LeverPoint Management, a full service Fund Administration firm, has acquired Lamplighter Financial. Lamplighter CEO, Brian Woodall, will take on a new role as Director, Business Development. “We are thrilled that Lamplighter Financial is now a part of LeverPoint,” says
Global fiduciary and administration services provider Estera has acquired Headstart, a specialist corporate and trust services business in Luxembourg. The transaction paves the way for Estera’s expansion into Luxembourg, one of world’s most important jurisdictions for funds and corporate services,
iCapital Network, a financial technology platform aiming to democratise alternative investments for high-net-worth individuals and their financial advisors, has completed its latest funding round which included participation by Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Morgan Stanley’s investment, together with investments from UBS
Tradeweb Markets, a builder and operator of global fixed income, derivatives and ETF marketplaces, has made a strategic investment in DealVector, a fixed income asset registry and communication platform. The investment aims to enhance and leverage Tradeweb’s diverse network of
OTCX, an over-the-counter derivatives platform, has secured backing from the Angel CoFund as part of its latest funding round. The Angel CoFund is a GBP100 million investment fund, supported by the British Business Bank, with objectives to back promising UK businesses and help develop the important business angel
Alternative investment manager LCM Partners has acquired a UK portfolio of mainly unsecured assets totalling GBP1.75 billion. It is a secondary portfolio of loans originated by prime lenders and is purchased with a fifteen year track record. “This is a seasoned
Ares Management has announced the pricing of Ares XLIV CLO Ltd, a USD1.1 billion Collateralised Loan Obligation (CLO), and the second largest in the firm’s history. Ares XLIV was sponsored by Ares’ Credit Group and is the second largest broadly
Financial solutions provider Profile Software is to acquire 100 per cent of Login SA, an international Treasury specialised provider. Profile Software acquired the majority of Login’s shares on 6 July 2017, and will conclude the acquisition in 2018. Founded in
White Oak Equity Partners (White Oak), a private equity investor focused on acquiring minority GP interests in hedge funds, has acquired stake in ROW Asset Management (ROW), a systematic quantitative global macro investment firm. Terms of the transaction have not
Alternative asset manager P Schoenfeld Asset Management (PSAM) has purchased a minority stake in CdR Capital, a UK and Geneva headquartered private investment office. The stake allows PSAM, which employs a research based fundamental investment approach that spans many business
