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TopQ Software, a technology company founded by former private equity investors, has launched on topquartile.com.
TopQ is a tool for the secure exchange and analysis of track record data between private equity fund managers and institutional investors.
TopQ allows private equity fund managers to upload their fund performance data securely and quickly, and share their data with invited institutional investors. Using TopQ, investors can then analyse the data with accuracy and speed.
TopQ contains an array of proprietary technology, including an “intelligent import” capability, which means the platform can interpret track record data from a variety of
Luxury will hardly ever be a sector where you can launch a brand and be instantly successful, say Scilla Huang Sun (pictured) and Andrea Gerst, managers of the Julius Baer Luxury Brands Fund, Swiss & Global Asset Management…
Brands need a strong heritage but also need to innovate to stay ahead of the curve and gain market share. Companies are responding to men’s increasing interest in luxury products, where growth is outpacing that of the women’s market. Brands like Hermès, Burberry and Gucci more and more open dedicated men’s stores around the World. Men are particularly interested in high-end casual
Vodafone has obtained unconditional merger control clearance from the European Commission for the voluntary public takeover offer for Kabel Deutschland.
With merger approval from the European Commission, all conditions to the offer have been met and Vodafone expects to close the transaction on 14 October 2013.
Kabel Deutschland shareholders who have not yet accepted the offer can tender their shares until midnight (CET) on 30 September 2013.
Vodafone’s offer values Kabel Deutschland at EUR87 per share.
International law firm Edwards Wildman has advised Bessemer Venture Partners as lead investor on a USD35m series D financing for UK technology firm NewVoiceMedia.
London based partner Shawn Atkinson led the cross-border team with assistance in the London office from Jill Hanson, Costa Smith and Joel Marris. Providence based partner Eugene McDermott, along with tax partner Scott Pinarchick and associate Katie Day (both Boston), provided advice on the US aspects of the transaction.
NewVoiceMedia is a provider of true cloud contact centre and voice solutions. Established over 10 years ago, it now serves over 8,000 agents and has over
As the ban on hedge fund, private equity fund and venture capital fund "advertising" is set to lift on 23 September, most funds are wondering if they should take advantage of the opportunity or sit it out.
Of most immediate concern will be whether the chance to advertise, reach out to the media, or otherwise market their expertise will actually help funds repair reputations tarnished during the financial crisis, says financial services reputation expert Davia Temin (pictured).
"Financial services marketing is tricky at best. And, these are sophisticated, complex investments that must be thoroughly understood before customers make an investment. Any public marketing campaign would have to be
Gousto, the new recipe box delivery business that recently appeared on Dragon’s Den, has raised further funds from investors.
A group of food industry veterans has invested GBP130,000 and the Angel CoFund has invested a further GBP120,000. Along with initial backers, this has given Gousto a total of half a million pounds worth of investment.
Gousto, the brainchild of Timo Schmidt and James Carter, delivers organic, local produce in exact portion sizes, for specific recipes – therefore eliminating any waste, making the cooking process easy for users and encouraging healthier home-cooked dining.
This latest fundraising round will
Resource Capital Partners (RCP), a private equity fund management company with offices in Denver and Almaty, Kazakhstan, has made its first investment.
The fund will allocate up to USD6m through a convertible debt instrument to finance a CapEx programme for the Maxut copper-nickel deposit in Kazakstan. The developer of the project is BAST LLP.
The fund will obtain an equity interest of 50.1 per cent.
Richard Waryn, managing director, says: “We are pleased to announce our fund’s first investment. The Maxut copper-nickel project offers a compelling opportunity for the fund to acquire a majority stake in a substantially
Branding Brand, a mobile commerce platform for major retailers, has secured USD9.5m in series B funding led by existing investor Insight Venture Partners.
The round also includes repeat investment from CrunchFund and Lead Edge Capital, along with new participation from eBay Enterprise. This brings the company’s total funding up to USD17m.
Branding Brand will use the investment to scale sales, marketing, and operations. Since its Series A investment last year, the company experienced 100 per cent year-over-year growth and was recently named to Inc. magazine’s Inc. 500 list.
It also made numerous key hires, including Jeffrey R.
Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance has provided financing to Lomond Capital, a regional residential letting and property management group, to support the company’s growth strategy.
The senior and subordinated financing package will provide additional firepower to assist Lomond as it continues its “buy and build” strategy, acquiring residential lettings and property management businesses in attractive regional markets.
Lomond is the largest letting agent in Edinburgh and Aberdeen, managing over 5,000 properties, and is also already active in the Manchester market through their most recent acquisitions of Penny Aston and Thornley Groves. Lomond intends to expand its current operations
NewVoiceMedia has secured USD35m in a series C round of funding led by new investor Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) with existing shareholders Highland Capital Partners Europe, Eden Ventures and Notion Capital.
The investment will help fuel the company’s international growth and closely follows the opening of its new regional headquarters in North America and Asia Pacific. The business is growing at more than twice the rate of the rapidly expanding cloud contact centre market, according to industry analyst DMG Consulting, and has doubled its number of staff over the last year to meet increased demand for its technology.
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