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Investcorp reports 34 per cent increase in profitability as strategic initiatives deliver results

Investcorp has reported ‘significant progress in the execution of its growth strategy’ which produced a healthy level of activity across all its businesses in terms of investments, realisations, fundraising and portfolio performance, for the twelve months ending 30 June 2017 (‘FY17’).  According to the firm’s full year results, Investcorp made a

Drake Star Partners announces record H1 2017

Global investment bank Drake Star Partners has reported a record first half 2017 when compared to its H1 2016. The firm has successfully closed 18 transactions in 2017 year-to-date against 14 deals closed over the same period in 2016 (on a total of 28 transactions in 2016). Drake Star focuses

Burford Capital sees 151 per cent growth in H1

Burford Capital Limited, a finance and investment management firm focused on law, has recorded its best ever results in the first six months of 2017 including a 151 pert cent increase in operating profit to a half-year record of USD155.0 million (H1 2016: USD61.7 million), and 170 pert cent increase

Mourant Ozannes acts on top three European PE transactions in Q1

Mourant Ozannes has advised on three of the most significant private equity transactions in Europe during the first quarter of 2017, according to the league tables published by global deal research agency Pitchbook.   Pitchbook’s latest report, entitled 1Q 2017 European PE Breakdown, includes the largest PE exit and the

Hawksmoor Partners establishes presence in Estonia

Hawksmoor Partners, the London-based specialist in structuring and project management solutions for asset managers and fast-growing companies, has established its first overseas presence in Estonia to work with new clients in the technology sector in the Baltic region and Finland.   Founded in 2013, Hawksmoor Partners has specialised in the

Infrastructure

Transport dominates performance of Quaero’s infrastructure strategy

Transportation has dominated the performance of Quaero’s infrastructure strategy over the past four weeks, with the largest sectoral exposures diversified infrastructure companies (17.3 per cent), toll roads and tunnels (16 per cent) and rail & bus (12.8 per cent).   The best performing sectors in April were satellite (up 9.2

Assetz Capital passes quarter of a billion lending milestone

UK peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital has now lent over a quarter of a billion pounds since its launch in 2013.   The alternative finance platform helps small and medium-sized British businesses and house builders acquire funding.   It is now providing secured loans totalling GBP25 million per month and

P2P lending platform DoFinance opens representative office in Indonesia

DoFinance has become the first European-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform to open a customer centre in Indonesia.   Coming a month after the launch of its platform for investors in Europe, DoFinance is now available to investors in Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea and India.   “The financial

Capital Business Credit rebrands as White Oak Commercial Finance

White Oak Global Advisors has rebranded Capital Business Credit, the finance lender and provider of asset-based loans, factoring and trade finance products which it acquired in December 2016, as White Oak Commercial Finance. “The White Oak Commercial Finance platform will provide asset-based loans, equipment financing, factoring, working capital solutions and

Crestline leads USD450m in transactions through PE credit and fund restructuring team

The private equity credit and fund restructuring team of institutional alternative asset manager Crestline Investors has closed four transactions committing a combined total of more than USD200 million in capital. Crestline also assumed governance rights across another USD250 million of capital contributed or rolled by existing investors.   The group,

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