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The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association and the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) have launched the Fundamentals of Alternative Investments Certificate Programme.
With alternative investments currently representing USD10trn in assets under management and liquid alternatives projected to triple by 2017, according to Citi Prime Finance, this online course fills a critical knowledge gap and establishes a benchmark for excellence in alternative investment education.
The course is available online to anyone who needs to understand the complexities of alternative investment products.
"The landscape for alternatives has changed dramatically, and it is imperative that the professionals charged with managing,
Thomson Reuters and Cambridge Associates are to provide Cambridge's private fund performance benchmarks through a jointly-developed online platform.
Thomson Reuters will work closely with Cambridge Associates to develop a range of product offerings which will be made available through Thomson Reuters Eikon for the benefit of the global alternative investment community.
Thomson Reuters Eikon subscribers will benefit from Cambridge Associates' coverage of the asset classes and geographic categories traditionally offered within Thomson Reuters’ benchmarking solutions (buyout, venture capital, real estate).
The new joint offering will also provide expanded asset class coverage including frequently-requested benchmarks such as growth equity,
Digitalbox, the performance marketing specialist, has secured USD1m in venture capital funding from a series of high net worth investors to help fund the expansion of its native advertising business, ContentClick.
With over 500 publishers and bloggers signed up to the nascent publishing network since its launch in early January 2014, the funding will be used to finance the expansion of the ContentClick service internationally, notably in territories with large scale blogging networks and niche publishers.
ContentClick offers publishers and bloggers the chance to earn extra revenue by adding a ‘free' widget to their site.
Using a sophisticated
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group, together with affiliates of Louis M Bacon, are to acquire a majority interest in the Traxys Group, a physical metals and minerals commodity merchant.
As part of the transaction, Traxys management will increase its investment stake in the company.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including required regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2014. Carlyle, Bacon and Traxys management are acquiring their stake from Pegasus Capital Advisors, Kelso & Company and Resource Capital Funds.
Traxys is a provider of marketing, distribution and supply chain
Graphite Capital, a UK mid-market private equity specialist, has backed the management buy-out (MBO) of ICR, which provides repair and maintenance services to the global energy industry.
ICR comprises four businesses that mainly operate in the UK and Middle East energy markets.
Walker Technical is a specialist in composite repairs to pipework and structures for oil and gas customers. NECE provides corrosion monitoring, oilfield microbiology, chemical monitoring and consultancy services to offshore operators. MOSS is a mechanical services provider. CIU provides specialist rental, sales, repair and maintenance services for chemical pumping units used in the international oil and gas
MUBI, the global video on demand platform, has closed a USD7.5m Series D funding round led by Floreat, MMC Ventures and White Star Capital, alongside existing angel investors.
The investment comes just two weeks after MUBI formed a partnership with Samsung to bring curated cinema to Samsung Smart TV.
Founded in 2007 by Efe Cakarel, MUBI is a subscription platform offering on demand films across multiple devices. The business has shown significant growth over the past seven years and has signed partnerships with Samsung, Apple, Sony, Dolby and Google. The platform now has seven million registered users, making MUBI
Crestbridge has been granted AIFM licensing by Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) to become a provider of management company services to alternative investment funds.
Crestbridge is already authorised to provide services to UCITS funds under Chapter 15 of the law of 17 December 2010, but the process of gaining the additional authorisation "was a challenge requiring significant work," says Daniela Klasén-Martin, managing director and country head of Crestbridge (Luxembourg).
"Clients have been requesting this service for a number of months and we are delighted to be one of the first ‘Super ManCos’ able to provide services
Ipes Jersey has been appointed as the new administrator of Quadriga Capital’s German private equity funds.
Quadriga Capital is a German fund manager founded in 1995 focusing on mid-market companies in Germany and neighbouring countries, in particular Switzerland and Austria. It invests primarily in management buy-outs and buy-ins and its objective is to produce substantial capital gains over the medium term.
Quadriga Capital has chosen to migrate all its German private equity funds to Ipes Jersey, including its most recent flagship fund, Quadriga Capital Private Equity Fund IV, which closed with total committed funds of approximately EUR511m.
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Bridge Growth Partners, a growth-oriented private equity investment firm launched late last year, has appointed Phil Scanlan to the firm’s strategic advisory board.
Scanlan, an Australian businessman, stepped down as Australian consul-general in New York last year.
He is a former managing director of Coca-Cola Amatil.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Phil to our advisory board,” says Alok Singh, co-founder and managing principal of Bridge Growth Partners. “He is deeply familiar with the dynamics and opportunities that have created what amounts to a USD1trn two-way investment freeway between the US and Australia. Phil is a true globalist
Private equity manager Maven Capital Partners has led a GBP4.6m investment in IT support and services business ISN Solutions.
Established as a start-up in 1999, the business now generates sales close to GBP6m through the provision of consultancy, project management and outsourced IT services to a niche client base operating in the upstream exploration and production (E&P) oil and gas sector.
Headquartered in London and employing around 50 people, ISN offers a range of IT services to its clients, from the day to day administration of outsourced systems, including remote monitoring and a service desk function, to much higher
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