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Cintrifuse Early Stage Capital Fund I makes first strategic commitments

Cintrifuse’s fund of funds is investing in two funds which the firm believes have the ability for early stage venture leadership in Cincinnati.   The two funds are Allos Ventures Fund II with offices in Cincinnati and Indianapolis and Sigma Prime Ventures Fund IX based in Boston.   "Cintrifuse’s aim

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Firms find no performance boost from private equity institutional buy-outs

A large section of firms taken over by private equity buy-outs see their performance fall even further behind their industry rivals, according to a new study. In the first statistical analysis of the private equity’s institutional buy-outs (IBO), which made up nearly half of all public-to-private buy-outs during the researched

Lexington Co-Investment Partners III closes at USD1.57bn

Lexington Partners, an independent manager of co-investment and secondary acquisition funds, has held the final close of Lexington Co-Investment Partners III and associated vehicles (CIP III), with committed capital totalling USD1.57bn.   CIP III, which held its first closing in 2012, received commitments above its target and is one of

PE delivers outperformance through more formalised value creation strategies

North American private equity firms have pivoted from cost-cutting and value-preservation to more of a growth agenda for the companies they back.   This shift has set the stage for positioning companies well at the outset of the deal to achieve successful, higher value exits while also driving higher returns, according

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Carey Olsen and Heritage advise on new renewables fund launched on LSE

Carey Olsen and Heritage International Fund Managers have advised on the launch of a new Guernsey closed-ended fund which raised GBP130m on listing on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange on 12 July 2013.  A first of its kind in the UK, Bluefield Solar Income Fund will focus

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RBI to tighten domestic market liquidity

Steven O’Hanlon, Head of Fixed Income at ACPI Investment Managers comments on the latest RBI figures… The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is to tighten domestic market liquidity through various measures including capping the amount of liquidity available at the repo rate, and conducting open market operations.   The upshot

Arthur Ventures raises USD45m second fund

Arthur Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, has closed Arthur Ventures Growth Fund II (AVII).   The fund enables Arthur Ventures to continue forging partnerships with leading entrepreneurs to develop innovative solutions and build high-growth businesses that shape new markets.   AVII is a USD45m

Nick Vamvakas, managing director, head of development for Investcorp’s Single Manager Platform

Investcorp and Kortright Capital Partners form strategic partnership

Investcorp’s US-based hedge fund business and Kortright Capital Partners, a New York-based investment manager led by co-founders Matthew Taylor and Ty Popplewell, have formed a strategic partnership to provide Kortright stable growth capital while offering Investcorp and its investors access to a specialised event equity strategy.    Founded in 2010,

Andrew Boyce, corporate partner, Carey Olsen

Carey Olsen supports Blue Water Energy fundraising

Carey Olsen’s corporate team has been involved in an energy fund launch which is believed to be one of the largest fundraising by a start-up in recent years.   Corporate partner Andrew Boyce (pictured) and senior associate (now partner) David Crosland worked with Blue Water Energy throughout the project advising

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