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American Capital closes USD450m CLO Equity Fund

American Capital has closed American Capital CLO Fund I, a new USD450 million fund focused on investing in equity tranches of collateralised loan obligations (CLOs).  The transaction further expands American Capital's asset management business and increases American Capital's third-party earning assets under management by approximately USD450 million, or 3 per

M&A value heading for all-time record after 2014 total passed

Global M&A has broken last year’s annual tally after another ‘merger Monday’ pushed 2015’s total deal value to USD3.29 trillion, according to figures released by MergerMarket. On 2 November, 28 deals worth USD35.7 billion were announced, taking 2015 above 2014 total deal value of USD3.27 trillion two months before year

Revelstoke Capital Partners closes inaugural institutional fund significantly above target

Revelstoke Capital Partners has completed the fundraising for Revelstoke Capital Partners Fund I, and Revelstoke Capital Partners Co-Investment Fund I. The Fund, which raised USD303 million, was substantially oversubscribed and reached its hard cap, significantly exceeding its target fund size. Since the firm’s inception in mid-2013, Revelstoke has raised in

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European private debt funds raise more assets in Q3 than North American counterparts

As Europe’s private debt market continues to evolve, those managers well placed to offer direct lending strategies could benefit substantially as insurance companies, in particular, seek alternative yield-enhancing funds within their credit portfolios. Not only do direct lending strategies provide stable, consistent returns over a multi-year time horizon, they also

Q3 sees typical decline in European PE deal value

Q3 saw a typical decline in overall European private equity value due to the summer period, however, the overall trend on value in 2015 is positive over that experienced in the last couple of years. That’s according to preliminary figures from the Q3 2015 unquote” European Private Equity Barometer, published

Radius Equity launches new estate agency EIS

Radius Equity, a specialist provider of EIS and SEIS investments, has launched a GBP750,000 EIS-compliant investment into Up Estates, an new estate agency. Radius Equity believes that online property portals are transforming the estate agency industry, and traditional agencies are losing market share to new low-cost competitors. Up Estates is

SEB closes first tranche of USD4m private equity placement

Smart Employee Benefits (SEB) has completed the first tranche of a private placement equity financing for gross proceeds of USD2,400,000 out of maximum aggregate proceeds of USD4,000,000. The First Tranche financing consists of 6,000,000 units (the "Units") at a price of USD0.40 per Unit. Each Unit consists of (i) one

Caroline Sherrell and Kenneth Barry join White & Case as partners

Global law firm White & Case has continued the growth of its private equity, infrastructure and energy M&A practices across EMEA with the additions of Caroline Sherrell and Kenneth Barry as new partners in London. “White & Case has considerable cross-practice and cross-border strength in the private equity, infrastructure and

Gemini partners with Warburg Pincus to fund growth plan

Apteki Gemini (Gemini) has partnered with an affiliate of private equity firm Warburg Pincus to fund the firm’s growth plan.   Gemini is committed to providing low price drugs, high quality patient pharmaceutical care, and the widest product availability in the market.    Founded in 1990, Gemini operates pharmacies in

Mid Europa acquires Customer Management Center

Mid Europa Partners, a private equity firm focused on Central Europe and Turkey, has completed the acquisition of a 100 per cent stake in Customer Management Center (CMC). Established in 2000, CMC is the largest independent outsourced call centre and customer management services provider in Turkey.  The Company operates a

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