AXA Private Equity has raised USD8 billion from its Secondary Fund V and commitments from its early-secondary V and primary funds. The USD8 billion sum is a significant achievement in light of the tough climate for fundraising. Active in secondaries since 1999, the firm now manages USD19 billion across 800
As expected, New Democracy has ‘won’ the Greek election, becoming the biggest party in the new parliament. Now they must try to form a working coalition government, says Barry Norris (pictured), partner at European fund management boutique, Argonaut Capital Partners…

 The only credible partner for New Democracy is PASOK, which
The renewable energy space is expected to see a high level of M&A activity in the next 12 months despite changes to government incentive schemes in Europe and regulatory uncertainty in the United States, according to the third edition of M&A in Renewable Energy – Global Outlook 2012. The report,
Switzerland’s Council of States has essentially adhered to the amendments to the CISA proposed by the Committee on Economic Affairs and Taxation (WAK), a move that has been welcomed by The Swiss Funds Association (SFA). At a meeting this week, the Council of States dealt with the partial revision of
The high degree of correlation between the NAVs of Listed Private Equity (LPE), as measured by the LPX50 NAV Index of the 50 largest and most liquid LPE stocks globally, and traditional private equity limited partnerships, as measured by Preqin’s Private Equity Quarterly Index (PrEQIn), demonstrates that the fundamental performance
With interest rates persisting at their lowest levels in 30 years, the 14% increase in corporate deposits in South Africa over the last year, is adding significant pressure to returns on equity for many local companies already sitting on huge cash piles, says Sean Segar, Head of Product: Cash Solutions
A delegation of funds professionals from Guernsey has helped spread the message in the US that the Island is well equipped to cater for private equity funds business. Peter Niven, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry, led the team to New York
Research from PwC has found a decrease in European financial services M&A activity during the first quarter of 2012. M&A activity fell by 40% to EUR9.7bn in Q1 2012 from EUR16.5bn in Q4 2011. This is also 1% down on the comparable figure of EUR9.8bn recorded in the 1st quarter
December, 2011 marked the end of a solid year for US private equity and venture capital investments, according to Cambridge Associates LLC. Both private asset classes rebounded from negative third quarters to generate positive returns in the final quarter. Both also generated double-digit returns for the 12-month period, placing their
Conyers Dill & Pearman has hired a litigation lawyer in the Cayman Islands and five corporate lawyers across its Mauritius, Moscow, British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong offices, as the firm continues to strengthen its global practices. Ben Hobden joins Conyers’ Cayman Islands litigation team, while the firm has hired
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