Private equity firms are struggling to disseminate data into market intelligence, according to research by strategic advisory and analyst firm TABB Group and SunGard. When asked what prevents them from managing their business effectively, the top responses from fund managers or general partners (GPs) were: the time it takes to
Demand for commodities is still outpaced by supply, says Esty Dwek (pictured), Investment Strategist at HSBC Private Bank… We believe that the improvements in global growth are not yet leading to a meaningful increase in demand for commodities, at a time when supply remains ample. As a result, we expect prices
Ardian has committed EUR30m into F2i Second Fund, a fund operated by Italian infrastructure specialist Fondi Italiani per le Infrastrutture SGR (F2i). The investment bolsters the relationship Ardian (formerly AXA Private Equity) has built with F2i. F2i is an Italian operator and has a strong track record of consolidation
As the relentless bull market march in equities continues, alarm bells are ringing in many bear camps around the world, says Peter Garnry (pictured), head of equity strategy, Saxo Bank. The talk is that equities are overvalued and many different indicators such as P/E Shiller and market capitalisation to GDP
CAN Capital has secured USD33m in funding led by Meritech Capital Partners with increased participation and ownership from existing investor Accel Partners. Meritech and Accel were joined in the funding round by Ribbit Capital and QED Investors. Nigel Morris, managing partner at QED, also serves as vice chair of
Apollo Global Management has held the final close of its current flagship private equity fund, Apollo Investment Fund VIII, with USD17.5bn of commitments from third party investors. Fund VIII will seek to continue Apollo’s history of value-oriented and contrarian private equity investing to achieve superior risk-adjusted rates of return across
The Riverside Company has completed the fundraising for its latest fund, Riverside Capital Appreciation Fund VI (RCAF VI), at USD1.5bn, 50 per cent above its USD1bn target. This makes it the largest fund in the 25-year history of the global private equity firm dedicated to the smaller end of the
Commonfund has released a new white paper, “Alternatives Reality: What to Expect from Future Allocations”, by Verne O Sedlacek, the firm’s president and chief executive. The paper explains why alternative strategies, especially private equity, venture capital and hedge funds, have been successful in increasing institutions’ portfolio returns and reducing risk
It is difficult to get excited about the “MINT” (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey) concept, says Kunal Ghosh (pictured), manager of the Allianz BRIC Stars fund… As with BRICs, the MINT concept is based on demographics and how the mindset and behaviour of people in these countries will evolve. But the number
Monroe Capital has closed the Monroe Capital Senior Secured Direct Loan Fund, a USD500m leveraged loan fund that will invest in senior debt transactions originated and underwritten by Monroe Capital. The fund was closed above its USD400m target. Loan types include senior secured, cash flow and enterprise value based senior
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