
Next Investors leads funding round for Hentsū
Credit Suisse Asset Management's Next Investors has led a funding round for Hentsū, a London-based IT service for hedge funds.
Additional investors include investment bank Falconwood Corporation and Raptor Group Holdings, a family office. The investment will be used to drive the expansion of Hentsū's product offering, sales and marketing.
Next Investors closed its latest fund, Next Investors II, in July on $261m. The fund invests in companies in areas such as financial technology, enterprise software, data analytics and speciality finance. It prefers to take minority stakes.
Company
Established in London in 2015, Hentsū is a provider of cloud-based services to the hedge fund and asset management industries. It has offices in London, New York and Boston.
People
Next Investors – Greg Grimaldi (co-head & portfolio manager).
Hentsū – Marko Djukic (CEO).
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