Senior executives from top private equity firms say they have essentially completed aggressive cost cutting within their portfolio companies and are confident about those businesses’ growth and profitability, according to results of an annual survey conducted by RSM McGladrey and McGladrey Capital Markets. Many plan to increase hiring during the
Andrew Baker, AIMA CEO, says the association has concerns over the ‘impractical and unworkable’ proposals in the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). AIMA, as the global hedge fund association, fully supports the regulatory goals of the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). It is desirable both to
H.I.G. Capital, a private equity investment firm, has completed a control investment in First Capital via one of its affiliates. H.I.G. was joined by funds advised by Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners and funds advised by JP Morgan Asset Management. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, First
John Moulton (pictured) will feature amongst the panellists discussing the future of the funds industry at the Guernsey Funds Forum on 26th May in London. The event will bring together industry experts to examine the current issues relating to transparency, distribution and alternatives. More information/Register
Palamon Capital Partners, a European mid market private equity firm, has sold Movie Park Germany to Parques Reunidos, an entertainment operator based in Madrid, for an undisclosed amount. Movie Park Germany, Germany’s third largest theme park, is the remaining asset of the Star Parks Group, a holding company created by
HarbourVest Global Private Equity has placed 4,763,208 placing shares pursuant to the secondary placing announced on 13 May at a price of USD5.75 per share. This follows its recent admission to the Specialist Fund Market of the London Stock Exchange. J.P. Morgan Cazenove and Oriel Securities are the joint brokers.
Origo Partners’ portfolio company R.M. Williams Agricultural Holdings, the Australian agricultural company focused on acquiring, developing and operating prime farmland, has raised further equity funding. In a series of recent transactions, R.M. Williams has entered into arrangements to place a total of AUD45m worth of common stock. The equity raised
Alpha PB, a division of SecureVest Financial Group, will use J.P. Morgan Clearing as custodian and clearing agent beginning 1 June 2010. Alpha PB provides front-end execution, portfolio management and a risk management platform supporting a wide range of assets including equities, options, fixed income and futures products. Alpha PB
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, a finance company providing venture debt and equity to venture capital and private equity-backed technology and life science companies, has received final agency committee approval by the US Small Business Administration for a second Small Business Investment Company license. Hercules expects that the SBIC license will
Keyuan Petrochemicals, a manufacturer and supplier of petrochemical products in China, has completed an additional private equity financing of USD3,049,970 with two investors for a total raise of USD26,204,640, including the financing the company completed on 22 April 2010. The company plans to use the net proceeds for the expansion
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