Australian private equity and venture capital funds can play a significant role in supporting investment into around 30,000 more domestic businesses. That’s according to a submission lodged to the Financial System Inquiry by the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL). “Private equity funds are currently invested
Co-investment programmes have a substantial risk of generating poor returns, even with a reasonably sized co-investment portfolio, according to a study by Altius Associates. Altius’ study empirically examines the risk of building a concentrated portfolio of private equity co-investments. Using a sample of 886 realised US buyout and growth
Associated Foods has established Metropolitan City Foods, a new division formed to develop new stores under the Met Food Markets, Pioneer Supermarkets, Met Fresh Supermarkets and Metropolitan Citymarkets of NYC banners. In connection with the Metropolitan City Foods division, Associated has established a business development and sales team with the
Carey Olsen has advised Nimrod Sea Assets Limited on its initial public offering on the Specialist Fund Market of the London Stock Exchange. Nimrod is a Guernsey-domiciled company with a market capitalisation of USD130m. The company will acquire, charter and sell marine assets associated with the offshore oil and
The UK is the clear leader in the European private equity (PE) buyout market, accounting for 40 per cent of all buyout value in Q1 2014, according to the latest data from the Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR). With EUR5.2bn from 47 deals this quarter, the UK has seen
Representatives from White Star Capital, TwentyFour Asset Management, Syntaxis Capital and Odyssey Capital have all been confirmed as among the panellists for the Guernsey Funds Forum 2014. There are now five weeks to go until the annual event, which this year is titled ‘The pursuit of capital – art or
FMO, the Dutch Development Finance Company, has seen the value of its total investment portfolio increase to EUR6.6bn in 2013 from EUR6.3bn in 2012, according to the company’s annual results. The quality of the portfolio remains strong. A net profit of EUR133m (2012: EUR145m) will enable further investments and increase
The initial public offering (IPO) of the First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund, a closed-end fund, has raised approximately USD440m in its common share offering. Should the underwriters exercise the overallotment option in full, the fund will have raised approximately USD503m. The fund’s investment objective is to
Context Asset Management has launched the Context Alternative Strategies Fund (CALTX), a multi-manager, multi-strategy fund that seeks to deliver capital appreciation by emphasising absolute returns and low correlation to the broader US equity and bond markets. The Context Alternative Strategies Fund pursues its objective by using various investment strategies and
SharesPost Investment Management has launched the SharesPost 100 Fund, an actively managed, closed-end interval fund that targets a diversified portfolio of private, late-stage, growth companies. The fund enables investors large and small to diversify within the venture capital asset class and capture the growth potential of these companies. As
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