Private equity and venture capital investment in Latin America reached USD1.79bn in the first half of 2012, down 60 per cent from the same period in 2011, according to the latest issue of Venture Equity Latin America from Thomson Reuters. The report is published by WTE, part of the tax
Carey Olsen has advised the Battle Against Cancer Investment Trust (BACIT Limited) on its establishment as a Guernsey registered closed-ended investment company and its recent flotation on the Main List of the London Stock Exchange. BACIT is a new investment company formed by a group of leading fund managers. It
Livingstone Partners’ debt advisory team has concluded a debt raise on behalf of online insurance intermediary iprism to repay a majority of the loan notes held by founder Gary Burke and his private equity backer Magenta Partners. Livingstone advised Burke on the equity capital raise which introduced Magenta into iprism
With the UK’s coalition completing half of its term in government, the Chancellor was under pressure to deliver more measures to stimulate growth in his Autumn Statement, says Azad Zangana, European Economist at Schroders… Facing a faltering economy largely knocked off course by external factors, George Osborne had little room
Tristan Capital Partners has raised over EUR170m of commitments to a first closing of its real estate private equity fund, European Property Investors Special Opportunities 3 (EPISO 3). The fund was launched to target investment opportunities being created by economic restructuring in distressed European markets where equity and debt capital
Platte River Equity has held the closing of its third private equity investment fund, Platte River Equity III. Platte River launched fundraising in June of this year with an initial target of USD350m and closed Fund III at its hard cap of USD405m. Platte River’s investor base is comprised of
Boston-based private equity firm Mansa Capital Management’s debut healthcare growth fund has invested USD7m into Independent Living Systems as the fund’s flagship investment. “Mansa Capital is focused on the intersection of healthcare policy, clinical research, technology development and demographic trends,” says Ruben J. King-Shaw Jr, managing partner and chief investment
State Street has published a Vision paper which explores how the continued volatility of global financial markets has identified weaknesses in investment portfolios, causing institutional investors to reconsider their asset allocation strategies. According to “The Asset Owners’ Perspective: Evolving Investment and Operational Models”, investors are using new approaches to liquidity
NBGI Private Equity has backed a GBP23.5m management buy-in of the cake division of McCambridge Group Holdings, one of the largest producers of private label cakes for the UK food industry. The business, which operates from four primary manufacturing locations in the UK and a further facility in Poland, will
Ian Bagshaw, co-head of Linklaters’ private equity sector group sees significant activity within the private equity European community in 2013 as the PE industry faces up to its evolving landscape five years on from the “crunch”… Activity will be a mix of new money, restructurings and exits in part to
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