LongueVue Capital (LVC), a New Orleans-based private equity firm, has held the final closing of LongueVue Capital Partners II, L.P. ("LVC II"), a private fund with up to USD175 million of capital available to make private equity and debt investments in lower middle market companies. LVC II focuses on growth-oriented
Chris Cummings, CEO of TheCityUK, welcomes UK Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget Statement… The reductions in both corporation tax and personal tax announced today send a strong signal that the ‘open for business’ sign over the UK is well and truly lit. Announcing a future reduction in the top rate of
Index Ventures has launched its first fund solely dedicated to making investments in the life sciences sector. This EUR150m fund includes investments from several of Index’s largest existing limited partners and two companies, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and the venture capital affiliate of the Janssen pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen).
MMC has launched a second Growth Generation Fund – the only EIS venture capital fund targeted specifically at young investors. MMC’s first fund, raised in 2010, is now filly invested. The new fund is aimed at investors aged 18-35 with GBP2,500 to GBP10,000 to invest. Investors in the Growth Generation
M&A firm AdMedia Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to KRG Capital Partners (KRG), a Denver-based private equity firm, in an investment in Ansira Partners, an independent engagement marketing agency. Ansira, a leading independent engagement marketing agency, is the third platform company for KRG in advertising and marketing services. Ansira
GroFin, the multinational pioneer of growth finance working to create real impact through the support of small and medium businesses, has seen its funds under management grow from USD260 million to USD323 million. These funds are invested in supporting entrepreneurs and business people to start or grow a business. The
The Alliance of Alternative Asset Professionals (TAAAPs), a non-profit organisation that provides education and up-to-date market information to professionals in the alternative asset industry, has launched a new website featuring informative articles written by industry experts, a calendar of educational and networking events, and information on the numerous charities supported
Ernst & Young has re-established an office in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), after a multi-year absence. The global accounting and consulting firm, which has 152,000 employees in 140 jurisdictions globally, has a staff of six in the BVI and hopes that will expand to double figures by mid-summer. According
HarbourVest Global Private Equity’s (HVPE) estimated net asset value (NAV) at the end of February is USD11.43, a USD0.01 per share increase from 31 January 2012 (USD11.42), its third consecutive monthly increase. This modest adjustment reflects positive public markets and foreign currency movement during February, as well as adjustments to
By Olivier Sciales – Luxembourg’s Parliament has adopted on 6 March legislation amending the February 2007 law on Specialised Investment Funds, adapting the highly successful SIF regime to European and international developments regarding regulation and transparency of alternative investments. The revised legislation reflects in particular the requirements of the European
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