Solar Investment Group SIF, a Luxembourg-based regulated Fund, is planning a new, 25 year, Infrastructure Fund focused on acquiring renewable energy power plants. The Fund, called Real Asset Energy Fund (RAEF), will be the third Fund managed by the team and, subject to regulatory approval, will begin investing in Q1
Short-term volatility remains likely, as policy makers in Europe – but also in the US – have a lot of fundamental problems to address. Markets remain sceptical that they will come up with the desired solutions and worry that politicians will remain behind the curve, says Willem Sels, UK Head
The business support services industry is set for a strong year according to the latest Smart Money study from business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP. The total value of investment deals for the sector is already on target to beat that of 2011, with 16 deals worth GBP1.7
On balance, investors (LPs) expect private equity to win a greater share of balanced investment portfolios over the next 3-5 years (with 42% of LPs expecting an increase and 19% expecting a decrease), according to Coller Capital’s latest Global Private Equity Barometer. But investors believe that LPs, GPs and governments
CAIS has expanded its menu of alternative investment funds and products to include private equity. Partners Group, a globally recognised leader in private equity, has selected CAIS to help reach the US independent wealth management channel. Through CAIS, advisors will be able to access a global private equity portfolio that
North America-based endowments, the fourth largest institutional private equity investor group, have steadily increased their investment in private equity in recent years, new Preqin research reveals. Such institutions remain committed to private equity investment, with 94% intending to increase or maintain their exposure to private equity in the longer term.
The assets under management of Luxembourg-domiciled funds reached a historic high of EUR2,225 billion at the end of April 2012, according to the Association of the Luxembourg Funds Industry (ALFI). Luxembourg remains the largest European fund centre, followed by France and Germany. Marc Saluzzi (pictured), Chairman of ALFI, says:
It would be possible for the ECB to underwrite all the existing and future debt of the Eurozone sovereigns, without moral hazard, but Greece should leave, says Piere Lagrange, manager of GLG’s European Long Short Fund… The underwriting MUST be conditional on the country achieving budget deficit and debt targets,
Institutional investors across the globe are demonstrating significant demand for alternatives to support investment objectives such as diversification and alpha generation, and these expanding allocations are spurring greater interest in customised, investor-driven implementation approaches, according to the 2012 Global Survey on Alternative Investing released today by Russell Investments. In 2010,
Sterling Partners, a middle market private equity firm with approximately USD5 billion in assets under management, is relocating its suburban Northbrook offices to downtown Chicago’s 401 North Michigan Avenue, which is located adjacent to the Chicago River at the gateway to the Magnificent Mile. "The decision by Sterling Partners to
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