Private equity firms will propel deal-making forward in 2012 as they race to put vast sums of ageing dry powder to work before investment periods expire, but face strong headwinds, says Bain & Company. According to the report, uncertainties in the economic outlook and volatile equity markets will make it
Private equity houses are parachuting more interim managers into their portfolio businesses to implement turnaround strategies in order to manage debt levels and boost profitability, according to Interim Partners. Interim Partners says that around 80% of the mandates it receives from private equity houses are now for interim managers
Apex Fund Services has successfully completed a Type 2 examination under Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No.16 (SSAE 16), and under the International Standard on Assurance Engagements, Assurance Reports on Controls at a Service Organization (ISAE 3402). A key determination for completing an ISAE 3402 / SSAE 16
Eric van der Kleij of Tech City Investment Organisation on Songkick securing a further round of funding from US start-up venture capital, Sequoia Capital… Sequoia Capital’s USD10 million investment in Songkick is absolutely fantastic news, not only for the team at Songkick, but also for the London and UK start-up
Guernsey continues to establish itself as a leading international film finance centre and this week held its second event in London to showcase “Guernsey Film”. The event, held at Coutts in London attracted over 130 senior members of the UK film community and included presentations from both Guernsey and UK
Pareto Forvaltning, a Norwegian institutional asset management company, and Staur Private Equity, a Norwegian family-owned conglomerate have laucnhed Pareto Staur Energy, a global energy and energy services private equity fund. Pareto Forvaltning is part of the Pareto group, the largest independent investment bank in the energy sector in Europe. It
The German M&A market appears to have passed its low point. After the subdued deal flow in autumn 2011, both corporates and investment bankers believe that the environment for deals will improve in the months ahead, according to a new survey. Nonetheless, investment bankers still see the financing environment and
A delegation from Guernsey has been in Moscow to raise the Island’s profile as an international investment funds centre. The team was led by Fiona Le Poidevin, Deputy Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry. The itinerary included a series of meetings with
Private equity fundraising in the mid-market during 2011 reached EUR14.9bn in 2011 – an increase of around 40% on the previous year, when just EUR10.5bn was raised, according to Acanthus Adviser’s latest annual review of the sector. The firm’s European Mid-Market Fundraising Review 2012 has identified the top performing regions
The growing debt crisis in Europe and a strong US dollar heavily impacted global returns on alternative investments during last year’s third quarter. Private equity and venture capital funds that invest primarily in developed markets outside the US as well as those that target emerging markets each posted a loss
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