HarbourVest Global Private Equity, a closed-end investment company listed on Euronext Amsterdam, had an estimated net asset value of USD698m or USD8.41 per share as at 28 February 2010. This represents a 0.1 per cent decrease from the 31 January 2010 estimated NAV per share of USD8.42. The decrease was
David Bonrouhi, managing director at Calabasas Capital, says 99 per cent of private equity firms add significant value to a company without interfering with day to day operations. While the multi-billion dollar funds get all the attention in the media, there are many private equity groups targeting privately held businesses
Private equity firm OpenGate Capital is acquiring fashion label Nicole Farhi from French Connection Group in a transaction expected to close within the next 90 days. The deal is the third major equity investment by OpenGate in the past 12 months. Under the terms of the agreement, the design house
Stonegate Mortgage Corporation has received an equity investment from Second Curve Partners, an Indianapolis based private equity firm. Stonegate has grown to over 100 employees since 2005 and is ranked as one of the largest mortgage lenders in the State of Indiana. ”We invest in companies that have a solid
Recent indications of growth in the Channel Islands funds sector are rooted in alternative investments, bespoke closed-ended funds and confidence in the islands as reliable jurisdictions, say practitioners – and there are signs that further expansion is in prospect. According to the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, the aggregate asset value
Geoff Cook (pictured), chief executive of Jersey Finance, argues that international financial centres such as Jersey, which are well regulated and have demonstrated their co-operation in efforts to curb tax evasion, are not part of the problems that led to the global financial crisis, but are an important part of
The aggregate total assets under management of all sovereign wealth funds currently stands at an estimated USD3.51trn, representing a nine per cent increase from one year ago when the figure stood at USD3.22trn, according to research by Preqin. One of the largest increases in total assets came at Norway’s Government
The Shanghai-Pudong government has granted SinoLatin Capital the approval to raise and manage RMB-denominated private equity funds. As of March 2010, SinoLatin Capital’s subsidiary in China will be a private equity investment management company. SinoLatin Capital joins a very small group of foreign private equity firms to be granted the
Key Principal Partners, a USD1bn private investment firm, has exited from OAO Technology Solutions. OAO provides managed IT solutions, including application management, IT infrastructure support and professional staffing to global outsourcers and major corporations in North America and Europe. Key Principal’s original investment of USD13.5m in subordinated debt and common
Continued support for venture capital trusts should be part of any future government’s plans to support innovation and growth in the UK’s small business community, a survey by the Association of Investment Companies has found. The survey of 61 VCTs also found that the amounts invested by VCTs in small
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