By Philip Graham (pictured), Harneys – The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is the world’s second largest domicile of offshore investment funds and a leading international finan
By Matt Mulry (pictured), Dillon Eustace – The Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (Directive 2011/ 61/EU (“AIFMD”)) and its supplementary regulation will from 22 July 2013 introduce an authorisation regime for the marketing and management of alternative investment funds (“AIFs”) within the European Union (“EU”). Following 22 July 2013
By Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), Guernsey Finance – In July 2013 the global economy is continuing to throw up significant events but these are nothing in comparison with what we s
By Jennifer Fox, Dillon Eustace – The EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (2011/61/EC) (“AIFMD” or “the Directive”) will be transposed into Irish legislation by implementing regulations and will come into effect on 22 July, 2013. In Ireland the implementation of AIFMD is grounded not only on the Directive and
By Ashley Le Feuvre, Volaw Fund Services Group – After a lengthy period of negotiation and development the European Union’s (the “EU”) Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD” or the “Directive”) finally comes into force on 22 July 2013. Following implementation and in order to continue marketing their funds to
By Malta Financial Services Authority – The law on investment services in Malta has undergone a number of significant changes in preparation for the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (hereinafter referred to as the “AIFMD”). Among these changes has been the issue of second tier legislation in
Global mergers and acquisitions activity is on the increase, according to Taxand, an organisation of tax advisers to multinational businesses. However, the organisation warns that the increase is marginal. M&A activity continues to be inhibited by pressures from the global economy. With such a large disparity in M&A activity
JP Anderson has formed a new private equity fund, The Sierra Leone Development Fund I, which will promote economic development in Sierra Leone, West Africa. JP Anderson is looking to raise and invest USD100m in small to medium-sized businesses and government related agency projects. The fund will seek
Cintrifuse’s fund of funds is investing in two funds which the firm believes have the ability for early stage venture leadership in Cincinnati. The two funds are Allos Ventures Fund II with offices in Cincinnati and Indianapolis and Sigma Prime Ventures Fund IX based in Boston. "Cintrifuse’s aim
A large section of firms taken over by private equity buy-outs see their performance fall even further behind their industry rivals, according to a new study. In the first statistical analysis of the private equity’s institutional buy-outs (IBO), which made up nearly half of all public-to-private buy-outs during the researched
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