A slight growth in average UK house prices in Q2 2013 will bring good news to home owners nationwide but the quarterly statistics just released by HM Land Registry should set off warning bells for the Chancellor. The price of all property in England and Wales has grown 1.3% this
Forstmann Little & Co, a private equity firm based in New York, has begun a strategic evaluation of alternative courses of action that may be taken in connection with IMG Worldwide, the sports, college, entertainment and media business owned by the firm. During this process, the full range of
Private equity fund manager SightLine Partners has closed SightLine Healthcare Opportunity Fund II, a USD107m fund dedicated to secondary direct investments in medical technology companies. Fund II was oversubscribed, exceeding its original target of USD100m. Buzz Benson, managing director at SightLine, says: "We are encouraged by the tremendous interest in
Interest rates look set to stay at record lows until 2016 following guidance in the Bank of England’s latest inflation report. However, new Bank Governor Mark Carney added three “knockout” caveats that could trigger an earlier rate rise, although their credibility is in question. In the meantime, UK savers’ tough
INDOS Financial, an independent Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) depositary business, has selected the accountancy and business advisory firm BDO to provide advisory and SOC1/ISAE 3402 (formerly SAS70) assurance services. Bill Prew (pictured), chief executive of INDOS Financial, says: “We have already made a significant investment developing our AIFMD
Jamie Allsopp (pictured), Fund Manager at Insparo Asset Management believes US president Barack Obama should follow the UK’s lead on investment in Africa… You don’t have to be an expert to realise Africa has extraordinary investment potential. Africa receives far less foreign direct investment than China or India and over
KKR’s first listed closed-end fund, KKR Income Opportunities Fund, has completed its initial public offering and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on 26 July under the symbol KIO. The fund raised USD305m in its common share offering, excluding any exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional
LexisNexis has boosted its asset manager and wealth management intelligence offering through an extended content agreement with market leader Global Fund Media (GFM). GFM is the largest online news publisher serving institutional investors and wealth managers with daily news and information on all mainstream and alternative asset classes covering:
Rock Hill Capital Group, a Houston-based private equity firm, has held the final closing of Rock Hill Capital II with USD87.7m in capital commitments. Fund II is the successor fund to Rock Hill Capital I and continues a similar investment strategy. “We are pleased to report a successful
In May 2013 Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt held its inaugural executive roundtable focusing on the private equity industry. The goal of the roundtable is to provide informative and strategic insight into emerging challenges so that private equity firms can best prepare for and manage legal exposure and risks.
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 February, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 February, 2026 – 5:00 pm
