European private equity investor Idinvest Partners has closed its second fund aimed at secondary deals at EUR214m, beating the fund’s initial EUR200m target. Idinvest Secondary Fund II (ISF II) will follow its predecessor fund by focusing on mature secondary transactions in the European small and mid-market. Christophe Bavière, CEO
The London IPO market has had as strong a first quarter performance as any seen in the last 20 years, with 24 IPOs (Main Market and AIM) raising cumulative funds of GBP3.9bn, according to EY’s latest IPO Eye. The retail sector accounted for the lion’s share of activity, with eight
Private investment company Ardian has closed its Expansion Fund III at EUR450m, with EUR50m in co-investments. The new fund represents a 41 per cent increase in size from Fund II (EUR353m) and comprises investors from Europe, North America and Asia. European insurance companies and pension funds make up the
A new energy “catalyst” fund to support UK companies develop their early stage innovations into commercial successes has been launched with an initial GBP25m funding round. The Catalyst aims to help transform UK energy technology and help innovative businesses to take advantage of emerging global markets. It is funded
Marlin Equity Partners has held the first and final closing of Marlin Heritage with USD400m of limited partner capital commitments. The Heritage Fund was only offered to investors in Marlin’s fourth flagship fund, and closed at its hard-cap in less than three months while generating demand of more than four
Venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has launched an EIS fund which will back promising, fast growing UK start-ups while offering generous tax reliefs to investors through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). EIS is the UK Government’s flagship tax initiative aimed at boosting investment in start-up and SME businesses. It offers
Australian private equity and venture capital funds can play a significant role in supporting investment into around 30,000 more domestic businesses. That’s according to a submission lodged to the Financial System Inquiry by the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL). “Private equity funds are currently invested
Co-investment programmes have a substantial risk of generating poor returns, even with a reasonably sized co-investment portfolio, according to a study by Altius Associates. Altius’ study empirically examines the risk of building a concentrated portfolio of private equity co-investments. Using a sample of 886 realised US buyout and growth
Associated Foods has established Metropolitan City Foods, a new division formed to develop new stores under the Met Food Markets, Pioneer Supermarkets, Met Fresh Supermarkets and Metropolitan Citymarkets of NYC banners. In connection with the Metropolitan City Foods division, Associated has established a business development and sales team with the
Carey Olsen has advised Nimrod Sea Assets Limited on its initial public offering on the Specialist Fund Market of the London Stock Exchange. Nimrod is a Guernsey-domiciled company with a market capitalisation of USD130m. The company will acquire, charter and sell marine assets associated with the offshore oil and
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