Strategic advisory and consulting firm Berkeley Research Group has appointed Michael Athanason as a managing director. Athanason joins the BRG Capstone group in New York where he will lead the Private Funds Group Valuation Team. Athanason brings over 25 years
easyProperty, the online estate agency from easyGroup, has closed GBP16 million in its third financing round for operational development and an additional GBP9 million funding line available to support the company’s plans for future acquisitions. The lead investor, Toscafund, a
One of the biggest issues with risk when it comes to investing is that investors will invariably think about it in binary terms; what is the level of risk? Is it too high or too low? Of greater import, however,
By Alan Chu (pictured), Meyler Capital – There’s a high concentration of Scotch distilleries in Scotland: over 100 fully-licensed operations in a country with a population of < 5.5 million people. To put it in perspective, there are more Scotch
Research and analytics firm MPI has published an assessment of Ivy League endowments’ 2016 FY Performance. The firm writes that asset allocation remains the largest determining factor in endowment performance. “Commodities and Emerging Markets, each of which suffered respective losses due
American Depositary Receipts are an effective way for US investors to gain exposure to international stocks. Dorsey, Wright & Associates’ John Lewis (pictured) explains how using a momentum strategy can prove effective in building the right exposure to this instrument
Third Point Reinsurance has entered into new long term investment management agreements with Third Point (Third Point). At its inception in December 2011, Third Point Re retained Third Point as its exclusive investment manager under a five year investment management
Blackstone Strategic Capital Holdings Fund (BSCH), a vehicle managed by Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM), has acquired a passive, minority interest in Marathon Asset Management. Based in New York, Marathon is an opportunistic global credit event-driven manager with approximately USD12.75
Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) is to acquire Petershill Fund I’s minority equity interests in five alternative investment firms – Winton Capital Group, Capula Investment Management, Partner Fund Management, Mount Lucas Management, and CapeView Capital. Under the terms of the agreement,
Imagineer Technology Group, a provider of technology solutions for investment management firms, has released the Clienteer CRM Spring 2016 update. The Spring Release of Imagineer’s flagship product features many enhancements to the system’s current functionality sets helping users streamline their
