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Handling private credit strategies in a challenging macro environment 

Private Credit Strategies have recently attracted the attention of the LPs’ and more broadly the investor community. The main reason is performance: investors are looking at ways to enhance their returns on traditional credit and fixed income portfolios which have displayed meagre returns over the last couple of years due

S&P Capital IQ completes initiative to expand European and US private company data

S&P Capital IQ has completed an initiative to expand its fundamental dataset to include over 3,000,000 privately-held businesses with over 500,000 of those with detailed financials in Southern Europe, the Nordics, Germany, Austria, France, the UK and the US.   Following a thorough process of quality checks, similar to those

EVCA launches interactive map of private equity at work in Europe

The European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EVCA) has released an interactive map of European case studies to illustrate how private equity works in practice. The map is a resource of concrete examples of companies all over Europe that have worked with private equity in order to grow and develop.   It

Pictet highlights the need for private investment in the water sector

Governments and supranational organisations have a crucial role to play in helping the world secure its natural resources but they cannot solve these problems on their own – the private sector will have to make a major contribution, says Pictet Asset Management.   Overall, the world will need to invest

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Carlyle to offer senior notes

Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, senior notes of Carlyle Holdings II Finance LLC, its indirect subsidiary.   The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by The Carlyle Group and its indirect subsidiaries, Carlyle Holdings I, Carlyle Holdings II and

Bill Wiggin, Apex Emerging Manager Incubation Services

Apex to offer free office space and advisory service for fund start-ups

Apex Fund Services, one of the world’s largest independent fund administration companies, is offering free office facilities and fund incubation services to fund managers looking to start a new fund.   The new office facilities service forms part of a new division, Apex Emerging Manager Incubation Services (EMIS), aimed at

EVCA welcomes EC green paper on long-term investing

The European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association has welcomed the European Commission’s new green paper on long-term investing and says it is looking forward to playing a full part in the debate the paper’s publication has begun.   According to the ECVA, much in the way of current regulation

Aviva Investors and UK GIB to fund one of UK’s largest NHS energy centres

Aviva Investors and the UK Green Investment Bank are to provide approximately GBP36m of funding for a new energy innovation centre for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.   The centre is designed to deliver substantial financial and carbon emissions savings for the trust and is expected

Cross Atlantic Capital Partners’ initial VC fund to wind down

After a number of successful exits, including three IPOs, Cross Atlantic Capital Partners (XACP) is terminating its vintage 1999 fund, Cross Atlantic Technology Fund (XATF).   As part of the termination process, XATF is liquidating its remaining portfolio company holdings, including its 668,572 shares of common stock in Rubicon Technology

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More wealthy Americans turn to alternative investments to reach financial goals

Affluent Americans are more likely to allocate assets to alternative investment strategies in asset classes such as private equity, real estate investment trusts and hedge funds today than they have been for several years.   That is especially true for half of high-net-worth investors who say they are better off

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