Guernsey’s financial services regulator approved 30 new investment funds during the fourth quarter of last year, which means that there were a total of 103 additions during 2013. Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that 16 new funds were approved during the first quarter of last year,
KKR has held the final closing of KKR Energy Income and Growth Fund I (EIGF), a USD2bn strategy focused primarily on investing behind the development of North American unconventional oil and gas resources. The fund seeks to generate current income and capital appreciation while seeking to provide inflation protection through
Private equity provider LDC has extended its commitment to support the growth of UK-based manufacturing and specialist engineering businesses, after investing more than GBP250m in the sector within the last two years. Having announced an initial commitment of GBP200m to the sector in October 2011, and increased it to GBP300m
Law firm Baker & McKenzie has published the latest edition of Private Equity Insights, an annual look at some of the key trends and developments in the global PE industry. With contributions from Goldman Sachs, Investec PE, J-Star, EQT, Riverside and many other industry commentators, Insights profiles some of the
The recent fixings of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) caused the Chinese Renminbi to depreciate one per cent over one week. This has raised worries about the forecast of a continued, long-term, structural currency appreciation in China, says Asoka Wöhrmann, Co-Chief-Investment Officer at Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (DeAWM)… There
Private equity fund Teakwood Capital has closed Teakwood Capital III, accepting subscriptions of USD90m on a target of USD75m. The fund secured commitments from endowments and institutional investors as well as family offices. Fund III closed in six months without a placement agent. "We are very pleased with
Private equity funds managed by Blackstone will inject EUR150 million of fresh capital into GIVI Holding SPA and Gianni Versace SPA (together Verscae) and will acquire EUR60 million in stock from GIVI in the process. Versace chose Blackstone to participate in the next phase of the Company’s development after a rigorous
The shipping sector is anticipating a recovery with two-thirds (66 per cent) of respondents to a survey by law firm Norton Rose Fulbright expecting freights to rise. In addition, almost half (45 per cent) are expecting the allocation of available funds to investment rather than operating costs to increase.
For the most part a lot of the drama surrounding the role of depositories and prime brokers under AIFMD has subsided. All parties concerned have pretty much fallen into line and are clear with what everyone’s roles and responsibilities will be. This is certainly true of Deutsche Bank who are
ConceptONE LLC specialises in regulatory and risk reporting, an area of expertise that is fast gaining prominence as alternative fund managers begin to comprehend the enormity of regulatory compliance. “We have developed a regulatory enterprise risk management solution – RegERMTM – specifically to meet the regulatory reporting challenge,” states Gary
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