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John Redwood, Chairman, Evercore Pan Asset’s Investment Committee

A tale of two countries

John Redwood, chairman of Evercore Pan-Asset’s Investment Committee on efforts by the UK and Spanish governments to rebalance their respective economies… This week saw the Spanish authorities seek to cut a further EUR10 billion from their public sector budgets, in an attempt to stave off further rises in their 10

HVPE NAV increases for fourth consecutive month

At the end of March, HarbourVest Private Equity’s (HVPE) estimated Net Asset Value per share is USD11.45, a USD0.02 per share increase from 29 February 2012 (USD11.43), its fourth consecutive monthly increase.   This modest adjustment reflects positive public markets and foreign currency movement during March, as well as adjustments

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Investment managers optimistic, says SEI poll

With the economy and the market showing ongoing signs of improvement, business optimism among investment managers is extremely high according to a poll by SEI (NASDAQ: SEIC). The poll, conducted at a recent event for the company’s investment manager clients, shows that a majority of participants (78 per cent) are

VC firms raised USD4.9bn in Q1 2012

Forty-two US venture capital funds raised USD4.9 billion in the first quarter of 2012, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). This level marks a 35 per cent decrease by dollar commitments and a 9 per cent decline by number of funds compared to the first

Sherice Arman, Appleby

Appleby launches new regulatory and financial services team

Appleby (Cayman) has formed a dedicated Regulatory and Financial Services Team to provide advice to local and international clients on regulatory matters in the Cayman Islands.   The Regulatory and Financial Services Team will build on the wealth of the firm’s current expertise in this growing field. The focus of the

WTP Advisors offers comprehensive Form PF diagnostic

WTP Advisors has expanded its services to include a comprehensive Form PF Diagnostic. Form PF, a reporting obligation adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission is a challenging and lengthy undertaking for many hedge funds that are confronting quickly-approaching filing deadlines. “With all the confusion surrounding Form PF it really

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Peakside to acquire AIB’s Polish property fund management business

Peakside Capital, a specialist European real estate private equity firm, is to acquire Allied Irish Banks, plc’s (AIB) Polish property fund management subsidiary and its interests in two Polonia Property Funds.   This represents both Peakside’s first direct investment into Poland through its Peakside Real Estate Fund I (PREF) and

Postponement allows VCT sector to plan for new rules

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has welcome the announcement that HM Treasury will postpone the UK’s introduction of new provisions for Venture Capital Trusts. These rules will cap at GBP2 million the amount which can be invested in a small business by schemes such as VCTs, EIS and Seed Enterprise

Mogreet raises additional USD4.1m in strategic investor capital

Mobile video marketing company Mogreet has raised USD4.1 million in strategic capital, bringing its total funding raised to USD14.1 million. The round is being led by Black Diamond Ventures with participation from a number of other prominent investors, including DFJ Frontier, Ascend Ventures, Bryant Park Ventures and Draper Associates. The

PE firms prowling world class diamond assets

Diamonds are emerging as a robust alternative investment asset class, says Fusion Alternatives… Last week the world’s third-largest mining company, Rio Tinto announced it was considering selling its diamond assets. This comes on the back of a similar announcement made last November by the world’s largest mining company, BHP Billiton.

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