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Ian Enslin, Waverton Investment Management

UK’s big four food retailers facing ‘inevitable price war’

Ian Enslin, Charity Director at Waverton Investment Management, comments on Sainsbury's and the 'Big Four' retailers… There is significant value in the big four food retailers, but they are lumbered by a cost base which can no longer be justified by the lack of growth and an imminent and inevitable

P2P lender Lending Works extends insurance protection for customer funds

Lending Works, the only peer-to-peer lender to have insurance protecting lenders’ money against borrower defaults and fraud, is rolling out an extended insurance to safeguard savings against a greater range of risks affecting borrowers’ ability to repay loans. These include all the major reasons for default such as accidents, illness,

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Crestbridge sees value of funds administered rise by 700 per cent

Independent corporate and fund services provider Crestbridge has seen the value of funds it administers grow from GBP1.84 billion in June 2013 to GBP15.06 billion in June 2014, representing an increase of more than 700 per cent. Contributing to this growth were a number of key business wins for the

JZ Capital reports further NAV growth

London listed private equity fund JZ Capital Partners, an investor in US and European micro cap companies, has now seen NAV growth in 20 of the past 22 quarters. The firm’s NAV totalled USD657.4 million at 31 August 2014 (FYE 28/02/14: USD666.5 million), with pre-dividend NAV per share of USD10.27

V-Rooms announces pre-launch of M&A Global Deal Market

V-Rooms has announced the pre-launch of Global Deal Market, a rated deal marketplace exclusively for family office direct investments in private US based mature companies, typically with annual up to USD100 million. With this pre-launch, Global Deal Market (GDM) is actively reviewing M&A deals for presentation to its Charter Member

Carne receives approval for new AIFM manco in Channel Islands

Carne Group has received authorisation for an independent AIFMD-compliant management company in the Channel Islands. The new management company has become immediately operational with Carne Group’s fund clients. It is particularly suitable for alternative fund managers, including credit, hedge fund, private equity, infrastructure and real estate investment firms.   Carne

Altium enjoys bumper third quarter

UK-headquartered international investment bank Altium has enjoyed a bumper third quarter, with the group’s deal values for the quarter exceeding GBP1bn. During the third quarter, Altium has completed 15 transactions worth a total of GBP1.2bn. Significant deals for the group during the period include advising on the sale of online

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Carey Olsen ranked tier 1 for corporate and funds work across jurisdictions

Carey Olsen's financial and corporate and investment funds work in the Channel Islands, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands has been recognised in the 2015 International Financial Law Review 1000 (IFLR1000) guide. The new results come just after the firm gained tier 1 rankings across all of its

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Neuberger Berman Private Equity exceeds USD1bn of committed capital from Japan and Korea

Neuberger Berman Private Equity has exceeded total committed capital of USD1 billion from Japanese and Korean investors. Neuberger Berman managed approximately USD31 billion in alternatives assets for institutional and individual investors as of 30 June 2014.     "We are very pleased with continued client interest in our private equity capabilities,

Laurent Vanderweyen, Alter Domus

Alter Domus launches new corporate identity

Alter Domus, a provider of fund and corporate services dedicated to private equity and infrastructure houses, real estate firms, multinationals, private clients and private debt managers, has unveiled a new corporate identity. Alter Domus says it wants to clearly express who it is, what it does and how it is

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