Bill Crossan (pictured), managing partner at Growth Capital Partners, looks to 2012 and why, despite a gloom-laden economy there is still cause for optimism… We stand in unprecedented times. None of us can be certain what the future holds, but what we can be certain of is that we need
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has launched a new global financial investors group to deliver a fully integrated offering to global financial investors, including Private Equity, Infrastructure Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) and Alternative Capital Providers (ACPs). Led by corporate partners Ludwig Leyendecker (pictured) and David Higgins, the new
Oxfam is taking a lead in demonstrating to the financial industry that investments can deliver both social and financial returns, with the creation of a unique investment fund. 

 The Small Enterprise Impact Investment Fund (SEIIF) is a joint initiative between Oxfam and asset management group, Symbiotics. The first fund
BlackRock, Inc has reported full year diluted EPS of USD12.37, up 17% from 2010. Fourth quarter 2011 net income of USD555 million was down 7% from third quarter 2011 and 16% from a year ago. Operating income for the fourth quarter and full year 2011 was USD808 million and USD3.2
International fund service provider Ifina Group and Isle of Man-based fiduciary service provider IQE have announced a co-operation initiative designed to strengthen both firms’ expertise, extend the services offered to clients and allow each firm to gain access to new jurisdictions. According to Ifina director Derek Adler (pictured), the two
The Luxembourg funds industry continued to expand over the last 12 months despite the eurozone crisis and declines in major stock indices. The number of funds in Luxembourg rose by 4.84% to 3,833 and net sales amounted to EUR16.998bn. While total AUM decreased over the period by EUR101.453bn, mainly as
Millennium Technology Value Partners completed a record year of capital deployment in 2011, continuing its focus on investing in many of the world’s leading private technology companies. Millennium disclosed 18 portfolio companies receiving new or follow-on investment in the last 18 months. These include: Chegg, Twitter, Good Technology, Tumblr, BeachMint,
EQT has decided to domicile future EQT funds onshore in Europe. Potential new jurisdictions include the UK, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, but also other onshore alternatives, for instance Sweden, will be considered. EQT’s funds are currently domiciled in Guernsey. A number of steps have been taken within the EU to
Quantum Capital Fund (QCF), a multi-staged venture capital firm, has officially launched a USD200 million fund in the US. Founded in South Africa in 2004 by Julian Pencilliah, QCF provides direct investments and business expertise to organisations operating across the information technology, online media and Internet-related sectors. QCF’s first US
SIG is increasing its weighting to equities against a background of almost universal investor pessimism, according to the firm’s latest monthly asset allocation report. In his monthly note, SIG CIO James Millard says, “investors remain very overweight cash” but “we are considerably more optimistic on the outlook for markets than
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