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TA Associates is to acquire a majority interest in Access Technology Group (Access), a leading business management software company.
TA will acquire its stake from Lyceum Capital, a growth investor. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close later this month, were not disclosed.
Access’s software covers finance, HR and payroll, business intelligence, supply chain, CRM and warehousing, and can be deployed in the cloud, in a hosted environment or on-site. The company’s applications help over 6,000 customers – including some of the most innovative and rapidly-growing enterprises in the UK – achieve operational excellence. Colchester-based Access Group
Miura Consulting’s ARAN solution is now supporting Fund clients with an automated “plug-and-play” AIFMD submission service.
ARAN was designed to eliminate the complexity and resource intensity of completing a manual submission and to reduce the cost of implementing an automated solution.
The Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (AIFMD) is the latest stringent regulatory reporting requirement, aimed to deliver transparency to the hedge fund and asset management industries. As many Hedge funds are completing their first fund submission this month, Miura has been working with the industry to provide a comprehensive but efficient solution, which quickly imports and maps fund administration
Funds advised by Syntaxis Capital, a provider of mezzanine finance in Central Europe, has completed the firm’s first Turkish investment, a recapitalisation and growth financing for Uğurlu Cam, a specialised glass products manufacturer.
Privately owned Uğurlu Cam was founded in 1971 in Denizli, Turkey, and quickly grew to become one of the largest manufacturers of car glass for the replacement market in Turkey, and also a key supplier to specialised OEMs for agricultural and construction vehicles. The EUR13.5 million mezzanine loan provided by Syntaxis funds will allow Uğurlu to augment the Company’s current credit facilities and provide flexible funding for
Options, a managed services provider to the global capital markets industry, has appointed former KPMG Director, Brian McKimm as the firm’s new chief financial officer 9CFO).
In his new role, McKimm will be responsible for overseeing the development of Options’ global finance function across Europe, the US and Asia, with a particular focus on investor relations and strategic finance projects. He will also be tasked with ensuring the firm has the necessary financial management capabilities to support Options’ continued growth plans.
In his most recent role with KPMG Ireland, McKimm was Head of the firm’s Internal Audit division and served
Insurers in Asia and Europe are being guided by the shadow of local regulations, as well as investment logic, in their allocating to alternative strategies.
While their plans are often to boost exposure to non-traditional asset classes, the degree of such increases will often hinge on regulations, according to the inaugural edition of The Cerulli Edge – International Institutional Edition.
In Europe, punitive capital charges on insurers' alternative investments under Solvency II, taking effect from 2016, threaten to limit insurers growing their allocations to non-traditional classes.
In Asia, by contrast, Chinese insurers have used the liberalisation of their investment options
An affiliate of HIG Capital has completed the acquisition of an equity interest in Aviapartner, thereby becoming the majority shareholder alongside the Group's Chairman and management.
Aviapartner is a leading European provider of airport ground handling services with 60 years of experience. Aviapartner provides ground handling services for passengers and aircraft across 27 airports in 5 European countries (France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands). The Group, which generated sales of over EUR350 million in 2014, employs over 6,000 people and serves more than 50 million passengers per year.
With the support of HIG Capital, Aviapartner will accelerate its growth
Euro Choice Secondary, the first pure secondary fund advised by Akina, has held its final close at EUR224 million, exceeding its target of EUR200 million.
The fund attracted a high level of interest with ultimately some 35 high quality limited partners subscribing, including public and private pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, family offices and wealthy individuals. Geographies range from Australia, North America and Canada to various European countries.
Christopher S. Bödtker, Managing Partner of Akina, says: “Euro Choice Secondary, the first pure secondary fund investment programme we advise, exceeding its target size makes us very proud and we are thankful
Weinberg Capital Partners has acquired the French operations of Captiva Capital Management.
The Paris – based Real Estate Asset Management company firm led by Emeric Lacourte manages circa EUR300 m in real estate assets in France.
Serge Weinberg, President of Weinberg Capital Partners, says: “This acquisition is a great opportunity to expand our Real Estate platform to asset management on behalf of institutional clients through dedicated mandates. It fits our strategy to capitalise on our expertise in Private Equity and Real Estate where we have already achieved to raise EUR800m of capital.”
Laurent Halimi, Managing Director, head of Real Estate,
NGP Energy Capital Management (NGP) has held the final closing of NGP Natural Resources XI at its hard cap of USD5.325 billion.
NGP XI will continue NGP’s 26-year history as a premier provider of private capital and sponsorship to the natural resources industry, focusing on the oil and gas production, oilfield services, and energy midstream sectors through its Natural Gas Partners investment platform. NGP XI will be managed by NGP, bringing the cumulative committed capital under management since 1988 to USD16.5 billion.
Kenneth A Hersh, Chief Executive Officer, says: “We are extremely thankful for the ongoing loyalty and support of
Connection Capital has successfully completed a commitment, on behalf of its clients, to the third fund from 17Capital, a London-based specialist investor of preferred equity in private equity funds.
Due to the high level of demand from its clients, Connection Capital exceeded its original allocation to 17Capital Fund 3.
Connection Capital aggregates capital from its clients into a single, managed syndicate and therefore investors are able to participate in Fund 3 alongside well-known institutional investors at a much lower entry level than their institutional counterparts. All Connection Capital investments are available in multiples of GBP25,000.
The Fund closed in December
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