FNB Capital Partners has launched the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC), which closed in May 2013 and received its licence from the US Small Business Administration to operate FNBCP as an SBIC on 21 August. Along with its initial capital raise and SBA leverage, FNBCP has deployable capital of
Private equity asset management firm Hamilton Lane has held the final closing of its third secondary private equity fund, Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund III. Originally targeting USD650m, the fund received substantial interest from the institutional investor community and was oversubscribed, but opted to close at its original hard cap
Small and mid-cap companies funded by European private equity are keen to integrate ESG issues, according to a survey by OFI Asset Management’s private equity multi-management. The main findings of the survey reveal that: human capital is a key factor for long-term investment; companies seem determined to seize environmental
The pace of Canadian venture capital investment was slightly slower in Q2 2013 but reflected net growth at the end of the year’s first half, according to CVCA, Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association. Canadian buyout and related private equity deal-making meanwhile, showed continued moderation in both periods.
The second quarter of 2013 has shown positive signs of a gradual return to more stable transactional activity following several years of volatility, according to Appleby. Renewed confidence in offshore transactions and an increase in deals between Q1 and Q2 2013, have been highlighted in the latest Offshore-i Report
By Ugo M Giordano, partner and Sofia De Cristofaro, senior associate, Paul Hastings – The Alternative Investment Funds Managers Directive (the “AIFMD”) and the level 2 delegated Regulation No. 231/2013/EU entered into force on 22 July 20131, but the legal framework for the full transposition of the AIFMD in Italy
Scronce & Associates is a new private equity group that invests in small to mid-size privately owned entrepreneurial companies located in the southeast US with revenues from USD1m to USD15m that are in transition and need both financial and business support. Tim Scronce (pictured), president/chief executive of Scronce &
Private equity and venture capital funds based in the US kicked off the first quarter of 2013 with positive, single-digit returns that were higher than the previous period. In the midst of a strong first quarter for public equities, however, both alternative asset classes underperformed the public markets, according
Scotland’s largest independent brewery BrewDog has officially broken its own crowdfunding record, raising GBP3m in two months through selling shares to beer fans with its “Equity for Punks” scheme. The record-breaking start to the campaign takes the brewery three quarters of the way to reaching its GBP4m target in
Nokia Corporation is to sell its Devices & Services business and licence its patents to Microsoft for EUR5.44 billion in cash, payable at closing. Nokia expects to book a gain on sale of approximately EUR3.2 billion, and expects the transaction to be significantly accretive to earnings. The transaction is expected
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