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Global social listening and analysis platform Synthesio has secured USD20m in funding from European private equity firm Idinvest Partners.
The Series B investment will be used for research and product development, as well as expansion of Synthesio’s global team.
Synthesio has offices in New York, Paris, London, Austin and Singapore.
Using Synthesio’s platform, businesses can monitor and analyse conversations about their brand on social media platforms, blogs, forums, consumer review sites and mainstream media sites across 200 countries and 50 languages.
Loic Moisand, co-founder and CEO of Synthesio, says: “Idinvest Partners really understands our offerings, philosophies and
Kim M Pedersen has joined Hycroft, a specialty investment bank focused exclusively on the alternative investments market, as managing director.
Pedersen has over 17 years of private markets expertise, with strong relationships in the private equity community among both general partners and limited partners in Europe and the US.
At Hycroft Pedersen will be responsible for originating new business opportunities and marketing private equity products and services to investors located in Northern Europe and in the Western US.
Scott A Myers, managing director, says: "We are pleased to add such an experienced and knowledgeable professional to our already
Co.station, a Brussels-based post-accelerator, will launch on 1 April aiming to offer European growth companies access to corporate customers, expertise as well as a direct connection to Silicon Valley.
Apart from offering a physical hub, Co.station also helps growing companies close funding rounds to fuel their growth.
The post-accelerator will start operating at full capacity, having signed agreements with companies like Six Dots, Social Com and Diagnoplex.
On 1 April 2014, Brussels innovation hub Co.station will officially open for business in the Marquis building, right next to Brussels Central Station. It will be fully operational by May.
Chelverton Asset Management (CAM) has appointed Richard Bucknell as investment director in its unquoted equities team.
The team is responsible for sourcing and executing quality investment opportunities in private UK companies for a range of high net worth (HNW) investors and private investment offices.
Bucknell (pictured), an experienced private equity investor, has been working with CAM as a consultant since September last year and will report to CAM’s managing director, David Horner.
Prior to CAM, Bucknell led more than 20 new investments in small and medium-sized enterprises, and has previously held senior investment management positions with Barclays Ventures,
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
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