Private equity fund manager Platina Partners LLP (Platina) has successfully refinanced its Archangel project with debt funding from Commerzbank. Archangel is a 9.5MW solar photovoltaic project in Puglia, southern Italy. This is the second time that the Platina and Commerzbank have worked together, as Commerzbank provided part of the debt
Gardner Denver has entered into a share purchase agreement with the holders of 100 per cent of the outstanding shares of Robuschi S.p.A., a market leading European manufacturer of blowers and pumps, for a purchase price of approximately EUR152 million (USD207 million at current exchange rates). Robuschi is headquartered in
By Ashley Le Feuvre and Kate Anderson – One of the principal characteristics at present of the private equity sector in Jersey is a much longer lead time for investment than a few years ago, which has slowed up the fundraising process. Clients are conducting much more thorough due diligence than
By Simon Gray – With a growing reputation for expert capability within a broad-based financial services framework, Jersey seems poised to sustain a growth trend in the private equity sector that has continued even through the more difficult environment of the past three years. That period has seen consolidation among alternative
By Ben Robins – After two or three slower years for private equity activity, especially new fund launches, the industry is regaining momentum with the launch of new fund vehicles, mostly by established players drawing on their existing investor base. While the level of business and size of funds is still
By Jane Pearce and Daniel Richards – By seeking to accompany the signing of any Tiea with a joint declaration with the onshore government in question, Jersey aims to obtain wider international recognition for its financial services industry and fund products. For example, in 2008 the German government stated that
By Simon Gray – With a growing reputation as one of Europe’s key centres for the domicile and servicing of alternative investment vehicles, Jersey is starting to reap the benefits of its experience and expertise as the private equity industry at last shows some signs of recovery from the slump
Many opportunities exist for the patient investor, says Thomas Becket, Chief Investment Officer, PSigma Investment Management… We have just suffered the worst quarter for financial markets since 1928. Confidence is very low and markets are almost totally focussed on what might go wrong for the global economy. The press and
Everything old is new again – at least that’s what Kaye Scholer investment funds Partner Thomas Stromberg (pictured) believes is the start of a new private equity trend. “Cutting edge energy, financial services, healthcare and technology companies have been, and no doubt will continue to be, big draws for PE
The corollary to the recent falls in emerging market equities is that valuations begin to look attractive, says Bill O’Neill, EMEA Chief Investment Officer of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management… The MSCI Emerging Market Index is trading (as at end September) on an 8.8x one year forward price earnings ratio, nearly
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