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London Technology Club founder enjoys successful exit with Channel Mechanics acquisition
LONDON, March 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ –The London Technology Club (LTC), the leading international platform for investment opportunities for club members and family offices in the technology sector, announces a successful exit for its founder and CEO Konstantin Sidorov and some members from the sale of the leading Partner Relationship Management (PRM) company Channel Mechanics to Allbound.
The acquisition of Galway-based Channel Mechanics to Allbound creates the industry’s most comprehensive PRM platform with more than 1.1 million registered opportunities totalling more than $140 billion of sales through partnerships on the combined platforms. Sidorov will receives a strong return on his initial investment from just less than 8 years ago.
LTC was founded by Konstantin Sidorov, the international entrepreneur and investor with over 30 years’ experience. From 1992 he built up RRC to become the largest IT holdings in Eastern Europe, and in 2016 he sold the Eastern European division to Ingram Micro, a NASDAQ listed company. Konstantin has specialist expertise in tech investment; he was one of the early investors in Spotify and his other notable exits include Airbnb, Revolut, Reflektion and Revolut.
Konstantin Sidorov, Founder, CEO and General Partner, London Technology Club, said:
“Congratulations to Channel Mechanics and Allbound for this industry-defining union. Channel ecosystems are a key source, and often overlooked facet for growth, customer retention and enterprise dynamism. Channel Mechanics has, ever since our initial investment and as a director / board member, continued to impress me with their year-on-year growth and continuous customer success stories. The deal between Channel Mechanics and Allbound is another sign that the outlook for the market is much more positive and the opportunity for technology investing is now”.
The LTC, grown as a community of over 120 club members, VCs, technology experts and institutional investors. This community fosters a strong track record of targeted investments. Their first three funds, totalling over $80 million raised and deployed, demonstrate their success. LTC recently secured the first closing of their latest fund, LTC Pledge Fund IV. This fund prioritizes investments in companies valued between $100 million and $1 billion, with a particular focus on those able to fully leverage the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI). They’ll continue their strategy of directly investing in top-tier growth-stage companies and strategically aligned VC funds.
The LTC’s success to date is testament to the world-class support of its advisory board that enjoys the knowledge, experience, and connectivity of a suite of distinguished investors. This includes Jim Mellon (Investor, Founder of the Burnbrae Group, Cofounder and Chairman of Juvenescence), Peter Brabeck-Letmathe (chairman emeritus, former chairman and CEO of the Nestlé Group, former chairman of Formula One and Board Member of the World Economic Forum), June Felix (Former CEO of FTSE 250 company IG Group, former President of Verifone Europe), Kirill Tatarinov (Executive Vice Chairman at Acronis, former CEO of Citrix, Former President of Microsoft Business Solutions and Chair at ITRS and Spitch) and Martin Gilbert (Chairman of Revolut, AssetCo and Toscafund Co-founder & CEO of Aberdeen Asset Management 1983-2017).
About the London Technology Club:
Founded in 2018, the London Technology Club is an exclusive community of family offices, private and institutional investors, venture capital firms, entrepreneurs and technology experts. The Club has offices in both London and Dubai.
The Club combines co-investment, learning and relationship-building opportunities in the tech sector and provides access to competitive VC funds with attractive returns.
Some of the exciting tech sectors we cover include Mobility, AI, FinTech, SaaS, Cybersecurity, MarTech, DeepTech & Impact Investments.
About Channel Mechanics
Channel Mechanics puts ease of doing business with partners at the core of our Channel Program Automation Platform. With the world’s leading vendors utilizing the Channel Mechanics Platform for their partner community and channel teams, our customers are driving competitive advantage, accelerating revenue, and building partner loyalty.
The Channel Mechanics platform ensures a simple and consistent experience for vendors to design, configure, launch and measure the ROI on multiple partner programs for all partner types. By optimizing the operational aspects of programs, vendors create a frictionless partner experience.
