The European leveraged finance market is set to undergo a shift this year, as private equity sponsors veer back towards loans to finance leveraged buyouts, says S&P Capital IQ Leveraged Commentary and Data (LCD). European high-yield bond issuance has surged in recent years as sponsors have tapped into the liquid,
JTC Group has been chosen to administer a new listed specialist investment company, Nimrod Sea Assets Limited, a Guernsey domiciled company which will invest in vehicles which acquire, charter and sell marine assets associated with the offshore oil and gas industry. JTC Group is currently providing administration services to over
Context Asset Management, a new alternative mutual fund, is aiming to give investors access to cutting-edge alternative investment strategies with the ease and simplicity of traditional mutual funds. Alternative mutual funds have enjoyed rapid growth in recent years driven by institutional and retail investors looking for hedge fund-like returns with
Funds professionals are anticipating particular growth in the real estate and private equity asset classes, according to a poll held at the Jersey Finance Annual London Funds Conference this week. At the conference, held in London on 19 March, an audience of senior funds professionals was asked where they saw
Retail real estate specialist Simon Property Group has launched Simon Venture Group, a new business that will invest in retail innovation, focusing on opportunities that enhance the shopping experience. Simon Venture Group will be investing across stages from early-stage to high-growth technology companies, making seed to series C+ investments and
Robeco Group is planning to focus on growth in the coming years having finalised a revised strategy for the 2014-2018 period. Robeco been working on developing this revised strategy since the acquisition of a 90 per cent stake in the group by ORIX Corporation in July 2013. Robeco’s strategy
Hatteras Funds’ PE Intelligence Fund (HPEIX) is now available to financial advisors who use the mutual fund platforms at Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, Fidelity and Pershing. The Hatteras PE Intelligence Fund, which launched on 13 November 2013, is a daily liquid alternative to private equity that is designed to provide
The geopolitical tensions surrounding the situation in Crimea, the Russian response and the consequent sanctions imposed by Western nations present an increasing source of risk within the global economy, says Andrew Cole (pictured), Investment Director of the Global Multi Asset Group at Baring Asset Management… The latest developments have seen
Fine foods company Labeyrie, backed by LBO France, has issued EUR275m of senior secured notes due 2021, priced at par with a 5.625 per cent coupon. The proceeds, combined with cash on hand, will be used to repay in full the company’s financing arrangements – EUR160.6m of term loans, EUR35.2m
Fixed purchase prices are being agreed in an increasing number of corporate transactions in Europe, according to the sixth CMS European M&A Study. The study reveals that last year the parties agreed a fixed purchase price without scope for adjustment in more than half of all deals. In the
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