The European acquisition finance debt market landscape is changing dramatically as a result of an increase in liquidity and the rapid influx of alternative sources of capital offering new products, a poll suggests. Some 70 per cent of respondents to DLA Piper's debt survey expect deal activity to increase in
Middle market private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners has held the final closing of Odyssey Investment Partners Fund V. The fund is a USD2bn private equity fund formed to pursue control-oriented investments and management buyouts of established middle-market companies with operations predominantly in the US. Investor interest in Fund
The four offers for subscription to raise up to GBP10m each for the Baronsmead VCT, VCT 2, VCT 3 and VCT 4 were all fully subscribed by close of business on 24 February 2014 – just 23 days after launch. The additional funds raised will augment each company’s capacity to
Propellr, an investment firm specialising in alternative assets, has launched its digital platform to help accredited investors access institutional-level opportunities. "We're taking the kind of private placement deals usually found in hedge funds and making those deals available to the public," says Propellr CEO Todd Lippiatt. "If they're good enough
Voting is closing soon for the Private Equity Wire UK & Europe Awards 2014, which will be presented at an awards lunch in London at the end of March 2014. Please make your nominations by completing this survey. Uniquely, our awards are based on a 'peer review system' whereby our
Private equity fund managers believe pricing will be their most significant challenge in 2014, according to the fifth annual PErspective private equity study by BDO USA. When asked to rank the challenges private equity firms will face in the coming year, 39 per cent of fund managers cite pricing as
Construction has been completed at three solar farms in Southwest England owned by investors in the first Ingenious Renewable Energy EIS Fund. The Ingenious Renewable Energy EIS Fund raised GBP31m in 2013. Around 85 per cent of the fund has been deployed so far, with close to half of
The ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund (LPEFX) saw returns of 41.26 per cent in 2013, outpacing the S&P 500 and other benchmarks, as firms sold assets and completed initial public offerings (IPOs) for their portfolio companies at a record pace. Fuelled by strong returns and a vigorous
HarbourVest Private Equity’s (HVPE) estimated NAV per share was USD13.81 at the end of January, a USD0.04 per share decrease from the 31 December 2013 estimate of USD13.85 and a USD1.35 per share (11 per cent) increase during the financial year ended 31 January 2014. The monthly change was driven
Businesses are hesitant about adopting integrated reporting (IR) with the majority taking a “wait and see” approach, according to research from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Chief financial officers and other senior finance professionals told ACCA that while they had yet to adopt IR many of them planned
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