The lights are on green for private equity investors in the German SME sector, according to the latest autumn survey of the private equity panel polled three times a year by CMS Hasche Sigle and FINANCE magazine. The banks seem to be courting them almost as enthusiastically as in the
Schroders Chief Economist, Keith Wade (pictured), comments on the US Congress decision to approve federal spending and lift the debt ceiling after 16 days of government shutdown, and the impact that this could have on markets… After 16 days of government shutdown, Congress has approved a bill to fund federal
MSCI has launched MSCI ESG DataMetrics, a set of ESG scores, indicators and data to facilitate quantitative analysis, development of proprietary ESG models and reporting on ESG and portfolio footprint analysis. Remy Briand, Managing Director and Head of MSCI Index and ESG Research, says: “With investor awareness on ESG issues
Dr Laurence Wormald (pictured), head of buy side risk research at SunGard, comments on the impact of the US debt ceiling… US sovereign default is a very big deal, although the government shutdown has had only a mild effect on investors’ view of the US equities markets. The VIX “fear
Kinetic Partners has unveiled its ‘AIFMD checklist’ for use by compliance and risk departments within both full-scope Alternative Investment fund managers (AIFMs) and small authorised/registered UK AIFMs. The list has been designed to give firms an accurate picture of their progress along the road to meeting the AIFMD regulations.
AlpInvest Partners, the private equity fund of funds arm of The Carlyle Group's Solutions platform, has now raised USD4.2 billion through its Alpinvest Secondaries Program (ASP), following the closing of AlpInvest Secondaries Fund V (ASF V) at its hard cap of USD750 million. ASP is a dedicated Secondaries program that
Clean technology venture investment in Israel during the third quarter of 2013 totalled USD111 million, bringing the year-to-date total to USD151 million, according to figures released by Cleantech Group’s i3 platform. Kaiima, an Agriculture & Forestry company, raised USD65 million from Horizon Ventures, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Infinity Group, Draper
EcoFactor has closed USD10 million in its Series B financing round with NRG Energy as a new investor joining Claremont Creek Ventures, RockPort Capital Partners, and Aster Capital. The investment will go towards the development of new services, enhancing EcoFactor's award-winning home energy service, and expanding its engineering and sales
There is room for a further “sell-off” of emerging market currencies, because countries with large external imbalances, such as Turkey (TRY), India (INR), Brazil (BRL), South Africa (ZAR) and Indonesia (IDR) remain vulnerable to rising US yields, says Macelo Assalin (pictured), lead portfolio manager, emerging market debt local currency strategies
TresVista, a provider of customised financial services, has formed a strategic partnership with Bowline Capital Partners, a European boutique advisory firm with a merchant banking ethos. The partnership will see TresVista become an integral part of Bowline's execution and business development efforts. It is expected to boost TresVista's presence in Europe while
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