North Castle Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in consumer product and service businesses that promote health, wellness, and active living, has completed the sale of Cascade Helmets, a manufacturer and distributor of lacrosse helmets and eyewear, to Bauer Performance Sports for USD64m. Cascade is a designer, developer,
The majority of buyout funds with a 2011 or 2012 vintage, or those yet to begin investing as of June 2012, will rebate the entirety of any transaction fees they earn from portfolio companies back to the LPs in their funds, according to research conducted for the 2012 Preqin Private
Krusen Capital Management, a hedge fund and private equity advisory firm, has partnered with Atrato Advisors to provide independent research and due diligence for its LionHedge Platform. Krusen Capital provides advice on alternative investments and access to top managers, targeting independent wealth managers, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and select institutional
Nicola Wealth Management has launched the NWM Private Equity Fund to allow its clients to gain access to private equity and mezzanine debt with a minimum investment of USD25,000. The company and its principals have committed USD1-million of personal capital to the Fund, which completed its initial closing this past
Due to the lacklustre performance in the equity and debt markets in recent years, investments in hedge funds and other alternative investment vehicles are becoming increasingly attractive to retirement plan trustees and investment committees. At the same time, fund managers are eager to manage retirement fund assets since: 1) there
Sixty five per cent of managers and partners in the US venture capital industry are more confident and optimistic about the economy today as compared to a year ago, despite ongoing economic worries in Europe, according to a new survey by Polachi. The findings of Polachi’s Venture Capital Confidence Survey
Solar Investment Group SIF, a Luxembourg-based regulated Fund, is planning a new, 25 year, Infrastructure Fund focused on acquiring renewable energy power plants. The Fund, called Real Asset Energy Fund (RAEF), will be the third Fund managed by the team and, subject to regulatory approval, will begin investing in Q1
Short-term volatility remains likely, as policy makers in Europe – but also in the US – have a lot of fundamental problems to address. Markets remain sceptical that they will come up with the desired solutions and worry that politicians will remain behind the curve, says Willem Sels, UK Head
The business support services industry is set for a strong year according to the latest Smart Money study from business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP. The total value of investment deals for the sector is already on target to beat that of 2011, with 16 deals worth GBP1.7
On balance, investors (LPs) expect private equity to win a greater share of balanced investment portfolios over the next 3-5 years (with 42% of LPs expecting an increase and 19% expecting a decrease), according to Coller Capital’s latest Global Private Equity Barometer. But investors believe that LPs, GPs and governments
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