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PDM direct lending funds act as sole senior secured lenders in Liberty Hall Capital Partner’s acquisition of Dunlop Aircraft Tyres

22 June 2017

Permira Debt Managers’s (PDM) direct lending funds Permira Credit Solutions II (PCS2) and Permira Credit Solutions III (PCS3) are acting as sole senior secured lenders to finance the acquisition of Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, a UK headquartered aircraft tire company, by Liberty Hall Capital Partners. The acquisition is supported by long

Sverica Capital Management acquires iWave Information Systems

22 June 2017

Private equity investment firm Sverica Capital Management, along with Ross Beattie and Gerry Lawless, has acquired iWave Information Systems (iWave) from Jamie Hill of Charlottetown PEI. This acquisition marks Sverica’s third investment made from its fourth fund. iWave is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company that offers fundraising intelligence

Luxembourg has the tools to support global distribution ambitions

21 June 2017

Luxembourg is one of the world’s leading onshore domiciles where, over the last 30 years, it has become the default option for managers wishing to establish UCITS funds. It is, by size, the world’s second largest fund centre after the US, and, from a funds expertise perspective, offers managers everything

The ‘plug and play’ fund solution

21 June 2017

Typically there are three options for managing external money: using managed accounts, setting up a dedicated fund structure or launching a fund on a regulated fund platform. The latter is best thought of as a halfway house option and is particularly suitable to those launching with EUR10 to EUR30 million

The ‘Anti-ManCo’ ManCo

21 June 2017

MPL Management (Luxembourg) SA is a third-party `Super Management Company’ providing fund governance, operational support and oversight to both UCITS funds and AIFs. It is part of MPL Group, founded by William Jones in 2006, who has, over the past 26 years, helped set up more than 100 funds in

Choosing your prime broker

21 June 2017

When setting up as a new hedge fund manager, one of the most important relationships to establish is that of the prime broker. With banks facing regulatory pressures in the form of Basel 3, many are re-appraising their client book to ensure that they are getting a suitable return on

Standing out from the crowd: The Netherlands

21 June 2017

Across most EU jurisdictions, either the management company or the AIF needs to be licensed and requires some form of approval process. The Netherlands, however, is the exception to the rule. Under its light regime, neither needs to be licensed or supervised at all. This makes it a fast, efficient

Nicholas Warren, Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates

Malta: Europe’s sunshine jurisdiction

21 June 2017

Malta hosts a wide range of service providers, all of whom are well versed in structuring and supporting alternative investment funds, fund administration, risk management and so on. According to the MFSA’s statistics for Q1 2017, Malta had 26 recognised fund administrators, 115 Category 2 investment services groups, and 153

There’s a place for both RAIFs and SIFs

21 June 2017

Traditionally, Luxembourg’s fund industry has always been based on the products being regulated. Both UCITS funds, and Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs) under AIFMD, work on this premise. However, the Grand Duchy was quick to realise that given AIFMD is manager regulation, it created a double layer of regulation for alternative

Raising funds in Europe: Private placement still works

21 June 2017

What does the future hold for the raising of funds in Europe? Wayne Atkinson (pictured) of Collas Crill, on behalf of the Guernsey Investment Fund Association, takes a closer look… With the arrival of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), many were quick to bemoan what they saw as the

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Funds

PDM direct lending funds act as sole senior secured lenders in Liberty Hall Capital Partner’s acquisition of Dunlop Aircraft Tyres

Sverica Capital Management acquires iWave Information Systems

Luxembourg has the tools to support global distribution ambitions

The ‘plug and play’ fund solution

The ‘Anti-ManCo’ ManCo

Choosing your prime broker

Standing out from the crowd: The Netherlands

Malta: Europe’s sunshine jurisdiction

There’s a place for both RAIFs and SIFs

Raising funds in Europe: Private placement still works

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