The UK economy is set to accelerate and grow over the next two years, according to Michael Low, business development manager of Moneycorp. Speaking at the Asia Alternative Investment Network in London, he said: “As a result of a booming services sector, the success of the Olympics and innovation
VentureHealth, an online healthcare investment portal for accredited investors, has launched a new model for equity crowdfunding. Focused on innovations that dramatically improve clinical outcomes, VentureHealth is the first equity crowdfunding portal founded by professional investors. The investment platform offers qualified investors access to life sciences deals that traditionally
HIG Capital has held its final closing of HIG Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund III (Europe). Total capital commitments to the fund exceeded its USD1bn target. The fund will invest primarily in debt obligations of small and medium-sized European companies, both existing loans acquired on the secondary markets as well as newly
HarbourVest Global Private Equity, a closed-end investment company, has reported estimated net asset value (NAV) per share at 30 April 2013 of USD12.56, a USD0.11 per share increase from 31 March 2013. This adjustment reflects positive public markets and currency movement during April, as well as portfolio gains related
Over three-quarters of SME business managers want the UK to stay in the European Union and fear that leaving could damage the economy, according to research conducted by private equity house Key Capital Partners. This comes as senior Conservatives continue to back calls for Britain to leave the EU
Idinvest Partners, a pan-European private equity firm, has held an interim closing at EUR205m of its new investment vehicle exclusively dedicated to senior debt. The fund, Idinvest Dette Senior, aims to surpass EUR250m by its final close, expected for the end of June 2013. The initial investors are
Domestic and foreign private equity firms investing in Latin America over the last several years are generating returns above those available in local public equity markets. These returns have even surpassed what PE firms in developed countries have seen, according to Building vital partnerships: How do private equity investors
Grotech Venture has closed its eighth fund, Grotech Ventures II (GV II), with USD225m in committed capital. The fund was oversubscribed by more than 10 per cent, and was raised from both existing and new investors. GV II brings Grotech’s total capital under management to USD1.3bn across all funds.
The opinion that global investors hold of partners and portfolio managers in private equity is broadly negative, according to Gracechurch Consulting’s 2013 Global Private Equity Performance and Reputation Report. Global investors see PE as offering a better risk / reward proposition than other asset classes, while private equity is
Warburg Pincus has closed Warburg Pincus Private Equity XI (WP XI), a USD11.2bn global fund. This new fund is one of the largest private equity funds raised post the global financial crisis. WP XI, like Warburg Pincus’ prior funds, will invest in growth companies in the firm’s key industry sectors
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