CFOs of private equity and venture capital firms have reported a significant focus on preventing and detecting fraud within their firms and portfolio companies in a recent industry survey conducted by Corporate Resolutions, Inc. The survey, which polled CFOs of private equity and venture capital firms in the United States,
Retirement plan sponsors are continuing to give investment allocations to hedge funds, private equity funds and other alternative investments. However, plan sponsors are no longer focused solely on performance but are also seeking more information on fund operations in order to assess the total risk facing pension assets invested with
UK Infrastructure investment received a boost last week, following the government’s confirmation of its commitment to develop the UK’s road and rail network. There are currently seven investment companies investing exclusively in infrastructure projects and their ability to pay relatively high dividends has made the sector increasingly attractive to today’s
Livingstone Partners, the international corporate finance advisory firm focused on mid-market M&A transactions, has advised on the sale of TVC Group Ltd to The Economist Group for an undisclosed sum. Livingstone’s media:tech team advised the shareholders of TVC, including private equity house ISIS Equity Partners, on the transaction. TVC is
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
Don Steinbrugge, managing member of third-party marketing firm Agecroft Partners, says that in a highly competitive marketplace with more than 2,000 funds of hedge funds, firms can defy current industry headwinds and raise assets successfully by identifying a market niche within three areas: strategy focus, fund structure and investor segment.
Red Commerce, backed by Dunedin in a GBP44 million buyout, has become the first UK specialist supplier of SAP consultants to build a national presence in Brazil. This is the third international office opening since the Dunedin buyout in July 2011. Giles Derry (pictured)a partner at Dunedin on the board
The financial crisis has created significant opportunities for investors in private debt, according to James Witter (pictured), Head of Investment Advisory & Solutions at SVG Advisers… One of the big investment opportunities to have emerged out of the current economic environment is the provision of private debt to the buyout
The Swiss Funds Association (SFA) only agrees in part with the Federal Council’s dispatch with regard to a partial revision of the Collective Investment Schemes Act (CISA). In particular, the SFA is critical of the globally unique discrimination of the Swiss financial sector and the lack of measures to strengthen
Just nine per cent of LPs who currently express an interest in co-investments expect to reduce their allocations to these investments in the future, a Preqin study reveals. A significant proportion are championing the perceived benefits of co-investment, which include better control over investments, the strengthening of GP relationships and
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