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
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 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
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 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
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
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has held the final close of Carlyle Sub-Saharan Africa Fund (CSSAF), reaching USD698 million, almost USD200 million above its initial target of USD500 million. Marlon Chigwende, managing director and co-head of the Sub-Saharan Africa advisory team, says: “The success of the fundraising reflects investors’
The Red Rocks Capital Global Listed Private Equity Index (GLPE) returned 30.02 per cent per year, versus 21.14 per cent per year for the S&P 500 for the five years ending 31 March 2014. The GLPE Index is the largest, most widely followed private equity index, with more than USD500
Private equity firm Pomona Capital has held the final close of its eighth secondaries fund, Pomona Capital VIII, with commitments of USD1.75 billion. The fund had a target of USD1.3 billion and was substantially oversubscribed, hitting its hard cap. Pomona Capital VIII, like its predecessor funds, seeks to purchase
HarbourVest Partners has held the final close of HarbourVest Partners 2013 Direct Fund LP, a global direct co-investment fund, at USD1.0bn, above its USD750m target. HarbourVest’s prior co-investment fund, 2007 Direct, a USD734m fund, is fully invested with accelerating distributions. The 2007 Direct portfolio includes buyout and growth equity
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