With the economy and the market showing ongoing signs of improvement, business optimism among investment managers is extremely high according to a poll by SEI (NASDAQ: SEIC). The poll, conducted at a recent event for the company’s investment manager clients, shows that a majority of participants (78 per cent) are
Forty-two US venture capital funds raised USD4.9 billion in the first quarter of 2012, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). This level marks a 35 per cent decrease by dollar commitments and a 9 per cent decline by number of funds compared to the first
Appleby (Cayman) has formed a dedicated Regulatory and Financial Services Team to provide advice to local and international clients on regulatory matters in the Cayman Islands.　　 The Regulatory and Financial Services Team will build on the wealth of the firm’s current expertise in this growing field. The focus of the
WTP Advisors has expanded its services to include a comprehensive Form PF Diagnostic. Form PF, a reporting obligation adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission is a challenging and lengthy undertaking for many hedge funds that are confronting quickly-approaching filing deadlines. “With all the confusion surrounding Form PF it really
Peakside Capital, a specialist European real estate private equity firm, is to acquire Allied Irish Banks, plc’s (AIB) Polish property fund management subsidiary and its interests in two Polonia Property Funds. This represents both Peakside’s first direct investment into Poland through its Peakside Real Estate Fund I (PREF) and
The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has welcome the announcement that HM Treasury will postpone the UK’s introduction of new provisions for Venture Capital Trusts. These rules will cap at GBP2 million the amount which can be invested in a small business by schemes such as VCTs, EIS and Seed Enterprise
Mobile video marketing company Mogreet has raised USD4.1 million in strategic capital, bringing its total funding raised to USD14.1 million. The round is being led by Black Diamond Ventures with participation from a number of other prominent investors, including DFJ Frontier, Ascend Ventures, Bryant Park Ventures and Draper Associates. The
Diamonds are emerging as a robust alternative investment asset class, says Fusion Alternatives… Last week the world’s third-largest mining company, Rio Tinto announced it was considering selling its diamond assets. This comes on the back of a similar announcement made last November by the world’s largest mining company, BHP Billiton.
AUA Private Equity Partners, an operationally-focused, lower middle-market private equity firm, has set up shop in New York. The firm aims to make equity investments in companies in the consumer, media and business services sectors with a particular focus on Hispanic-oriented companies and family-owned businesses located in the United States.
Private equity fundraising has remained relatively steady in the first quarter of the year, Preqin data shows. with current figures expected to increase by around 10-20% as further information becomes available, fundraising levels could come close to matching those seen in the last quarter of 2011. In addition to the
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