Private equity real estate manager BPG Properties has changed its name to Equus Capital Partners. The firm’s new name, Equus, is derived from the Latin word for “horse” and was chosen because the animal symbolises strength, agility, dependability and hard work. There will be no other changes in the firm’s
The ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund has surpassed USD200m in assets. “Over the past decade, private equity has significantly outperformed traditional benchmarks, such as the S&P 500 and MSCI World Index,” says Adam Goldman, co-portfolio manager of the ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity fund. “We
Grail Advisory Partners, a specialist M&A advisory boutique with offices in New York and Geneva, has changed its name to PL Advisors. The new branding further emphasises the firm’s exclusive focus on strategic advice for financial services firms and distinguishes it from Grail Partners, a merchant bank focused on private
Private equity firm Versa Capital Management has launched Vestis Retail Group, a retail platform that comprises two retailers owned by Versa: Bob’s Stores and Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS). EMS is the second largest US multi-channel retailer of human-powered outdoor sports apparel and equipment. Bob’s sells value-oriented footwear, apparel, work wear
The Japanese Yen has fallen sharply while the Euro is at its highest level against the US dollar since 2011. Keith Wade, Chief Economist and Clive Dennis, Head of Currencies at Schroders, share their views on the latest outbreak of currency wars and the impact this is having on the
Fulcrum Equity Partners, an Atlanta-based growth equity firm, has closed its second fund, Fulcrum Growth Fund II (FGF II), with capital commitments in excess of USD93m, surpassing its target of USD75m. One of Fulcrum’s key strategies is to recruit successful entrepreneurs to the investor group, and FGF II now has
Blackstone has reported record full year, revenue, assets under management and public company earnings. Stephen A Schwarzman (pictured), chairman and chief executive officer, says: “The fourth quarter of 2012 capped a year of record financial performance for Blackstone, with full-year revenues of over USD4bn and economic net income of USD2bn,
Shareholders of Young Innovations have voted to adopt the agreement and plan of merger providing for the acquisition of the company by an affiliate of private equity firm Linden Capital Partners. Approximately 98.96 per cent voted in favour of the adoption of the merger agreement, which represented approximately 90.06 per
Evercore Partners’ adjusted pro forma net revenues were a record USD638.9m for the 12 months ended 31 December 2012, compared to USD520.4m for the 12 months ended 31 December 2011. Adjusted pro forma net revenues were USD212.0m for the quarter ended 31 December 2012, compared with USD111.6m and USD149.2m for
Manager of the RWC Europe Absolute Alpha Fund, Ajay Gambhir (pictured) believes that European Equities offer his equity long/short strategy some of the greatest investment opportunities in the last ten years. Gambhir has highlighted two reasons for optimism for the asset class. Firstly, the dislocations in European equities have been
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