Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has made a proposal to the Board of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to combine the two companies. The Board of HKEX says a combination with LSEG represents ‘a highly compelling strategic opportunity to create
Kudu Investment Management (Kudu), a New York-based independent provider of permanent capital solutions to asset and wealth managers worldwide, has made a strategic minority investment in EJF Capital, a global alternative asset management firm focused on regulatory event driven themes across the
PEAK6, a Chicago-based investment and technology firm, has acquired Electronic Transaction Clearing (ETC), a custodian and clearing provider with a technology-driven approach to serving the institutional and professional trading marketplace. ETC’s institutional orientation will expand PEAK6’s footprint in custody and
Itiviti AB has completed its merger with ULLINK as of 14 March 2018. The combined company now has annual sales exceeding USD200 million, 1,000 employees and local presence in major financial markets across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. The intention
Investment management business Fidante has acquired a minority stake in Latigo, a fund manager specialising in event-driven investing. As part of the transaction, the Life division of Fidante’s parent company, Challenger Limited, has made an investment in Latigo’s funds. Founded
Tikehau Capital, an alternative asset management and investment group, and T&D Insurance Group, a major Japanese insurance company, have agreed to enter into a business and capital alliance. T&D Insurance Group is one of the largest life insurance groups in
PostFinance, one of the leading retail financial institutions in Switzerland, is a new shareholder of SIX, the operator of the Swiss financial market infrastructure. SIX’s shareholder base of now includes 127 banks and all significant participants of the Swiss financial
McKay Brothers, a specialist in low latency networks, has secured a minority investment from Jane Street Group that will support the continued growth of McKay’s successful private bandwidth and market data businesses. Jane Street Group joins IMC, Tower Research Capital,
Since 2012, European direct-lending loan volumes have surged 120 per cent year-on-year, with an estimated 86 funds raising more than GBP50 billion.1 As Preqin noted in its Q2 2017 private debt report2, Europe had a total of USD39.1 billion of targeted capital.
Lighthouse Investment Partners is to acquire substantially all of the assets of Mesirow Advanced Strategies (MAS) multi-manager hedge fund division. A significant portion of the MAS team is expected to join Lighthouse as part of the transition and will continue
