Equity markets have had a torrid time of late, buffeted by the headwinds of slowing economic growth, and the ongoing worries about the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis. However, amongst all the gloom there are still some bright spots, says Willem Sels, UK Head of Investment Strategy at HSBC Private Bank…
The Isle of Man’s Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced a radical shake-up of Financial Services that will mean a more collaborative approach with industry and the creation of a new Public Private Sector promotional model allowing the sharing of resource and funding between all parties. Working closely together
Seventy-eight per cent of all retail advisors are presently using alternative investments within client portfolios. According to a new report released this week by Cogent Research, the primary reasons that advisors are using alternatives are to further diversify portfolios (83%), manage risk (80%), or to achieve absolute returns (54%).
LGT Capital Partners, the global alternative investment manager, has signed an agreement with HSH Nordbank AG to acquire EUR369 million of original commitments from 29 different limited partnerships focused on European small and mid-market buyout funds. The portfolio is a strong complementary fit to LGT Capital Partners’ leading position
Revolution Capital Group, a Los Angeles based private equity firm, has made a majority investment in the Capital Exchange, or CapXG, an interactive, web-based, networking site serving the financial community. The company connects Investment Banks, Private Equity firms, Hedge Funds, M&A professionals and lending institutions all through a free,
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and its partners AXA Private Equity and Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec have closed the acquisition of French based multi-technical services company, SPIE, from PAI partners. On 31 May, 2011, it was announced that CD&R and its partners, had signed an exclusivity agreement
E la Carte, the maker of Presto, a customer-facing tableside tablet for restaurant and related hospitality industries, has closed a USD4 million outside venture capital round from Lightbank, the technology investment fund created by Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell. E la Carte deploys the Presto on restaurant tables so that
Andrew Morris (pictured), managing director of Signature, a trading name of Rowan Dartington, on the current state of the markets and levels of company debt… Due to a combination of the Jackson Hole gathering and hurricane Irene, all eyes have again been on the United States. The country appears to be
It is too early to tell whether the equity market declines and volatility since early August will have a lasting impact on private equity markets, says Hans Markvoort (pictured), head of private equity investment solutions and general manager of listed fund of private equity funds Castle Private Equity… It is
DoubleVerify, a pioneer in online media verification and compliance, has received USD33 million in financing led by JMI Equity and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), two later stage US venture capital and private equity firms focused on investing in rapidly-growing software, Internet and business services companies. Other participants in the
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