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Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, has added Mark Crichton to its growing team in the firm’s Jersey office. Working alongside Jersey Partners, Chris Byrne, Simon Hopwood and Paul Burton, Crichton will support the expansion and development of the firm’s growing practice in Jersey. The team, which is widely known for its in-depth experience and ability to advise on complex issues, was recently lauded in The Legal 500 as being “well-versed in the practicalities of using Jersey corporate vehicles in multi-jurisdictional deals and know how to cut straight through the issues to provide solutions”. Crichton’s arrival will certainly strengthen
Insurance broking, risk management and consulting services company Gallagher, is now able to broker a standalone insurance product, in partnership with specialist tax insurer Icen Risk, offering buyers enhanced cover for the availability of a target’s tax assets during M&A transactions.Given that an extensive review of unused tax assets is not always possible prior to the completion of a transaction, with buyers rarely having access to the seller’s auditors or tax advisers, there is often uncertainty around the ability to use them after an acquisition to offset future taxable income. Gallagher’s insurance solution provides the buyer with certainty on their
Apex Group, a global financial services provider, has acquired FundRock Management Company SA and FundRock Partners Ltd (FundRock).Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Hilton Global Associates, a provider of ‘timely, relevant, and actionable investigative due diligence’, has officially launched. The global investigations firm was founded by Melissa Kelley-Hilton, a long-time industry veteran, who will be supported by an unparalleled group of investigators and an international network of industry experts.
Hilton Global Associates will provide investigative and fact-gathering services, including hedge fund manager investigations and monitoring, mergers and acquisitions and investments support, and detailed background checks on senior executives and board members. The firm’s clients will include funds of funds, pension and private equity funds, family offices and other allocators, governments, and Fortune 500
International asset management consultancy, MJ Hudson, has acquired Bridge Group, a funds service provider based in Ireland, conditional on Irish regulatory approval. Read the full story at Hedgeweek…
One of the few positive effects of the pandemic is that it provides an opportunity to shift some bad habits and build some better ones. According to Jamie Nascimento, co-founder at LemonTree Software – the first low-code development platform for financial services with an alternative asset investment solution – the pandemic has exposed workarounds that many of his clients have in place, as their software didn’t deliver against their needs during lockdown. In this feature he explores the possibility of changing your habits, particularly tech habits, during a time when everything is in flux.
Habits. We all have them –
BlueVoyant, a cybersecurity services company, has acquired Managed Sentinel, a specialist in the deployment and management of Microsoft’s cloud-native SIEM, and Azure Sentinel, plus Microsoft’s XDR platform, Microsoft Defender.Organisations are increasingly looking for cloud-native security solutions. With the shift towards Extended Detection and Response (XDR) as customers demand more response capabilities beyond endpoint, as well as the drive to consolidate vendors and service providers, the acquisition of Managed Sentinel complements BlueVoyant’s managed detection and response (MDR) for Azure Sentinel and Microsoft Defender.
Working alongside BlueVoyant, Managed Sentinel strengthens BlueVoyant’s ability to better serve Microsoft customers globally, while enabling Managed Sentinel
Duff & Phelps, a provider of governance, risk and transparency solutions, has launched its Equity Match service, which matches the equity funding requirements of UK based SMEs with specialist equity investors from a select network.Equity Match provides SMEs with access to difficult-to-find equity investors who are willing to inject smaller sums not usually associated with the appetite of the mainstream private equity market.
Paul Reeves, Managing Director, Restructuring Advisory, Duff & Phelps, says: “This new offering is about matching the requirements of an enterprise with potential investors who we feel most closely align in terms of cultural fit. We have
Navaid Equity Partners was founded in Fort Lauderdale (pictured), Florida in July this year to invest in quality businesses in solid industries where there’s potential for growth in the underlying business, but where the business is facing some external type of disruption. The firm focuses on small to medium sized businesses with revenue up to USD 500 million in industries with strong fundamentals and future growth potential.
Allegro.eu (Allegro), a Polish global e-commerce platform and the leading and most recognised internet brand in Poland, completed its successful listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) with its shares trading under the symbol ALE.
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