Graham Stock (pictured), chief strategist at Insparo Asset Management comments on China-Africa relations ahead of the China-Africa Business Summit… “China is a source of valuable inward investment for Africa and will remain a long-term source of demand for African exports. The focus to date has been on oil and base
StepStone Group has held the final closing of its secondary private equity fund, StepStone Secondary Opportunities Fund II, with total commitments of USD450m. The fund exceeded its original target of USD350m, closing at its hard cap. Together with allocated capital from separately managed accounts, StepStone has raised approximately USD650m
RWC has launched a Cayman-based European Focus Fund with USD145m under management, representing support from existing investors. The fund will be managed by the European Focus team who joined RWC from Hermes in October 2012 and replicates the existing strategy they have managed in a UK limited partnership since
Gravitas is expanding its presence in India, including moving to a new larger office in Mumbai, prompted by an increase in demand for its services. Gravitas is a co-sourcing platform providing cloud technology, collaborative outsourcing, risk support and research to the alternative investment industry. “The alternative asset management industry has
The Market Authority of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) has approved its 5,000th security for admission to its Official List. The listed security, sponsored by Ogier, is a special purpose vehicle from specialist real estate debt provide, Capital A Finance. The milestone, achieved in its 15th year,
NYSE Euronext (NYX) is a partner of the eighth Smallcap Event organised by CF&B Communication on 15 and 16 April at the Salons Hoche in Paris. The annual forum attracted around 180 investors from the euro zone and 45 companies listed on NYSE Euronext’s European market with market capitalisations of
Private equity firm KPS Capital Partners has held the first and final closing of KPS Special Situations Fund IV with USD3.5bn in investor capital commitments. The fund will be focused on controlling investments in corporate carve-outs, turnarounds, restructurings, bankruptcies and other special situations. KPS Fund IV, which had
Resonance Asset Management, an alternative asset management firm founded by industry veteran Nick Wood, has raised GBP35m in assets for its inaugural wind energy income fund. With a distribution agreement in place via boutique investment bank Dexion Capital, initial commitments were raised from pension funds, insurance companies and family
The Myanmar government has issued an announcement launching the long-awaited auction of 30 offshore blocks of oil and gas exploration (11 shallow water and 19 deep water) on production sharing basis. The bids for both offshore and onshore blocks came online after both were postponed in August 2012 when
Finagestion, a portfolio company of pan-African private equity firm Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), has been selected by REGIDESO (Régie de distribution d’eau), the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) public sector water distribution company, for a three-year technical services contract. The contract is partly funded by the World Bank as
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