Guinness Asset Management’s Guinness EIS 5 – a discretionary managed service will invest in UK sustainable energy companies through the tax-efficient EIS structure – is now open for investment.   Guinness EIS 5 is targeting attractive risk-weighted returns by making investments in UK sustainable energy companies which have predictable revenues,

The next 12 to 18 months will be pivotal for the long-term trends in the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), says Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance… 22 July 2013 was the ‘deadline’ for the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA)

Private equity firm Brynwood Partners has completed the first and final close of its latest fund, Brynwood Partners VII, with USD400m of committed capital.   "We are both pleased and proud to announce the first and final close of Brynwood VII with USD400m of committed capital, the largest fund in

Mid-market private equity specialist Graphite Capital has closed its eighth fund, Graphite Capital Partners VIII, with commitments of GBP475m.   Further commitments are likely to come in over the next few weeks bringing the total to over GBP500m.   Existing investors provided over 85 per cent of the fund, many

Peak Rock Capital has held the final closing of its initial investment vehicle Peak Rock Capital Fund with committed capital of USD700m.    The fund was oversubscribed and greatly exceeded its initial target of USD400m.    The fund’s limited partners include private pension, public pension, sovereign wealth, foundation and endowment,

There has been a dramatic improvement in funding conditions for UK growth companies, according to research by UK mid-market private equity firm ECI Partners. ECI’s poll of over 650 growth companies shows companies are finding it easier to tap bank funding, with a significant increase in companies looking to public