EVCA Secretary-General Dörte Höppner (pictured) welcomes EU Commissioner Michel Barnier’s decision to postpone the introduction of solvency rules to the revised IORP Directive… We have long argued that Solvency II style rules for workplace pensions are inappropriate and disproportionate. Such regulation would deter pension funds from investing in long-term investment
IP Group plc has launched a GBP30m venture capital fund, IP Venture Fund II, in partnership with venture capital investor European Investment Fund (EIF). IP Venture Fund II will invest alongside IP Group in new spin-out companies from IP Group’s university partnerships and other collaborations with the EIF effectively investing alongside
DVK, a boutique private equity and commodity trading company, has formed a strategic partnership with the European Premiere of An Evening with Pacino, taking place at the London Palladium on 2 June 2013. This follows the launch of DVK’s film and entertainment fund which will be governed by international
The Cambridge Associates Australia Private Equity and Venture Capital Index (C|A Australia Index) showed steady gains in 2012, increasing by 5.78 per cent, according to the latest quarterly report released by The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL). Over the same period, the S&P/ASX 300 Index surged
Beechbrook Capital has raised EUR67m at the first close of its latest fund, Beechbrook Mezzanine II. With pledges of a further EUR25m for additional closes later in the year, Beechbrook is well on course for its target fund size of EUR100m to EUR120m. Beechbrook Mezzanine II has been backed
BlueBay Asset Management, a specialist manager of fixed income and alternative investments, has held the final close of the BlueBay Direct Lending Fund. The fund has raised over EUR800m of commitments from institutional investors including pension funds, insurance companies and family offices. The fund will make investments of
The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has published “Investing for the future”, which shows that VCTs continue to play an important role in addressing the UK’s finance gap. Investment in SMEs has remained strong throughout the financial crisis. VCT managers provided details of 78 first time investments in 2012
The Wine Enterprise Investment Scheme (TWEIS) can be subscribed to quarterly throughout the fiscal year, on 30 June, 30 September, 31 December 2013 and 31 March 2014. This means that EIS (enterprise investment scheme) benefits are now available to investors all year round – not just at the end
JZ Capital Partners (JZCP), the London listed private equity fund which invests in US, European and Latin America micro-cap companies, had a record 43 per cent total shareholder return for the 12 month period ended 28 February 2013. The firm’s NAV Total Return is six per cent including: a record
Oakfield Capital Partners (OCP), a private equity firm specialising in investing in small and mid-sized British businesses (SMEs), has held the first close of its UK Special Situations Fund with firm commitments of GBP6m. Achieving a successful first close will enable OCP’s UK Special Situations Fund to invest in SME businesses which
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