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Main Street Capital partially exits two portfolio investments

Main Street Capital partially exited two portfolio company investments during June 2010. Main Street completed the partial exit of its equity interest in Gulf Manufacturing through a recapitalisation transaction with a third party institutional investor. As part of the recapitalisation, Main Street sold all of its equity warrant interest and

Riverside to sell loudspeaker manufacturer Teufel to HgCapital

Private equity firm Riverside is selling Berlin-based Teufel Speakers to HgCapital, the European sector-focused private equity investor. The acquisition is yet to be completed and is subject to regulatory approval. The value of the transaction is undisclosed.   Teufel, a designer and online retailer of loudspeaker systems in Germany, designs,

J.P. Morgan appointed depositary bank by JinkoSolar

J.P. Morgan has been appointed depositary bank by JinkoSolar, a China-based solar product manufacturer, in connection with its recent initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. JinkoSolar raised USD64.2m through issuance of 5,835,000 American depositary shares, with each ADS representing four ordinary shares in its initial public offering. 

Thomas H. Lee sells Michael Foods to GS Capital for USD1.7bn

Affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners and certain current and former members of management have completed the sale of Michael Foods to affiliates of GS Capital Partners. The transaction values Michael Foods at approximately USD1.7bn. Michael Foods is a producer and distributor of food products to the foodservice, retail and

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Private equity executives put North America ahead of emerging markets

In a poll of senior private equity executives by KPMG, nearly half of the executives pointed to North America as offering the best investment options, despite the perceived consensus that investment opportunities are ripest among the emerging markets. Of the private equity executives surveyed at the SuperReturn US 2010 Conference

SV Life Sciences raises over USD523m for fifth fund

SV Life Sciences has held the final closing of its newest fund, SV Life Sciences Fund V. The fund closed with total commitments of over USD523m, well exceeding its target of USD400m.  SV Life Sciences’ fifth international life sciences fund brings the firm’s total funds under management to over USD2.0bn,

Mary Chris Gay, portfolio manager of the Legg Mason US Equity Fund

US in sweet spot of equity investment cycle, says Legg Mason

Mary Chris Gay (pictured), portfolio manager of the Legg Mason US Equity Fund, explains how low inflation rates, slack in the economy and continuing high rates of unemployment have put the US in a ‘sweet spot’ of the equity investment cycle… Whilst we don’t believe the US will necessarily lead

Andrew Milligan, head of global strategy, Standard Life Investments

Comment: Trains, planes and financial regulation

Andrew Milligan, head of global strategy at Standard Life Investments, argues that it will take time before the effectiveness – or otherwise – of the UK’s proposed new structure financial for financial regulation becomes clear. Anyone who flies into Edinburgh airport sees one of the great sights of Victorian engineering:

GlobeOp assets under administration rise by 50 per cent

GlobeOp Financial Services, a provider of business process outsourcing, financial technology services and analytics to hedge funds and other asset managers, had assets under administration of USD121bn at 31 May 2010, an increase of nearly 50 per cent over the last 12 months. GlobeOp added 16 new middle, back office

Acturis receives minority investment from Summit Partners

Acturis, a provider of insurance technology solutions, has received a minority investment from Summit Partners, a growth equity investor. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.    Acturis, founded in 2000 and headquartered in London, provides technology solutions to general insurance brokers, underwriters and affinity networks in the UK

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