In this extract from November’s Preqin Hedge Fund Spotlight, Alastair Hannah takes a detailed look at CTA launches, different trading methodologies, strategies and markets traded, as well as providing an outlook for the rest of the year. CTA launches Fifty CTAs have launched in the first nine months of 2015
Sport-Tiedje is to acquire Powerhouse Fitness,the trading name of Laidir Leisure Ltd, for an undisclosed sum. Upon completion of the acquisition, the combined company is estimated to be valued around GBP63m and will offer the biggest online range of products to the UK market with over 6,000 fitness related products.
Europe-focused infrastructure funds have continued their strong fundraising in 2015, with 12 funds reaching a final close raising an aggregate EUR9.4 billion in investor commitments. This total follows the EUR9.6 billion raised in 2014, and approaches the EUR10.5 billion raised by funds closed in 2013. This level of fundraising compares
The number of ‘high risk companies’ in the UK has shrunk massively. The new Graydon Risk Barometer shows that in 2007, just before the financial crisis, 16.23 per cent of the 1.7 million active UK companies were so unhealthy financially that they caused a serious business risk. Now, in 2015,
Eurazeo is investing EUR300 million in Fintrax, one of the world’s leading providers of Tax Free Shopping (TFS) and Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) services. Eurazeo will own 90 per cent of the equity and quasi-equity of the Fintrax group, the remaining being held by the firm’s management team. Eurazeo’s investment
After working with their M&A Team on a substantial number of cross-border deals US-based Equity Risk Partners Global have asked Vista Insurance Brokers Ltd to lead their network for Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. With more and more mid-market businesses establishing a local presence in jurisdictions outside their
Active private equity funds generated USD24.2 billion in realised net gains for the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) from 1990 to 30 June, 2015, based on data from the fund’s new Private Equity Accounting and Reporting Solution (PEARS). During that same time period, PEARS data shows that CalPERS' external
Nexxus Capital has acquired Inversionistas en Restaurantes de Carnes y Cortes (IRCC), a subsidiary of multibrand casual dining restaurant platform International Meal Company Alimentação. IRCC operates 51 company owned and 24 franchised casual dining Restaurants, mainly in Mexico City with presence in 17 other states. The Company has well-positioned brands
An investment fund affiliated to private equity firm Lightyear Capital has completed its acquisition of a majority equity stake in Pathlight Capital, a commercial finance company dedicated to providing companies innovative financing solutions to support growth, acquisitions, refinancings, and restructurings. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded
Cleary Gottlieb is advising pharmaceutical company Allergan on its USD160 billion merger with Pfizer which will create a new major player in the global biopharmaceuticals market. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, the businesses of Pfizer and Allergan will be combined under Allergan plc, which will be renamed Pfizer
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