Returns on investments in US private equity and venture capital funds were negative for the three-month period ending 30 September, 2011, marking the end of a series of nine consecutive quarters of positive performance for both alternative asset classes. The downward turn was due in part to the escalating debt
Apex Fund Services has launched Apex Funds 247, an online reporting solution for both investors and investment managers that provides greater portfolio transparency and performance attribution analysis. Apex Funds 247 enables investors to quickly and easily access investment manager information via an online dashboard. As well as over 80 regular
European equity markets are ‘incredibly cheap’ but investors should ‘remain cautious’, says Stephanie Kretz, a member of the Investment Strategy Team for Private Banking at Lombard Odier… European equity markets are incredibly cheap. At a country level, Italy’s price to 10-year average earning currently stands 72% below its historical average
Tough market conditions are driving chairmen and non-executive directors across the private equity space to rethink remuneration structures according to the initial findings of a survey from specialist leadership consultancy Tyler Mangan and corporate finance advisory firm Clearwater Corporate Finance. The preliminary responses suggest that changes in expectations, lengthening
The acceleration and growth of internet marketing has led Michael Sherman, founder and CEO of search engine optimisation and digital marketing specialists Qualified Impressions, LLC, to launch a venture capital program geared toward funding start-ups, growing existing businesses, buying ideas, and the acquisition of established businesses. WeFundVentures.com (WFV) aims to
Almost two-thirds of investors are planning to make new private equity investments in the first half of 2012, the latest Preqin research reveals. The results of the most recent Preqin Investor Outlook: Private Equity found that although investors remain cautious, almost three-quarters are planning to make new commitments in the
Foreign direct investment into the Netherlands increased by 25% in 2011, showing that the Netherlands remains a stable, competitive and highly-connected location for companies to service mainland Europe, according to the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA). In 2011, the NFIA attracted more than 4,300 jobs, EUR1.47 billion in investment pledges,
Barry Norris (pictured), Partner, Argonaut Capital Partners and Manager of the Ignis Argonaut European Alpha Fund, on how the Eurozone is defying the doom-mongers… When S&P downgraded France, Spain and Italy earlier this year it was seen by many observers to be confirmation that the Euro-zone was insolvent and the
Pan-African private equity firm 8 Miles LLP has completed a first close of the 8 Miles Fund (‘The Fund’), having attracted capital commitments totalling USD200 million. Cornerstone investors supporting The Fund include global financial institutions such as IFC (part of the World Bank), African Development Bank, and CDC (the UK
The latest Deloitte Buyout Track 100 league table, which ranks Britain’s fastest growing mid-market private equity backed businesses over the past two financial years, features four companies backed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven). The strong showing by Adler and Allan, Elite Insurance, Homelux Nenplas and Westway Services, means that Maven is one of the
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