Azad Zangana (pictured), European Economist, Schroders, comments on the ECB’s surprise cut in interest rates… The European Central Bank has surprised the market by cutting the main interest rate from 0.50% to 0.25%. The cut appears to be in reaction to the early estimate of annual inflation for October, which
TVM Capital is to sharpen its investment focus and exclusively invest in healthcare private equity investments in the MENA region and life science venture capital investments in Western Europe and North America. Investments will be made through TVM’s private equity team TVM Capital MENA, based in Dubai, and through its
Exhilway, a US-based private equity fund which recently launched Link, an alternative trading platform for emerging businesses worldwide, has seen registrations from over 20,000 accredited investors around the world. Link will connect accredited investors with emerging businesses looking out for small- to mid-sized funding. The transaction size will typically range
A number of the UK early stage investors have come together to back a new online platform that aims to transform venture investing in the UK. Launching today, JustInvesting is the UK’s first private equity exchange focusing on early-stage ventures. The management team have announced GBP750,000 (USD1.2m) in seed
Leading figures in European private equity (PE) are predicting a significant shift in industry dynamics in the coming years as buyout firms seek to attract new investment, according to a study by Investec Fund Finance. Investec Private Equity Insights 2013 explores the issues that PE firms face as the industry
Charles Hepworth (pictured), the investment director responsible for GAM’s DFM business, shares his insights into the various asset classes to love and leave…
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners has closed its BioDiscovery 4 venture capital fund for European life science companies after raising EUR192m (USD250m), increasing by almost 25 per cent its investment capacity compared to the size of its previous life science fund. With this closing the total funds raised by EdRIP
Vopne Capital, a San Francisco based private investment firm, has launched its first fund, Vopne Capital Fund I, with USD20m of equity capital. Vopne Capital is focused on acquisitions, recapitalisations and financings of companies in the lower middle market, businesses with EBITDA of USD1m to USD5m. “We’re excited to
Luxembourg issued a clear signal of intent this year. Not only was the Grand Duchy one of the first EU Member States to implement the AIFM Directive on 15 July 2013, it also made significant amendments to the 1915 Company Law, within which the limited partnership regime is defined. There
Closely understanding the needs of its private equity clients has led to KPMG Luxembourg’s corporate finance team re-engineering the valuation process to make it as cost efficient as possible. Valuation is a well-known subject but until now private equity firms have never really entertained the idea of outsourcing the task.
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