ESMA has published its final advice (ESMA/2011/379) on the detailed rules underlying the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). The rules proposed by ESMA will establish a comprehensive framework for alternative investment funds, their managers and depositaries. They are also designed to help achieve the AIFMD’s objective of increased transparency
Accel Partners has announced the closing of Accel India III, a USD155 million fund for seed and early stage investments in India. The fund has attracted top tier institutional investors from North America, Europe and Asia, and will focus on opportunities in Internet services, digital media, SaaS and enterprise technologies,
Panda Power Funds has held the final close of the Panda Power Generation Infrastructure Fund with USD420 million in capital commitments. The Panda Fund plans to develop or acquire US natural gas-fuelled power plants and utility-scale solar projects in select states. Investors include large public and corporate pension plans and
It looks like the market has reacted with some cheer to the news that Silvio Berlusconi has stepped down as Italian Prime Minister with his successor Mario Monti asked to form a new government following approval of a reform package by the Italian parliament on Saturday, says Anthony Gillham (pictured),
In light of the current fiscal and monetary concerns that are gripping the minds of investors around the world, Institutional Asset Manager asked the heads of some of the world’s leading asset managers to share their thinking on portfolio management trends post-Lehman and beyond 2011 in concise fashion. Nick Gartside (pictured),
Intel Capital, Intel Corporation’s global investment and M&A organisation, has unveiled a USD100 million Intel Capital AppUp Fund. The fund will invest in software tools and services companies developing innovative applications and digital content for the mobile and PC ecosystem available at the Intel AppUp centre, Intel’s convenient, personalised and
Vision Capital announces has successfully completed the debt refinancing of BrightHouse, a leading UK rent-to-own retailer, with over GBP100m of senior debt facilities. The financing was provided by a consortium of Lloyds Banking Group, GE Capital and Ares Capital Europe and will be used for repayment of existing financing and
In light of the current fiscal and monetary concerns that are gripping the minds of investors around the world, Institutional Asset Manager asked the heads of some of the world’s leading asset managers to share their thinking on portfolio management trends post-Lehman and beyond 2011 in concise fashion. Jim McDonald,
Four years after the meltdown of the US sub-prime mortgage market and the credit crunch, allocators and investors still face a market environment that stubbornly refuses to return to ‘normal’. Do market players need to learn new rules for a permanently changed environment? Do traditional assumptions about risk and
Neuberger Berman Group has raised approximately USD720 million for NB Crossroads 2010 Fund, a fund focused on investing in premier private equity funds and co-investments alongside premier funds. Since January 2010, Neuberger Berman has raised over USD1.5 billion in its private equity fund of funds platform. The firm began investing
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