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State Street appointed by Marketfield for first Irish alternative investment fund under AIFMD

State Street Corporation has been appointed by Marketfield Asset Management to provide depositary, fund administration, regulatory reporting, risk reporting and liquidity monitoring services for the firm’s Dublin Fund. The fund, which previously existed as a Cayman Islands registered fund, has been redomiciled to Ireland as a Qualified Investor Alternative Investment

Hamilton Lane holds final close on latest fund-of-funds

Hamilton Lane Advisors has held the final closing of Hamilton Lane Private Equity Fund VIII, a global and diversified private equity fund-of-funds. Originally targeting USD400 million, the fund received strong interest from the institutional investor community, exceeding its target to close on USD426.8 million.   "Despite the consolidation happening in

One Rock closes USD431.5m debut fund

One Rock Capital Partners, a lower middle-market private equity firm, has held the final closing of its first fund.  The firm accepted USD431.5 million in total capital commitments, surpassing its fundraising target of USD300 million.   This is the first private equity fund raised by One Rock, which targets controlling

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GI Partners closes Fund IV at USD2bn

GI Partners, a middle market private equity firm, has completed the final closing for GI Partners Fund IV at the fund's USD2 billion hard cap, surpassing its USD1.5 billion fundraising target. Fund IV will continue the investment strategy GI has pursued since inception, and focus primarily on control-oriented, deep value

Fund managers demonstrate confidence by making greater fund contributions

Fund managers believe that they must demonstrate personal confidence in their ability to perform by making greater dollar contributions to their own funds, a report suggests. The Fund Formation and Incentives Report, released by Private Equity International (PEI) and Schulte Roth & Zabel (SRZ), provides analysis of the issues affecting

Value in emerging markets equities, but concentrated

Schroders’ Johanna Kyrklund, head of multi-asset investments, and Urs Duss, fund manager, multi-asset, give their views on emerging market equities… Emerging market equities have had a difficult time over the last few months. In USD terms, the 12 month return to 31 March 2014 for the MSCI World index was

Kirkland & Ellis advises HKW on closing of latest fund

Kirkland & Ellis has represented Indianapolis-based private equity firm Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company (HKW) on the final closing on limited partner commitments of HKW Capital Partners IV (Fund IV). The fund exceeded its USD300 million target, closing on approximately USD316 million in aggregate commitments.   Fund IV will invest

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NASDAQ OMX expands London presence

The NASDAQ OMX Group has expanded its London business to new, larger premises. The move will bring together all of NASDAQ OMX’s 150+ employees in London, following the 2013 acquisitions of Thomson Reuters’ investor relations, public relations and multimedia solutions businesses and eSpeed, and the launch of the NLX derivatives market.

GrowthCap extends PE platform to UHNWIs

GrowthCap has extended its private equity platform to include investment opportunities for ultra high net worth individuals.  "We saw a large gap in the private investment market," says GrowthCap CEO RJ Lumba.  "The market offers multiple attractive avenues for individuals to invest in seed stage or angel opportunities, but there

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PGGM appoints Citi as depositary bank for range of alternative investment funds

PGGM Vermogensbeheer has appointed Citi as the depository bank for its range of alternative investment funds. The appointment extends the existing long-standing relationship between the two.   Citi established its depositary facility in the Netherlands in July 2013 following the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). The

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