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Europe: A wall of capital

Preqin examines the recent surge in European fundraising, including the growth of debt and distressed strategies and the increasing flow of international capital into the region. European fundraising has improved dramatically over the last year, reflecting growing investor appetite for the region. Almost 90% of Europe-based fund managers believe that

Cabot Square Capital acquires Blue Motor Finance

Cabot Square Capital, the specialist financial services private equity investor, has acquired Blue Motor Finance, the car finance provider. Blue Motor Finance will offer auto finance backed by equity investment from Cabot Square Capital and a newGBP200 million long term funding facility provided by a major international bank. The company

LDC exits Vysionics in multi-million pound sale to Jenoptik

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has completed the sale of its stake in the UK’s leading average speed enforcement business Vysionics, in a multi-million pound deal with JENOPTIK AG. Headquartered in Frimley in Surrey, Vysionics provides automatic number plate recognition (“ANPR”) traffic enforcement, access management and information systems to a

Convex Capital advises PhD Nutrition on sale

Corporate finance house Convex Capital structured and led the multi million pound sale of the UK’s largest independent brands in sports nutrition, PhD Nutrition, to UK based B&B Investment Partners (B&B). Neil Worsley, Andrew Clarke and Gareth Lewis who structured the deal that valued the business at 10x EBITDA and

Aquiline invests in Beach & Associates

Aquiline Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm investing in financial services, has made an investment for a majority of the equity in reinsurance intermediary.  Since its founding in 1988, Beach has built a reputation as an innovative organisation with differentiated technical capabilities and understanding of complex risks. Beach

Baird advises on sale of Germany-based SIHI Group to Flowserve Corporation

Flowserve is to acquire TBG’s portfolio company SIHI Group BV for a consideration of approximately EUR298 million. Baird served as the exclusive financial advisor to TBG on the transaction, the firm’s 11th transatlantic deal in 2014. Itzehoe (Germany) based SIHI is a leading provider of vacuum and fluid pumps and

Preqin Hedge Fund Spotlight

Hedge fund institutional investors based in Asia-Pacific

An increasing proportion of investors in hedge funds are based in the Asia-Pacific region. Who are these investors and which strategies are they targeting? Preqin examines the hedge fund investor landscape within this dynamic region. Asia-Pacific is home to just under two-thirds of the world’s population and is a burgeoning

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