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Global investment solutions provider Russell Investments has been appointed by the Wales Pension Partnership (WPP), the pooling entity for the eight Wales LGPS funds, to develop a private credit investment programme following a competitive tender process, run by bfinance and Carmarthenshire County Council (the host authority).
The appointment expands WPP’s existing partnership with Russell Investments, which was first appointed as WPP’s investment management solutions provider in 2018.
In managing WPP’s private credit solution, Russell Investments will leverage its strategic partnership with leading private markets investment management firm Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE), which provides innovative solutions to institutional and private wealth
Ethos Partners’ portfolio company Compliancy Services, one of the UK’s leading providers of financial services compliance consultancy and regtech services, has formally combined with Portman Compliance.
The combination will enable Compliancy Services to double the size of its specialist funds team. The deal will boost the company’s overall headcount to close to 60 staff, servicing over 800 clients across its specialist teams. The expansion comes following rapid growth for both firms, with average annual revenues rising 20 per cent year on year, for the last five years.
The deal will see Portman’s existing portfolio of over 150 clients, the majority
Hamilton Lane has appointed Victor Jung as head of digital assets.
In this newly-created role, Jung will be responsible for developing and overseeing the execution of the firm’s digital asset strategy. He will oversee this strategy globally and report directly to Frederick Shaw, Chief Risk Officer and Global Head of Operations.
Jung brings nearly a decade of leadership experience in financial services across both institutional and private wealth channels to Hamilton Lane. He was most recently Head of Distribution Partners & Liquid Private Markets – Asia Pacific, at Partners Group. In that role, Jung oversaw business development and led
Helicap, a fintech private investment platforms specialising in the alternative lending space in Southeast Asia (SEA), has raised USD5 million in a strategic funding round led by Temasek-backed international alternative asset management group Tikehau Capital, and integrated Asian financial house PhillipCapital, each with over USD35 billion in Assets Under Management (AUM).
Linden Capital Partners (Linden), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, is to make a majority investment in Aspirion, a specialist in technology-enabled healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM).
Following the transaction, the Company’s management team and Aquiline Capital Partners (Aquiline), a private investment firm based in New York and London, will remain investors in the Company.
Aspirion offers a broad array of technology-driven solutions for the most specialised revenue cycle challenges faced by hospital systems and healthcare providers. The Company’s team of healthcare, legal, and technical professionals, in conjunction with its proprietary AI-enabled software, help hospitals
NatWest Trustee and Depositary Services is continuing its relationship with Foresight Group LLP after being appointed the UK depositary for JLEN Environmental Assets Group Limited (JLEN).
The appointment builds upon RBS International’s partnership with JLEN, where just last year the leading institutional banking provider committed a £34 million contribution to a £170 million syndicated facility, supporting JLEN in its latest renewable energy investments.
JLEN is a Guernsey incorporated, London listed investment company, managing a diversified portfolio of environmental infrastructure projects and assets in the UK and Europe, including wind, solar, hydro, anaerobic digestion, waste & wastewater, and other low carbon
Journee, an online tour operator that matches people with experiential trips to mystery destinations, has secured £1.75 million in a seed funding round led by Fuel Ventures.
The round includes s angel investment from Depop’s founder, Simon Beckerman, and CEO, Maria Raga.
Journee was founded in 2019 by three friends and former Depop colleagues with a passion for travel – Ed Tribe, Megha Chaturvedi and James Gillard. The traveltech firm’s smart technology matches any person with their ideal trip using information gathered from a single questionnaire. Journee’s matchmaking technology is focussed on delivering convenience to the consumer – reducing
EY has appointed three new private equity (PE) Partners as it continues to invest in growth.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher has appointed Tilda Shin as a partner in the Firm’s Los Angeles office, where she will be a member of the Corporate & Financial Services Department.
A corporate lawyer with a focus on transactions in numerous industries, Tilda is the eighth partner to join Willkie’s Los Angeles office this year. Since opening in September 2021 with three partners, the office has added close to 20 partners across various practice areas, including corporate and M&A transactions, private equity, music and entertainment, asset management, private wealth, litigation, and tax.
Shin has a diverse corporate practice with a
Tiptree has closed a $200 million strategic investment in its insurance subsidiary, The Fortegra Group (Fortegra) from growth investor Warburg Pincus.
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