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Alex Ohlsson, head of the corporate and finance group, Carey Olsen

Carey Olsen advises Kreos Capital on establishment of EUR120 million expert fund

Carey Olsen has advised Kreos Capital on the establishment of a new expert fund and an investment management company in Jersey. Regulatory consents and approvals were obtained in 2011 with initial drawdown of investor commitments expected early in 2012. The fund, Kreos Capital IV (Expert Fund) Limited, has EUR120 million

Norman Lamont, former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer

Lamont and Flanders set for debate at Guernsey Funds Forum

All eyes will be on former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont (pictured) and Economics Editor and Broadcaster Stephanie Flanders as they debate the future of the financial markets at the Guernsey Funds Forum 2012. The event, titled ‘Shaken not stirred’, will be held at the Grange St Paul’s

Rod Palmer, partner and global head of investment funds with Walkers

‘Business as usual’ for Walkers despite Maples & Calder move

In the wake of Walkers’ recent announcement regarding the sale of Walkers Management Services to Intertrust, Maples & Calder has made an approach to a small number of Walkers’ investment funds lawyers based in the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands – a move that Walkers says it was expecting. "This

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Distressed PE is the best performing private equity strategy, says Preqin

The PrEQin Distressed Private Equity Index stands at 322.1 as of September 2011 (rebased to 100 as of 31st December 2000), making distressed PE the best performing strategy over that time period. The PrEQIn Distressed Private Equity Index encompasses the distressed debt, turnaround and special situations fund types, and such

Crédit Agricole Private Equity becomes Omnes Capital

Crédit Agricole Private Equity is changing its name to become Omnes Capital, following its sale by Crédit AGricole to Coller Capital, which completed on 29 March. This transaction follows the acquisition by Coller Capital from Crédit Agricole SA of a portfolio of assets managed by Crédit Agricole Private Equity which

Norman Lamont, former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer

Lamont and Flanders set for debate at Guernsey Funds Forum

All eyes will be on former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont (pictured) and Economics Editor and Broadcaster Stephanie Flanders as they debate the future of the financial markets at the Guernsey Funds Forum 2012. The event, titled ‘Shaken not stirred’, will be held at the Grange St Paul’s

Yannick Naud, Portfolio Manager, Glendevon King Asset Management

Election uncertainty impacts French bank valuations

French banks’ valuations are being weighed down by uncertainties over the French presidential election, says Yannick Naud (pictured), French Portfolio Manager at Glendevon King Asset Management in London… If Hollande is elected, his proposed measures on tightening banking regulations would push up costs and reduce earnings, by as much as

JP Morgan launches alternative investment reporting portal

JP Morgan Worldwide Securities Services has launched Alternative Investment Reporting, a new interactive portal enabling alternative asset managers across Hedge Fund, Private Equity and Real Estate strategies to view, analyse and extract their fund administration data from dashboards, workflow tools and reports. This is the latest addition to JP Morgan

Paul Hastings represents Monitise on GBP109m acquisition of Clairmail

Law firm Paul Hastings LLP represented Monitise plc (LSE: MONI) on the acquisition of Clairmail Inc, a US provider of mobile banking and payments solutions. Monitise plc is a technology and services company delivering mobile banking, payments and commerce networks worldwide. The Acquisition values Clairmail at approximately USD173m (GBP109m), based

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