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
Lexington Partners, an independent manager of co-investment and secondary acquisition funds, has held the final close of Lexington Co-Investment Partners III and associated vehicles (CIP III), with committed capital totalling USD1.57bn. CIP III, which held its first closing in 2012, received commitments above its target and is one of
North American private equity firms have pivoted from cost-cutting and value-preservation to more of a growth agenda for the companies they back. This shift has set the stage for positioning companies well at the outset of the deal to achieve successful, higher value exits while also driving higher returns, according
Carey Olsen and Heritage International Fund Managers have advised on the launch of a new Guernsey closed-ended fund which raised GBP130m on listing on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange on 12 July 2013. A first of its kind in the UK, Bluefield Solar Income Fund will focus
Steven O’Hanlon, Head of Fixed Income at ACPI Investment Managers comments on the latest RBI figures… The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is to tighten domestic market liquidity through various measures including capping the amount of liquidity available at the repo rate, and conducting open market operations. The upshot
Arthur Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, has closed Arthur Ventures Growth Fund II (AVII). The fund enables Arthur Ventures to continue forging partnerships with leading entrepreneurs to develop innovative solutions and build high-growth businesses that shape new markets. AVII is a USD45m
Investcorp’s US-based hedge fund business and Kortright Capital Partners, a New York-based investment manager led by co-founders Matthew Taylor and Ty Popplewell, have formed a strategic partnership to provide Kortright stable growth capital while offering Investcorp and its investors access to a specialised event equity strategy. Founded in 2010,
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