Experian Corpfin has confirmed Grant Thornton UK as the number one financial adviser to UK companies by deal volume for 2012, with reported deals advised on rising to 121. This is the second year Grant Thornton has topped the annual ranking and was achieved despite the total volume of industry
The Carlyle Group has reported USD0.49 per common unit in distributable earnings in Q4 2012 and USD1.39 per common unit in distributable earnings since The Carlyle Group IPO in May 2012. A quarterly distribution of USD0.85 per common unit has been declared, along with aggregate distributions of USD1.12 per common
Energy Capital has held the final close of Energy Capital Partners Mezzanine Opportunities Fund at USD805m in total commitments, significantly exceeding the USD500m target. The fund, which already has made two investments, was formed in response to the strong flow of attractive debt and preferred equity opportunities seen in the
Cayman Finance has issued a statement regarding the US Senate Finance Commission confirmation hearing of Jack Lew… At the recent United States (US) Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing Mr Jack Lew, President Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, was asked about his investment in a Cayman Islands (Cayman) investment fund domiciled
Blue Sage Capital, an Austin, Texas-based private investment firm, has closed its oversubscribed second fund with commitments totalling USD150m, 50 per cent above target, with the help of Navatar Private Equity CRM. Blue Sage Capital specialises in growth, recapitalisation and buyout financings of smaller middle market companies based in Texas
International investment bank Altium has opened an office in Frankfurt, Germany. The new office is Altium’s ninth in Europe and it will expand the firm’s debt advisory and financial restructuring practice overseas. The opening of the Frankfurt office comes shortly after Altium agreed exclusive partnerships with independent US advisory
HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE) has reported an estimated net asset value per share of USD12.12, a USD0.19 per share (1.6 per cent) increase from 31 December 2012 and a 6.1 per cent increase during the financial year ended 31 January 2013. This change resulted primarily from increases in the
The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) has launched a new Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) training course and qualification for financial advisers. The qualification, heralded during the EISA chairman’s annual reception at the House of Lords, marks an important milestone for the EIS sector, and will allow more advisers to be
HIG WhiteHorse, an affiliate of global private equity firm HIG Capital, has closed WhiteHorse VI, a USD415.5m collateralised loan obligation (CLO) fund. RBS Securities served as placement agent for a portion of the securities in the transaction. The closing of the CLO allows WhiteHorse to continue to invest in the
Fort Lauderdale-based private equity firm IBS Investment Bank – a division of Institutional Banking Services – has launched its USD350m open-ended IBS Debt Ventures Fund IV. Backed by seven major institutional investors, the real estate fund was formed to assemble a portfolio of "opportunistic" investment funds focusing on investments in
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