Law firm Baker & McKenzie has published the latest edition of Private Equity Insights, an annual look at some of the key trends and developments in the global PE industry. With contributions from Goldman Sachs, Investec PE, J-Star, EQT, Riverside and many other industry commentators, Insights profiles some of the
The recent fixings of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) caused the Chinese Renminbi to depreciate one per cent over one week. This has raised worries about the forecast of a continued, long-term, structural currency appreciation in China, says Asoka Wöhrmann, Co-Chief-Investment Officer at Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (DeAWM)… There
Private equity fund Teakwood Capital has closed Teakwood Capital III, accepting subscriptions of USD90m on a target of USD75m. The fund secured commitments from endowments and institutional investors as well as family offices. Fund III closed in six months without a placement agent. "We are very pleased with
Private equity funds managed by Blackstone will inject EUR150 million of fresh capital into GIVI Holding SPA and Gianni Versace SPA (together Verscae) and will acquire EUR60 million in stock from GIVI in the process. Versace chose Blackstone to participate in the next phase of the Company’s development after a rigorous
The shipping sector is anticipating a recovery with two-thirds (66 per cent) of respondents to a survey by law firm Norton Rose Fulbright expecting freights to rise. In addition, almost half (45 per cent) are expecting the allocation of available funds to investment rather than operating costs to increase.
Jersey has seen a rise in high value real estate and private equity funds targeting UK, continental European and global assets structured through the island. In the last six months, a number of major real estate and private equity fund structures have been reported by Jersey law firms, involving a
The European acquisition finance debt market landscape is changing dramatically as a result of an increase in liquidity and the rapid influx of alternative sources of capital offering new products, a poll suggests. Some 70 per cent of respondents to DLA Piper's debt survey expect deal activity to increase in
Middle market private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners has held the final closing of Odyssey Investment Partners Fund V. The fund is a USD2bn private equity fund formed to pursue control-oriented investments and management buyouts of established middle-market companies with operations predominantly in the US. Investor interest in Fund
The four offers for subscription to raise up to GBP10m each for the Baronsmead VCT, VCT 2, VCT 3 and VCT 4 were all fully subscribed by close of business on 24 February 2014 – just 23 days after launch. The additional funds raised will augment each company’s capacity to
Propellr, an investment firm specialising in alternative assets, has launched its digital platform to help accredited investors access institutional-level opportunities. "We're taking the kind of private placement deals usually found in hedge funds and making those deals available to the public," says Propellr CEO Todd Lippiatt. "If they're good enough
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