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BNY Mellon acquires stake in Siguler Guff

BNY Mellon Asset Management has acquired a 20 per cent minority interest in Siguler Guff, a multi-strategy private equity firm with approximately USD8bn in assets under management and committed capital. Siguler Guff’s focused investment offerings include fund of funds targeting distressed security investing, investing in emerging markets, including Brazil, Russia,

Greylock closes USD575m venture fund

Greylock Partners, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, has closed its USD575m Greylock XIII fund. The firm has also added a new investing partner, LinkedIn co-founder and executive chairman Reid Hoffman. Greylock will use the funds to invest in and support promising enterprise and consumer software, services and infrastructure ventures.

Huron Capital invests in automotive aftermarket

Huron Capital Partners has made a significant investment in Maple Leaf Automotive in partnership with its management team. Huron committed USD30m to close the transaction. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction marks the 45th investment overall for Huron and third investment platform in Canada. The investment was

New Venture Partners leads USD8m investment in Intelleflex

Intelleflex, a provider of extended capability radio frequency identification solutions, has received USD8m in funding in the initial close of an investment round led by New Venture Partners. Earlier round investors Arcapita Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures and The Woodside Fund also participated. "We believe that Intelleflex is ideally positioned for compelling

Platinum acquires assets of G.C. Peterson Machinery

Platinum Group’s private equity fund has acquired the assets of G.C. Peterson Machinery. The 80-year-old company distributes and services many brands of woodworking and plastics equipment for cabinet shops, technical schools, millwork companies, and other woodworkers. The firm’s private equity fund, Platinum Group Holdings II, acquired the assets in a

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Endowments over-allocated to private equity, says Preqin

A significant number of endowments are over-allocated to private equity, according to a survey by Preqin. The survey of 100 endowments around the world found that 27 per cent of respondents are above their target allocations to private equity, with this figure rising to 42 per cent for the largest

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USD200m Al Noor Fund launched at Doha Tribeca Film Festival

Al Noor, the Qatari media group, has launched the USD200m Al Noor Fund, an ethically based fund which will invest in international film projects. The fund will build a library of film assets by investing in two to three high profile film projects per year over a five year period.

CP2 reappoints BNY Mellon for fund administration services

BNY Mellon has been reappointed by CP2 Investment Management to provide fund administration services. CP2 manages approximately USD2.1bn in infrastructure and equities funds on behalf of sovereign, pension and long term funds globally. BNY Mellon’s private equity, hedge fund and fund of hedge fund administration capabilities allow clients to focus

BTA Bank tops emerging Europe restructuring deals

The biggest bank restructuring deals in emerging Europe reached an estimated USD21.7bn on 27 October, according to research by Debtwire. BTA Bank led the top ten live, completed and expected bank restructurings in emerging Europe this year with a USD10.3bn restructuring, which will encompass Eurobonds, syndicated and bilateral loans and

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