Compagnie des Alpes (CDA), in association with Chaplin Museum Development (CMD) and Genii Capital, are to open a museum in Corsier-sur-Vevey dedicated to the life and works of Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin's World by Grévin will open in spring 2016. CDA, a major player in the European leisure industry, was
Recent major investment aimed at growth within Jersey’s financial services industry is a positive indicator of confidence within the market, according to Geoff Cook, chief executive of Jersey Finance. The Ogier Group announced this week that Ogier Fiduciary Services has been subject to a management buy-out with ambitious growth plans,
Commodities have had a tough time since the global financial crisis, but are we starting to see the light appear a little sooner than forecast? Scott Wolle (pictured), chief investment officer for the Invesco Global Asset Allocation (IGAA) team, highlights why they maintain a constructive view of commodities and the
The InfraVia European Fund II (InfraVia II), InfraVia’s second European infrastructure fund, has reached its final closing at EUR530m, beating its initial target size of EUR400m. InfraVia II will focus primarily on European mid-cap brownfield infrastructure assets and will consider investments across a broad spectrum of infrastructure opportunities including in
Appian Natural Resources Fund has held its final institutional closing as a specialist metals and mining private equity fund with limited partner commitments of USD375m. The fund has been established to invest specifically into metals and mining companies or projects in selected jurisdictions in which it sees attractive investment opportunities.
Schroders Chief Economist and Strategist Keith Wade updates us on his thoughts on the pace of the current US economic growth… The US economy has strong momentum having shrugged off the government shutdown, and leading indicators suggest that growth will remain robust in the first quarter of 2014. Risks are still
GTCR has held the final closing of its 11th buyout fund, GTCR Fund XI, with USD3.85bn of equity capital commitments. The fund, which had a target of USD3.25bn, was oversubscribed, resulting in fundraising activity culminating relatively quickly after the fund’s initial launch in June 2013. “The firm is gratified
Kreditech has secured a credit line totalling USD15m from Kreos Capital. This is the third extension after the initial USD5m loan in September 2013. The capital is being used to finance the online consumer lending activities in Poland, Spain, Czech Republic, Russia and Mexico. The company has been
European venture capital fundraising in Q4 2013 doubled in number of funds and almost tripled in amount raised compared with 3Q 2013, according to the latest DJX VentureSource VC report. Venture capital investment into European companies experienced an increase quarter over quarter as well as year over year. Consumer
Independent fund administration company Apex Fund Services has opened a Jersey office, expanding its presence in the Channel Islands. Jersey, together with other Channel Island jurisdictions, has experienced significant growth in its fund servicing industry and in Jersey alone the sector is valued at approximately USD350bn with over 1,300 regulated
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