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Africa investor DPI doubles in size in two years

Africa private equity specialist Development Partners International (DPI) continues to grow, having moved to larger offices last December to accommodate the firm’s 24 staff after doubling in size in the past two years alone. The firm has also entered their heartland Africa, with an office opening in Lagos, Nigeria, last

KKR backs highly experienced E&P team to launch Trans European Oil & Gas

KKR is to back Roland Wessel, Colin Judd and Melvyn Horgan, founders and former management team of Star Energy, to launch Trans European Oil & Gas Limited. Trans European Oil & Gas intends to build a portfolio of conventional onshore oil and gas properties in proven hydrocarbon plays in Europe,

Dominic Wheatley, Guernsey Finance

Guernsey’s fund and banking industries show stability in Q2

Guernsey’s financial services regulator approved 18 new investment funds during the second quarter of 2015, resulting in a total of 112 additions for the year ending 30 June 2015. Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) also show that the net asset value of all funds under management and

Most consistent top performing hedge funds

Drawing on data compiled for the recently-released 2015 Preqin Alternative Assets Performance Monitor, Preqin has created league tables of hedge funds that have most consistently delivered strong, stable performance. The league tables do not seek in any way to endorse these funds, but rather to illustrate those that have performed

Palatine exits Playnation

Palatine Private Equity has exited Playnation, a UK supplier of amusement and entertainment machines, selling its stake to the NOVOMATIC Group, one of the largest integrated conglomerates of the international gaming industry. The Runcorn-based business, which currently employs over 700 staff, owns and operates 20,000 amusement and entertainment machines across

Eaton Partners serves as exclusive placement agent for USD545m pan-Asia PE fund

Eaton Partners has served as the exclusive placement agent for Asian private equity firm ADV Partners (ADV) on its inaugural pan-Asia fund, ADV Opportunities Fund I, exceeding its target to reach USD545 million.  The fund is the fifth fundraising Eaton has closed this year in Asia, bringing the total amount

JTC supports HarbourVest in significant LSE main market listing

JTC has provided specialist administrative support to HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), a Guernsey-incorporated investment company, in its major move from listing on the Specialist Fund Market (SFM) to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Through its Guernsey and UK offices, JTC provided HVPE with a range

iQ media Secures USD9m from Edison Partners in Series B Funding Round

Media intelligence provider, iQ media, has secured USD9 million in Series B funding from leading growth equity firm, Edison Partners, to support continued rapid growth and product expansion. Since releasing its flagship media intelligence platform in 2010, iQ media has grown from an organisation of 5 to 80+ media intelligence

Glennmont completes purchase of 40MW Biomass project

Glennmont Partners has completed the purchase of the Port Clarence Energy Project from ECO2 and Temporis Capital on behalf of its dedicated clean energy fund, Glennmont Clean Energy Fund Europe II, in a GBP160m deal. The Port Clarence Energy Project will see a new biomass power generation plant built at

Nexxus III exits Olab investment

Nexxus Capital Private Equity Fund III has sold it sold its holding in Diagnósticos de México, Diamex (Olab), a diagnostic healthcare provider offering diagnostic imaging and clinical analysis through a network of 40 branches in Mexico. Nexxus III invested in Olab when the Company had 22 units (12 regular, 2

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