move to larger premises in the heart of London's Tech City to accommodate its expanding workforce.
"With proven knowledge and experience aligned
Aquila Capital has launched the Aquila European Hydropower Fund offering institutional investors a regulated fund structure with the responsibility for sourcing and managing the assets delegated to a dedicated team of hydropower investment experts.
The Aquila European Hydropower Fund offers a solution for institutional investors who wish to obtain preferred access to a balanced and diversified portfolio of European hydropower assets. Its objective is to deliver an IRR of 7-9 per cent and long-term stable cash yields, low volatility and independence from traditional asset classes and government subsidies.
A new study commissioned by Aquila Capital reveals that currently 7 per
Private equity firm Rotunda Capital Partners has invested USD12.3 million in Microf, a consumer finance firm that provides rent-to-own (RTO) solutions for the residential HVAC industry.
The investment provides growth capital for Microf and establishes Rotunda Capital as the company’s largest investor. Rotunda Capital has sourced industry veteran Craig Rosato to join the company as the chief financial officer and will add two members to the board.
“Microf’s unique solution addresses a lack of financing options for credit constrained consumers that are challenged by a need to replace their HVAC system. The company has received strong support from a leading
The law firm Noerr has advised Rocket Internet SE on the significant expansion of the world’s leading platform for mobile food delivery services, Global Online Takeaway Group, as well as on a further investment in the internet platform Delivery Hero.
The Noerr team advising Rocket was led by the Berlin partner Dr Sascha Leske.
In the course of Delivery Hero’s acquisition of Yemeksepeti, Turkey’s leading provider of mobile food delivery services, Rocket contributed its 11.4 per cent share in Yemeksepeti to Delivery Hero Holding GmbH and invested another EUR61.3 million in Delivery Hero. This increases Rocket’s share in Delivery Hero
Wirtualna Polska Holding (WPH), a portfolio company of private equity fund Innova Capital is now trading on the main market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Just a few months after the purchase of the former Wirtualna Polska company by Innova Capital and o2 Group was finalised, the company has undergone a process of integration, expansion and brand enhancement, almost tripling its equity value.
“Only twelve months ago we were announcing a formal completion of the merger establishing new Wirtualna Polska Group, and today its IPO marks an estimated value of nearly one billion zloty. Credit for this huge success goes
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