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Baker & McKenzie releases 2014 edition of Private Equity Insights

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

Teakwood Capital closes oversubscribed third PE fund

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

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Blackstone to invest EUR150m in Versace

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

Mike Hughes, Deutsche Bank

Integrated and menu-driven model to support AIFMs of all sizes

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

Gary Kaminsy, ConceptONE

Regulatory ERM solution to support Annex IV

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

Roger Woolman, Advent

Determining the veracity of assets is a core requirement

Both depositories and fund administrators face huge demands from a data management perspective under the AIFM Directive. For any depository appointed by an AIFM running an onshore hedge fund, the scope of responsibility is greater than that required under a depository lite scenario for AIFMs running non-EU funds. This is

Gavin Byrnes, UBS Fund Services

Challenges and considerations of depository requirements under AIFMD

By Gavin Byrnes, UBS Fund Services – The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”) has caused much rancour and debate over the last few years but at last the end is in sight. Some of the more challenging aspects of the Directive have centred on the Remuneration and Depository provisions,

David O’Keeffe, CEO, SMT Trustees (Ireland) Limited

Ability to offer flexibility and independence under AIFMD

SuMi TRUST Global Asset Services provides sophisticated fund administration and custody services in the UK and Ireland and is backed by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd (SMTB), the largest Trust Bank in Asia with over USD3tn in assets under custody. David O’Keeffe (pictured) is the CEO of SMT Trustees (Ireland) Limited,

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