Investing in Hedge Funds

BaltCap, a leading private equity and venture capital investor in the Baltic States, has invested EUR1.5 million in Riga-headquartered IT company AGroup through its BaltCap Latvia Venture Capital Fund, which is part of the EU Structural Fund’s co-financed JEREMIE Holding Fund and managed by the European Investment Fund in Latvia. »

The volume and value of lower mid-market investments completed during the first half of 2011 was the highest seen in any six month period since the onset of the financial crisis, according to research from Lyceum Capital and Cass Business School. »

National law firm Mills & Reeve has advised successful technology company, nanoTherics Limited, in relation to a new investment round of over GBP1 million. The investment was made by a syndicate of investors, including existing investor Mercia Technology Seed Fund, Advantage Enterprise & Innovation Fund (managed by Catapult Venture Managers) and a number of business angels.   »

Private equity fundraising in the first three months of 2009 dropped to its lowest level in more than five years - news that will be a surprise to few - while the number of buyout firms sc »

Amid the constant flow of bad news for the hedge fund industry comes a shot in the arm for the sector, with the news that the UK's second-largest pension fund, the Universities Superannuat »

South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth, who gained worldwide fame in April 2002 when he paid an estimated USD20m to take part in a space flight, has demonstrated his faith in the fut »

The Macquarie Group and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank have launched a fund that is expected to raise up to USD1bn to invest in infrastructure opportunities in the Gulf Cooperation Council c »

Even some of what seem to be the biggest and most solid hedge fund managers in the world are now having to renege on their promised liquidity in order to avoid having to liquidate assets o »

For the first nine months of 2008, Ucits recorded total net outflows of EUR193bn, including EUR92bn in the third quarter, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association, w »

Emerging market private equity specialist Actis has announced the closing of its USD2.9bn private equity fund, Actis Emerging Markets 3 - one of the largest dedicated emerging markets priv »