Prometheus Alternative Investments has raised USD5 million in an oversubscribed seed round. The round was led by 8VC/Joe Lonsdale with participation from a diverse set of prominent investors including Kyle Bass (Hayman Capital), Gaingels, John Quinn (Quinn Emanuel), Gil Weisblum
Marblegate Asset Management (Marblegate), an alternative investment firm that invests in credit opportunities and special situations, has partnered with Investcorp’s Strategic Capital Group (ISCG). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Quant Insight (Qi), a new quantitative financial market analytics and trading insights provider, has announced a major scale up after four years of research and development and over USD10 million in funding from three investment rounds. The company, which has
Northern Trust is to take an equity stake in Essentia Analytics, a provider of behavioural analytics and consulting services. The addition of Essentia behavioural analytics solutions is an extension of Northern Trust Whole Office, a strategy that facilitates client access
Edge Focus, a technology company that applies machine learning and artificial intelligence to analyse credit, has entered into a strategic partnership with prominent hedge fund Brevan Howard and global quantitative trading firm DRW. “I cannot think of two better complementary
JTC has acquired Ballybunion Capital Limited (Ballybunion), a boutique asset manager based in Ireland. The initial consideration will be settled in cash and JTC equity. A further deferred consideration is available on the achievement of performance targets in the current
Apex Group Ltd has entered into a joint venture with VCP Advisors, a provider of financial, advisory and capital raising services for corporate and fund manager clients. VCP Advisors works with companies as well as closed-ended and open-ended funds across
JTC, a global professional services business, has acquired Segue Partners (Segue), a fund services provider head-quartered in St Louis, Missouri, USA. The initial consideration will be settled in cash and JTC equity. A further consideration is available on the achievement
SimCorp, an independent provider of SaaS investment management solutions, has partnered with Qontigo, a provider of analytics and indices, and part of the Deutsche Börse Group. The partnership offers SimCorp clients a fully managed portfolio optimisation and risk management and
TCI Fund Management, Sir Christopher Hohn’s high-profile activist hedge fund firm, is calling on Canadian National Railway to end its “reckless, irresponsible, and value destructive pursuit” of Kansas City Southern, and wants to requisition a special meeting of CN shareholders