More about the Allbound acquisition of Channel Mechanics here: Channel Mechanics joins forces with Allbound
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H.I.G. Capital Closes $1 Billion Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund VII
MIAMI, Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — H.I.G. Bayside Capital, the special situations credit affiliate of H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.” or the “Firm”), a leading global alternative investment firm with $66 billion of capital under management, is pleased to announce the final closing of H.I.G. Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund VII (the “Fund”). The Fund closed with $1 billion of aggregate capital commitments and continues the Firm’s successful strategy of investing in special situation credit opportunities in the European middle market.
Established in 2006, H.I.G. Bayside’s European strategy invests primarily in senior secured European stressed and special situations credit, targeting equity-like returns. The Fund’s disciplined approach to portfolio construction and deal selection has consistently resulted in higher returns and a lower level of volatility relative to comparable credit indices. The Fund’s predecessor, H.I.G. Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund V, was named “Best Performing Debt Fund” by Private Equity Wire/Bloomberg in 2022.1
Sami Mnaymneh and Tony Tamer, H.I.G. Co-Founders and Co-Executive Chairmen, commented: “H.I.G. is one of the largest and most active credit investors dedicated to the middle markets. The H.I.G. Bayside Europe team benefits from our highly synergistic platform across the U.S., European, and Latin American middle markets, as evidenced by the risk-adjusted returns the Firm has generated over multiple cycles.”
Andrew Scotland and Duncan Priston, H.I.G. Bayside Europe Fund Co-Heads, commented: “We are very pleased to have fresh capital to deploy into one of the most compelling market environments for special situations credit investing where a significant number of levered European businesses are facing challenges. Our team is well positioned to capitalize on the investment opportunities available.”
Jordan Peer Griffin, Executive Managing Director and Global Head of Capital Formation, added, “We aim to provide limited partners with a full spectrum of investment opportunities across private equity, credit, and real assets in the middle market. Limited partner backing of the Fund demonstrates strong interest in the middle market and conviction in H.I.G.’s differentiated approach. We are thankful for the strong support the Fund received from a diverse and global investor base in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, including public and private sector pensions, endowments, foundations, asset managers, consultants, fund of funds, financial institutions, and family offices.”
1 H.I.G. Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund V was named “Best Performing Debt Fund Over $1.5B” by Private Equity Wire/Bloomberg in November 2022. |
About Bayside Capital
Bayside Capital is the special situations affiliate of H.I.G. Capital. Focused on middle market companies, Bayside invests across several segments of the primary and secondary debt capital markets with an emphasis on long term returns. With eight offices throughout the U.S. and Europe and over 500 investment professionals to draw upon, Bayside has the experience, resources, and flexibility required to generate superior risk-adjusted returns. For more information, please refer to the Bayside website at bayside.com.
About H.I.G. Capital
H.I.G. is a leading global alternative investment firm with $66 billion of capital under management.* Based in Miami, and with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco in the United States, as well as international affiliate offices in Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Dubai, and Hong Kong, H.I.G. specializes in providing both debt and equity capital to mid-sized companies, utilizing a flexible and operationally focused/value-added approach:
- H.I.G.’s equity funds invest in management buyouts, recapitalizations, and corporate carve-outs of both profitable as well as underperforming manufacturing and service businesses.
- H.I.G.’s debt funds invest in senior, unitranche, and junior debt financing to companies across the size spectrum, both on a primary (direct origination) basis, as well as in the secondary markets. H.I.G. also manages a publicly traded BDC, WhiteHorse Finance.
- H.I.G.’s real estate funds invest in value-added properties, which can benefit from improved asset management practices.
- H.I.G. Infrastructure focuses on making value-add and core plus investments in the infrastructure sector.
Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. has invested in and managed more than 400 companies worldwide. The Firm’s current portfolio includes more than 100 companies with combined sales in excess of $53 billion. For more information, please refer to the H.I.G. website at hig.com.
