By Simon Gray – A debate is underway in Luxembourg about whether this civil law country, already a major European hub for private equity acquisition and transaction vehicles, should wholeheartedly embrace the Anglo-Saxon common law concept of the limited partnership in order to seize a larger share of the global
By Olivier Sciales and Rémi Chevalier – Luxembourg’s private equity industry faces a range of challenges but also opportunities as a result of the implementation of the European Union’s Directive on Alternative investment Fund Managers, which was agreed by the European Parliament in November 2010 and formally adopted by the
By Simon Henin – If there’s such a thing as a winner from the recent economic downturn and the growth of regulation in the private equity industry, arguably one might be Luxembourg. As private equity investors have become more cautious, fund managers have looked for reputable and well-regulated jurisdictions to
By Simon Gray – The advent in July 2013 of the European Union’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive could help Luxembourg to consolidate its position as a domicile and servicing centre for private equity funds and acquisition vehicles, according to industry members and analysts in the grand duchy. Luxembourg is
Tradition Midstream has closed a USD200 million equity commitment from Denham Capital. The funding will help the company take advantage of the increasing need for new and expanded infrastructure required by the continued growth of natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil production in the United States today. “There
Private equity firm Insight Venture Partners has provided equity financing for digital photo business Photobox’s GBP120m (USD195m) acquisition of Moonpig. of Photoways Holdco Ltd, a vehicle owned by digital photo business PhotoBox, in connection with the acquisition by Photobox of Moonpig for £120 million (US$195 million). The cash component of the purchase
Secondary private equity firm Paul Capital has acquired an interest in a portfolio of private equity assets managed by alternative asset manager Cognis Capital. The transaction, approximately EUR70 million, is comprised of 20 mostly European assets across a diverse range of industry sectors. The Paul Capital investment, made through Ffenics
Venture Capital Bahrain Fund, the first SME investment fund in Bahrain, has partnered with vBuildings Co WLL, a smart building and grid solutions business led by entrepreneurs Mohamed Radhi and Ahmed Bayoumi. Venture Capital Bahrain Fund was established by Venture Capital Bank with contribution from the Bahrain Development Bank and
Middle-market private equity firm Huntsman Gay Global Capital has completed the sale of Grand Isle Shipyard, Inc (GIS), an offshore oilfield maintenance services company to NANA Development Corporation. Huntsman Gay closed its debut USD1.1 billion fund in July of 2009, and the sale of GIS is the firm’s first realisation
Leading Generalist VCT Manager, Matrix Private Equity Partners has sold its investment in Original Additions, the market leading beauty accessories business which sells eyelash collections designed by Cheryl Cole and Girls Aloud, that it first backed for The Income & Growth VCT in 2004. The sale netted 4.2 times the
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