Synechron, an IT company focused on the financial services industry, reports that it has acquired Paris-based Team Trade, a specialist in software integration and business consulting. The acquisition is expected to “further accelerate” Synechron’s “fast-track growth,” the company says in a statement. “With Team Trade, Synechron’s annualized run-rate revenue will be in excess of $285m… Read More >>
Resultant Capital Partners Rides a Private Cloud
At first glance, private cloud computing and hedge funds would appear to be a marriage made in heaven, especially for small-to-medium sized funds. The financial, operational and time-to-market advantages alone would seem to carry the day. But, before they tie the knot, hedge funds want providers that specialize in their business needs.Such is the case for a… Read More >>
A Checklist for Private Cloud Services
→ What are the fund’s main considerations as it shops for a private cloud provider? → Does the cloud computing vendor’s service allow for easy scalability and the quick addition of resources, including CPU, memory, storage and bandwidth?→ Does the cloud infrastructure feature an N+1 configuration to tolerate any single equipment failure and ensure high availability?… Read More >>
Q&A: COO Says Hedge Fund’s Launch Hinged on Experts and Dedication
Michele McGovern helped launch the San Francisco-based Resultant Capital Partners, a US equity, long-short, market neutral money manager in May 2010. She joined as partner and chief operating officer (COO), working alongside Resultant founders Jeffrey Skelton, managing partner and CEO, and Michael Henman, partner and head of business development; Skelton and Henman are the former… Read More >>
