Alma Capital Investment Management is to acquire DWS’s Hedge Fund UCITS business, which provides investors with access to liquid alternative investment strategies in regulated UCITS funds through the DB Platinum fund range. The DWS Hedge Fund UCITS business selects third
Hauck & Aufhäuser, via its subsidiary Hauck & Aufhäuser Fund Services in Luxembourg, has acquired a majority stake in Crossroads Capital Management Limited (CCM). CCM is a well-established Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) and a UCITS management company based in
Tishman Speyer has agreed a lease with Capital Fund Management for space at Smithson Plaza, a refurbished estate at 23-27 St James’s Street, previously known as ‘The Economist Plaza’. Founded in 1991, Capital Fund Management (CFM) is an alternative investment
NextWave Ventures, a venture-capital firm specialising in the commercialisation of early-stage technologies, today formed Apical Technology, a portfolio of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Advanced by Ron St Onge and Jim St Onge, Apical is the result of nearly 20 years
Barnes & Noble is to be acquired by funds advised by Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited (Elliott) for USD6.50 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately USD683 million, including the assumption of debt. Elliott’s acquisition of Barnes & Noble,
Ocorian, a global provider of specialist financial services backed by private equity firm Inflexion, is to acquire ABAX, an advisory, corporate and business services provider based in Mauritius. The acquisition will significantly extend Ocorian’s service range and delivery capability into
Mosaic Smart Data, a real-time capital markets data analytics company, has completed an USD9 million investment round to support its rapid product development and global expansion. The round was co-led by CommerzVentures and Octopus Ventures and includes JP Morgan –
Digital Mosaic Capital, a US hedge fund that invests in marketplace loans and digital specialty assets, has formed a strategic partnership with Alpha JWC Ventures, a Southeast Asian venture capital firm. This strategic partnership includes both capital injection and synergy
FWM Holdings, the parent company of Forbes Family Trust (FFT) and LGL Partners, multi-family offices serving ultra-high-net worth families, is to acquire Optima Fund Management (Optima). Optima is a New York-based private investment firm specialising in alternative investments. As part
Oak, a new private client, corporate services and fund administration group, has acquired International Administration Group (IAG). Founded in 2000 by Mark Woodall and Alison Simpson, IAG is a specialist fund administration business headquartered in Guernsey with a team of