*Based on total capital raised by H.I.G. Capital and affiliates. |
Contacts:
Jordan Peer Griffin
Executive Managing Director
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Duncan Priston
Co-Head of Bayside Europe
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Andrew Scotland
Co-Head of Bayside Europe
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H.I.G. Capital
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P: 305.379.2322
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SS&C to Present at Abu Dhabi Finance Week
WINDSOR, Conn., Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC), a global provider of software and software-enabled services for the financial services and healthcare industries, today announced that Bill Stone, Chairman and CEO, will present at Abu Dhabi Finance Week. The event, which takes place on Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi Dec. 9-12, is expected to draw more than 18,000 finance professionals from more than 100 countries.
Bill Stone will join Aron Landy, CEO of Brevan Howard, and Leda Braga, CEO of Systematica Investments, on the “Inside the Hedge Fund Industry” panel on Dec. 10 at 10:40 a.m. Dan Murphy, CNBC anchor and correspondent, will moderate.
A recording of the panel will be made available by the organizers after the event.
About SS&C Technologies
SS&C is a global provider of services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices around the world. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world’s largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.
Additional information about SS&C (Nasdaq: SSNC) is available at www.ssctech.com. Follow SS&C on Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook.
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Vantage Markets celebrates Copy Trading success with viral video campaign, featuring duets by top influencers from India and Vietnam
PORT VILA, Vanuatu, Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — In celebration of 15 years of empowering traders, Vantage Markets (“Vantage”) is thrilled to announce the resounding success of its latest copy trading video campaign, Join the Move, Mirror the Trade. The campaign, creatively blending dance and copy trading, has taken social media by storm with top influencers from India and Vietnam enthusiastically dueting with the video and amplifying its reach across the region.
With each influencer’s unique dance style syncing seamlessly with the video’s playful choreography, Join the Move, Mirror the Trade has achieved a widespread impact, inspiring a new wave of traders to explore the possibilities of copy trading. Featuring influencers such as Nguyen Pham from Vietnam and R Raj Sharma from India, the video campaign has created a vibrant, accessible way for new traders to learn about copy trading. This surge of influencer participation has helped Vantage spark a meaningful dialogue about financial empowerment, connecting with the next generation of traders in a fresh, dynamic way.
Join the Move, Mirror the Trade: Making Trading Accessible for All
At the heart of Vantage’s campaign is its Copy Trading feature, which allows users to mirror the strategies of experienced traders through an intuitive, user-friendly interface. This approach empowers new traders to build confidence and learn from seasoned experts in a simplified format – much like following dance moves in a duet. Through expanded multi-currency support, multi-account compatibility, and a low minimum deposit of $50, Vantage ensures that copy trading is within reach for traders of all levels.
Marc Despallieres, Chief Strategy and Trading Officer at Vantage Markets, commented, “Over the last 15 years, our commitment to trading excellence and innovation has only strengthened. The success of this campaign underscores our mission to empower and inspire the new generation of traders. Join the Move, Mirror the Trade truly captures the spirit of learning through connection, and we are thrilled to see how influencers and their audiences have embraced it.”
A Celebration of 15 Years of Innovation
This campaign marks an important milestone in Vantage’s 15-year journey of advancing financial inclusion and innovation in trading. Vantage’s vision of trading excellence continues to resonate globally, with this video campaign as a testament to its powerful, positive impact on a new generation of traders.
Watch the viral video and join the movement here.
About Vantage
Vantage Markets (or Vantage) is a multi-asset CFD broker offering clients access to a nimble and powerful service for trading Contracts for Difference (CFDs) products, including Forex, Commodities, Indices, Shares, ETFs, and Bonds.
With over 15 years of market experience, Vantage transcends the role of broker, providing a trusted trading ecosystem, an award-winning mobile trading app, and a user-friendly trading platform that empowers clients to seize trading opportunities. Download the Vantage App on App Store or Google Play.
trade smarter @vantage
RISK WARNING: CFD trading carries significant risks. You could lose more than your initial investment.
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