This article, taken from the newly released Preqin Special Report: Natural Resources, looks at the make-up of institutional investors in natural resources, preferred strategies and regions, sources of allocations and future investment plans. The increasing amount of capital raised by natural resources funds in recent years indicates healthy investor appetite
Affiliates of global investment firms Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic are to acquire a 49 per cent stake in the Network Internationa from The Abraaj Group. Emirates NBD will continue to own a 51 per cent stake in the Company. 
 
Established in 1994, Network International is a payments processing
MarketLive and Shopatron, providers of software solutions for the global retail industry, are to be acquired simultaneously by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. “This is a unique opportunity to unite two complementary market leaders to advance the way that retailers and branded manufacturers connect with consumers in a world
Entertainment Benefits Group (EBG), one of the largest privately-held travel and entertainment providers in the US, has acquired Boston-based Working Advantage, an employee deals portal that provides shopping discounts at more than 10,000 organisations to more than ten million employees. EBG’s Corporate Program Division, which provides perks and reward solutions
OneRoof Energy, a residential solar services provider, has signed a USD20 million loan agreement with North Sky Capital's Alliance Fund II. The loan agreement was arranged by GoldenSet Capital, a sub-advisor to Alliance Fund II. "GoldenSet Capital and North Sky Capital are great partners," says David Field, president and chief
Fenox Venture Capital has invested in Jibo – the World’s First Social Robot. With this investment, Jibo plans to expand its global reach and further develop Jibo’s skills. Fenox VC’s strategic investment will help Jibo bring its “social robot” to more households across the globe. Through Fenox VC, Jibo has
A new investment company has been formed in the UK to provide businesses with an alternative form of growth capital. Draper Oakwood Royalty Capital is to make investments in growth companies, in exchange for a share in future revenues. Draper Oakwood calls their investment an ‘R Round’ (Royalty Round). Royalty-based
Baird is to acquire Chautauqua Capital Management, a global investment manager based in Boulder, Colorado. The deal will enable Chautauqua Capital to focus on the performance of the firm’s global and international investment strategies while Baird provides the back office services and support for Chautauqua Capital clients. The transaction is
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.
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