In connection with its conditional acquisition of a portfolio of 38 mid-market buyout co-investments in an all share transaction valued at approximately USD91.9 million, JP Morgan Private Equity Limited (JPEL or the Company) has been informed that Liberum Capital Limited, acting as broker on behalf of the SPL Funds, has
Jersey Finance chief executive Geoff Cook on the latest developments in the island’s fund industry post AIFMD… When I last wrote about the Jersey Funds sector in April of this year, issues and concerns surrounding the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) were finally beginning to settle down, and we
Aleva Neurotherapeutics, a company developing next-generation implants for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in major neurological indications such as Parkinson´s disease or depression, has closed a Series A financing round totalling EUR 9.5 million. Aleva was founded in 2008 as a spin-off from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Microsystems Laboratory.
An SEI Quick Poll shows a significant increase in the percentage of pension portfolios investing in alternatives when compared to the previous three years of polling. This year, nearly eight out of ten (78 per cent) pension executives surveyed in the SEI Quick Poll reported their organisation had some allocation
Blue Sky Funds Management has appointed Jane Prior, former international Nabarro associate, as its commercial manager – a newly created role, which will further reinforce the firm’s stringent corporate governance approach. Prior will provide in-house counsel for the development of Blue Sky’s fund offering and advise on a range of
Infinity Group has launched Chongqing Infinity Funds, cooperations between Infinity Group and the Chongqing Banan District People’s Government that will be available both in RMB and US dollars. The Chongqing Infinity RMB Fund is Infinity’s 11th city-level RMB fund. It is also Infinity’s first fund in China managed by its
DryShips has acquired 3,000,856 shares of OceanFreight Inc. The shares were acquired from entities controlled by Anthony Kandylidis, the CEO of OceanFreight, under a purchase agreement entered into on July 26, 2011. These shares represent a majority of the outstanding shares of OceanFreight. The consideration paid by DryShips for each
Brynwood Partners VI LP’s portfolio company, High Ridge Brands Co – owner of the North American Zest personal cleansing franchise – is to acquire the Alberto VO5 brand and marketing rights in the US and Puerto Rico from Unilever. In addition, High Ridge will also acquire the rights to the
Oil companies are currently undervalued but the situation cannot continue for long, says Angelos Damaskos (pictured), CEO, Sector Investment Managers and Fund Advisor, Junior Oils Trust… The Junior Oils Trust has been conservatively positioned since the beginning of the year with significant cash reserves and an allocation to corporate bonds.
Darwin Private Equity (Darwin) has acquired Attenda Limited from management and investors including M/C Venture Partners for a total consideration of GBP50 million. Harris Williams & Co acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Darwin. The transaction was led by Thierry Monjauze, Francois Morin, Bobby Virdi and Murathan Basyazgan of the
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