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Midland IRA has been added to FNEX’s self-directed IRA network.
FNEX platform users can invest their retirement funds in a multitude of private securities and managed accounts rather than being limited only to the public stock and bond markets.
FNEX announced the launch of FNEX.com, an online marketplace for alternative investments, including placements in private companies, hedge funds and managed futures accounts, in September 2013. The web-based platform provides accredited investors, family offices and institutions access to investment opportunities offered by investment banks and funds across the US.
“We continue to remain focused on delivering the necessary tools
Elliptic Technologies has secured USD4m of additional funding from existing and new investors including BDC Venture Capital and Anges Quebec members.
Building on Elliptic's embedded security and content protection solutions, the company will deploy the new capital to support its growth strategy and fuel more extensive market opportunities through the development of its tVault technology and expansion of the sales and marketing teams and initiatives.
"We are delighted to have been early investors in Elliptic Technologies. Elliptic has built an impressive list of clients, and demonstrated consistent leadership and innovation in delivering security solutions which is why we believe
PasswordBox has raised USD6m in a series A funding round led by OMERS Ventures, along with Mark Britto, chief executive of BOKU, and Lee Linden, head of Facebook ecommerce.
PasswordBox, a secure password management solution, plans to use the funds to continue scaling and growing its team.
"Thirty eight per cent of Americans believe it would be easier to achieve world peace than to remember all of their online passwords," says Dan Robichaud, PasswordBox CEO. "PasswordBox offers a simple and highly secure password management solution. We've now reached over one million users, and continue to grow both as a
O’Melveny & Myers represented Adelis Equity Partners in the closing of Adelis Equity Partners Fund I, a EUR420m (USD564m) buyout fund focused on the Nordic lower middle market.
The London-based O’Melveny team was led by partner John Daghlian and counsel Angela Yung.
The team also included partner Daniel Quinn and trainee Dorota Maj. Partners Jan Birtwell and Luc Moritz, counsel Bryan Kelly, and associate Rachel Hawkins advised on tax issues.
Steven Ferrigno (pictured), Managing Director EMEA for Allegro Development Corporation, comments on Monday’s announcement from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) regarding the reporting deadline for EMIR, the European Market Infrastructure Regulation regime…
After months of wait-and-see, ESMA fired the starting gun on Monday for its much-discussed EMIR energy derivatives regulatory scheme, registering four new trading repositories and setting a firm reporting obligation for energy market participants starting 12th February 2014.
Also on Monday, the EU rejected ESMA’s draft implementing technical standard for EMIR. So reporting will begin on 12-February 2014 for transactions executed both on, and off,
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) have signed a memorandum to form the Russian-Korean Investment Platform.
The signing ceremony took place in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Korean President Park Geun-hye in Seoul.
The investment platform will focus on cross-border investments which fulfil Russian-Korean strategic interests. The parties intend to invest in companies and projects that facilitate trade and encourage investment cooperation between the two countries.
Kirill Dmitriev, chief executive of RDIF, says: "Since 2009, direct investment from the Republic of Korea to the Russian Federation has declined by
Omnes Capital has supported the management team of Camérus group, a specialist in furniture rental for event planners or trade fair and congress organisers, in a management buy-out (MBO).
This new capital partnership with Christian Liagre (president), Christine Atzémis (co-CEO) and Christophe Vilain (co-CEO), will allow the company to further develop its client base and product offering.
Liagre says: “With Omnes Capital, Camérus will engage in a new development period to enhance its offer both in terms of innovative products and of customer services in order to confirm its leader position on this growing market of furniture rental for
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has closed a USD415m collateralised loan obligation (CLO) fund, the firm's sixth new-issue CLO this year with four in the US and two in Europe.
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2013-4 will invest in corporate leveraged loans and high yield bonds. Wells Fargo arranged the transaction.
Carlyle's third new-issue US CLO fund of 2013 closed in June at USD517m. With the close of the latest CLO, Carlyle has raised more than USD2.16bn in the US in 2013. Since the beginning of 2011 the firm has raised approximately USD5.86bn of CLOs globally including the
Evidence shows that Guernsey continues to meet the demands of both private equity managers and their investor base, writes Guernsey Finance chief executive Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured)…
Guernsey’s pedigree as a leading funds domicile relies on its ability to continually meet the demands of fund managers and their investor base. Figures to the end of June 2013 show that the value of funds under management and administration in Guernsey reached GBP286 billion (USD457 million; EUR338 million) – an increase of 5.6 per cent on a year previous – with private equity comprising more than GBP87 billion. Indeed, global private equity
Private equity firm Elements Capital Partners has acquired 40.84 per cent of NFD, the Slovenian mutual fund company.
Along with the NETA financial group, the two companies now control 82 per cent of NFD. Financial terms have not yet been released and the transaction is subject to regulatory approval.
Headquartered in Ljubljana, NFD is Slovenia's largest mutual fund group with over EUR80m in assets under management.
"NFD has a footprint in the Balkans that few other firms have, in addition to a seasoned management team," says Karl E White, one of the three founders of Elements Capital.
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