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MENA private equity on the verge of a new investment cycle, says Deloitte survey

The results of Deloitte’s sixth MENA Private Equity Confidence Survey has confirmed a continued optimism for growth in the regional investment activity.   There is however a shift in immediate focus for many general partners (GPs) towards asset monetization, from vintage funds and capital raising, for a new round of

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32 Degrees Capital holds final close of Diversified Energy Fund II

32 Degrees Capital, a Calgary based private equity firm, has held the final closing of 32 Degrees Diversified Energy Fund II with CAD84.6m of capital commitments.    Fund II is a successor fund to 32 Degrees Diversified Energy Fund I and follows a similar investment strategy.   Launched in 2012,

DeAWM expects agreement before US debt ceiling is reached

Asoka Wöhrmann, Co-CIO at DeAWM, on the US-Government-shutdown and debt-ceiling… The budget and debt-ceiling battle in the United States has the world holding its breath. The fronts between the Republicans and the Democrats seem to have hardened. At the same time, a ceasefire must be reached by 17 October. This

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Investors prepare for end of easy money

Institutional investors across the world are most concerned about tail risk and rising interest rates as they begin to position their portfolios for the end of ultra-loose monetary policy in developed markets.    That is one of the key findings from Allianz Global Investors’ survey of nearly 400 senior decision

Grant Thornton sees fourth successive year of growth

Business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK has recorded its fourth successive year of strong performance, with turnover up 13 per cent to GBP471m for the financial year ended 30 June 2013.   The predominantly organic growth comes on the back of double digit performance in the previous year and

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Private equity landscape to change dramatically, says State Street

As private equity becomes more popular, investors are demanding many of the same things from their alternative investments that they have come to expect from their traditional funds, according to research by State Street.   More than half of the private equity managers interviewed in Europe (56 per cent) reported

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ESMA AIFM guidelines far from clear

Glynn Barwick (pictured), regulatory lawyer and counsel for Goodwin Procter LLP’s Financial Services Practice in London, comments on the ESMA’s final guidelines for AIFM reporting requirements… On 1 October 2013 ESMA published a press release titled "ESMA clarifies reporting requirements for Alternative Fund Managers " to accompany its final guidelines report

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Ardian raises EUR2.8bn to invest in European companies

Ardian, the independent private investment company formerly known as AXA Private Equity, has held a successful closing of its LBO Fund V. At EUR2.41bn the new fund represents a 51% increase in size from Fund IV with over half committed by previous investors in Fund IV and the welcome introduction

The Carlyle Group closes EUR335m European CLO

Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has closed a EUR335m collateralised loan obligation (CLO) fund, the firm’s second new-issue CLO in Europe this year.   Carlyle GMS Euro CLO 2013-2 will invest predominantly in new issue and secondary market European senior secured bank loans. Citibank arranged the transaction.   Carlyle’s first new-issue European

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SAP Ventures raises USD1bn in one year

SAP Ventures has raised more than USD650 million for a new direct investment fund, SAP Ventures Fund II. Taken together with SAP HANA Real Time Fund, a USD405 million fund-of-funds that invests in early stage VC funds, SAP Ventures has added more than USD1 billion in new funds in 12

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