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METIS Financial Network has launched an alternative investment marketplace allowing private equity, venture capital and hedge funds to market their offerings to a global network of accredited investors and advisors.
METIS Fund Portal allows all parties involved to manage data, documents and communications throughout the investment lifecycle.
Monterey Financial Services is the first company to use METIS Fund Portal to globally market its new USD50 million fund and manage the participating investors.
“We’re thrilled to launch METIS Fund Portal with Monterey on board,” says Joy Hou, CEO of METIS. “The Monterey team has been instrumental in contributing their
Cloud contact centre vendor NewVoiceMedia has secured USD50m in a Series E round of funding, taking the total raised by the company over the last 18 months to USD105m.
The new investment will accelerate the company’s international expansion, develop its portfolio of cloud solutions and strengthen its infrastructure, sales, marketing and professional services capability in North America, APAC and EMEA.
New investor Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) led the round, joined by existing shareholders Bessemer Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners Europe, Eden Ventures, Notion Capital and salesforce.com.
NewVoiceMedia’s cloud customer contact platform integrates with Salesforce to connect organisations with
BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP) has relaunched BNP Paribas Private Equity as BNP Paribas Capital Partners (BNPP CP).
BNPP CP is led by Gilles Guérin who reports to Pascal Biville, head of strategy and finance for BNPP IP.
BNP Paribas Capital Partners will provide the following capabilities:
• Managing private equity fund of funds and related advisory activities, led by Jean-Marc Rivet Fusil;
• A selection of managers of alternative and absolute return strategies, led by Eric Debonnet;
• Operational support (infrastructure and administration) for private equity funds, headed by Patrick Perez, in addition to his role
Mobile healthcare provider Vanguard Healthcare Solutions has raised GBP16.5m in a debt refinancing deal with high street bank AIB.
Vanguard Healthcare provides additional capacity through the provision of mobile surgical facilities – including operating theatres, endoscopy suites, mobile wards and clinics – to the NHS and private healthcare providers in the UK and abroad.
The company has been financially backed by MML Capital since April 2009, when it underwent a management buyout from Nuffield Health.
The refinancing of the existing senior debt and MML Capital’s mezzanine facilities will reduce the company’s cost of capital and decrease annual
KKR has acquired a majority interest in OEG Offshore Group, a provider of specialist equipment to the offshore oil and gas industry.
OEG’s executive management retain a significant holding in the company.
OEG is headquartered in Aberdeen, UK with regional hubs in the main offshore oil and gas regions including Singapore, Australia, and the US and 20 further diversified stocking locations worldwide.
OEG manufactures and leases specialist Cargo Carrying Units which are essential items used by oil and gas operators and their service providers to transport equipment and supplies to and from rigs and platforms as part of
Idinvest Partners, a pan-European private equity firm, has closed its second SME senior debt fund, Idinvest Dette Senior II (IDS II).
The fund closed at EUR400 million, exceeding its initial target of EUR350 million.
With this new fund, Idinvest Partners is strengthening its private debt activities, where it now has more than EUR1.2 billion of assets under management. In July 2013, Idinvest raised EUR281 million through its IDS I fund, which is now fully invested.
The IDS II fund will provide senior debt financing for acquisitions and development of non-listed European companies with solid fundamentals.
“IDS II
It’s fair to say that under AIFMD UBS Fund Services has got all bases covered. Not only has the firm developed a depositary solution to support both EU-based and non-EU based funds under Article 21 and Article 36 of the directive, it also has a management company platform that can allow it to act as a third party AIFM (after 22th of July) as well as the ability to act as the Swiss legal representative to managers wishing to continue marketing their AIFs into Switzerland.
It’s a comprehensive offering that few can rival.
Depositary solution – an open architecture
Tikehau Investment Management and Macquarie Lending have provided a unitranche loan facility to finance the growth of the Itas TIM Group, the television towers broadcasting company based in France.
Within the last five years, under the leadership of its founder and CEO Gilles Bastard, the company has replicated 380 out of the 1,525 secondary broadcasting towers network and has become a core player in broadcasting, capturing 10 per cent market share (by number of services).
In light of this achievement, Itas TIM is accelerating its focus on replicating the 112 primary broadcasting towers network and on expanding into the
Augentius Depositary Company Limited has received authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to act as an authorised depositary to private equity and real estate funds in accordance with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).
David Bailey, chief executive officer at Augentius Depositary, says: “We have worked hard to create a sophisticated but un-intrusive depositary capability, whilst at the same time ensuring that all the oversight requirements as set out by the Directive are fully and properly met.
“Augentius Depositary is a stand-alone business, segregated from our fund administration business, with expert staff and dedicated systems. We are already
Napier Park Global Capital has appointed Dan Kittredge as a managing director of the firm’s private equity group, Napier Park Financial Partners.
“We have known Dan for over 15 years and have had the privilege of co-investing with him in HealthEquity, one of our current portfolio companies,” says Manu Rana, managing director and co-head of Napier Park Financial Partners. “Dan has an outstanding track record of identifying innovative high-growth companies in financial services and building their value. We look forward to Dan contributing greatly to the Napier Park franchise as we continue to grow.”
Prior to joining Napier Park, Kittredge
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