The Private Equity Foundation (PEF) has raised GBP30m in cash as well as 39,000 hours of pro bono business support over the last five years allowing it to help change the lives of over 97,000 disadvantaged young people. PEF is committed to unlocking the potential of disadvantaged young people. By
In the 1990s Canada was a ‘basket case’ in terms of its public finances, but took the necessary action to rectify its situation, says Fundsmith founder, Terry Smith (pictured)… The UK had a record deficit in August, which is no surprise to me, any more than the fact that this
Sagard Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of IntegraMed America for USD14.05 per share in cash, representing a total equity purchase price of approximately USD169.5m. As a result of the transaction’s completion, IntegraMed’s common stock will cease trading at the close of market today and will be delisted from the
Canaccord Genuity has issued GBP100m listed sterling bonds for Raglan Finance, a financing vehicle established for Raglan Housing Association. The bonds are being issued at a price of par, on a partly paid basis. They carry a coupon of 5.034 per cent and have a final maturity on 20 September
Assets under management in Swiss investment funds reached CHF699bn in August, an increase of CHF4.8bn month-on-month, according to the Swiss Funds Association. At the end of August 2012, the total volume of assets in the investment funds covered by the statistics compiled by Swiss Fund Data and Lipper stood at
The UK Government has developed a set of proposals with London Stock Exchange to attract entrepreneurs and high growth companies to the UK. Proposals will include a planned new route to the UK IPO market for high growth companies, which is likely to feature reformed rules on free float, eligibility
Atlantic-Pacific Capital has held the final closing of Iron Point Real Estate Partners II with USD750m of capital commitments. The fund, managed by Iron Point Partners, had an initial target of USD450m and received support from a broad group of institutional investors including endowments, foundations, pension programmes, consultants and high-net-worth
Harvest Partners, a New York-based private equity investment firm, has held a final closing on a new USD1.1bn fund, Harvest Partners VI. Harvest Partners, a New York-based private equity investment firm, has held a final closing on a new USD1.1bn fund, Harvest Partners VI. HP VI will continue the firm’s
Wellington Partners has held a first closing of its new Wellington Partners IV Life Science Fund, which has attracted commitments from investors of EUR70m. With a target size of EUR120m, this new fund is expected to be significantly larger than the previous Wellington Partners III Life Science Fund, which raised
Kensington Capital Advisors has announced a distribution to unitholders of the Kensington Global Private Equity Fund of USD1.56 per unit, for a total distribution of approximately USD4.17m. The distribution will be paid on 10 October 2012 to unitholders of record on 28 September 2012. The current distribution per unit is
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