The US fiscal cliff is for now the major tail risk still on the table, says Valentijn van Nieuwenhuijzen, Head of Strategy at ING IM… Although there is hope that a compromise may be reached before year-end, the uncertainty keeps US businesses and consumers as well as investors cautious. We
Capital For Enterprise Ltd (CfEL), the UK Government’s fund of funds manager, has confirmed the launch of Longwall Ventures ECF, the 12th enterprise capital fund and second fund for the Longwall Venture Partners. Longwall Ventures ECF comprises GBP25m of government investment alongside GBP15m from private investors. Enterprise capital funds address
Valores Capital Partners (VCP), a new boutique merchant bank with offices and senior personnel in New York and Mumbai, has launched with the intention of focusing on "high growth/high margin" businesses within the global financial services sector. Within the financial services sector, Valores has a dual focus. One is the
For the period ending 30 June 2012, European private equity performance showed positive returns across all investment horizons and moved in a positive trajectory in the one-year, three-year and ten-year time horizons, compared to December 2011, according to Thomson Reuters. Venture capital fund returns in the one-year time horizon moved
In 2013 at least one European next-generation technology company will achieve a USD1bn value through a sale, IPO or fundraising. This prediction from Magister Advisors, global M&A advisers to the technology industry, reflects how quickly the next wave of European tech companies is maturing into high value businesses. The
Haddington Ventures has closed its latest private equity fund, Haddington Energy Partners IV (HEP IV), with total committed capital of nearly USD350m targeted for investments in midstream energy infrastructure. According to senior managing partner Chris Jones, HEP IV is targeting conventional midstream opportunities and is seeking to invest in experienced
DCG Luxembourg managing director Daniela Klasén-Martin (pictured) says the new risk management requirements introduced by this year’s revision of the grand duchy’s SIF law are only the start for asset managers that fall within the scope of the EU’s AIFM Directive… On March 26 Luxembourg’s parliament passed legislation amending the
Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has added a dedicated transaction advisory group (TAG) to its German office, which forms part of A&M’s pan-European business. This is in addition to its established business lines of restructuring, performance improvement (PI) and global forensic and dispute services (GFD) in Germany.
Blackstone has launched a solar programme that has the potential to cut energy costs by approximately 10 per cent and improve environmental performance across the portfolio of companies and real estate assets it manages on behalf of its investors. This collaborative initiative by Blackstone’s private equity, real estate, and advisory
At the end of October, HVPE’s estimated net asset value per share was USD11.54, a nominal USD0.01 per share (0.1 per cent) decrease from 30 September 2012. This change mainly reflects decreases in the value of publicly-traded investments and ongoing operating expenses, which were partially offset by an increase the
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