Better Capital Limited intends to raise further capital through an issue of new 2012 Shares for investment in a new fund, Better Capital Fund II, to invest principally in UK and Irish turnaround opportunities. A total of GBP158 million has been raised under Firm Placing, with up to a further
Enzo Puntillo (pictured) , Head/CIO Fixed Income at Swiss & Global Asset Management, assesses the prospects for fixed income investments… Inflation linked bonds have continued to post strong absolute returns. The strongest returns came from USD and GBP (4.8% and 6.3% respectively measured by Barclays index data) while returns from
Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will spur an increase in mutual Russian-European investment, and European companies should look East to the Russian market for new sources of growth. These were key themes addressed by Kirill Dmitriev, Chief Executive Officer of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), in
HarbourVest Global Private Equity’s estimated Economic NAV at 30 November is USD910.9 million, or USD11.01 per share, down 1.6% (USD0.18) per share from 31 October. This change was driven by decreases in the value of publicly-traded holdings to 30 November 2011 (approximately USD0.10 per share), negative foreign currency movement (USD0.10
In the wake of inflationary pressure, the on-going loosening by China of its monetary policy is likely to be a key catalyst in ensuring the outperformance of emerging market equities compared to developed markets. However, with the crisis in the Eurozone spreading out further towards the core countries in the
Ashurst LLP has advised GE Capital Equity, General Electric’s investment vehicle, as well as the Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement (FSI), on their minority investments in the group AD Industrie. An industrial group founded in 2004, and formed by successive acquisitions, today AD Industrie is a large French contractor specialised in the
Willem Sels (pictured), UK Head of Investment Strategy at HSBC Private Bank, on last week’s ECB meeting… The European Central Bank (ECB) last week provided the expected 0.25% rate cut and came to the rescue of banks, but not Eurozone governments. It gave a big boost to banks, by agreeing
Octopus Investments (Octopus) is reducing its annual management charge (from 1.75% to 1.25%) and capping the running costs on its flagship solar Venture Capital Trust (VCT) product, Octopus VCT 3&4. Adviser fees remain unchanged. This action has been taken to ensure that, despite the reduction in Feed‐in Tariffs (FiT) for
After the turbulence, trauma and topsy-turvy markets that investors have endured in 2011, it is no wonder that we are all tiredly gazing towards 2012 with some trepidation, says Thomas Beckett, CIO of PSigma Investment Management… Events over the last few weeks have once again encapsulated the perilous and punishing
Private equity investors (LPs) see major challenges for the industry in the next few years, according to Coller Capital’s latest Global Private Equity Barometer – but despite these worries they think 2012 will be a good vintage year and they expect strong medium-term returns from their private equity portfolios. Fallout
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