Blackrock Alternative Investors espoused the virtues of alternative investments and the diversifying role they can play in institutional client portfolios in a May 25 presentation entitled: The role of alternatives in institutional client portfolios. The three speakers included: Matthew Botein (pictured), MD and head of Blackrock Alternative Investors; Marcus Sperber,
After being selected as the sole fund manager for the GBP94m Scottish Loan Fund (SLF or the Fund), Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has made a number of new appointments and opened an office in Edinburgh. The fund was established by the Scottish Investment Bank to address the demand for finance
A team from Guernsey is hosting a seminar next month to show a select London audience the attractions of relocating to the Island. Representatives from Butterfield Bank, KPMG Channel Islands and Guernsey estate agents Swoffers are holding the event to show the benefits for both individuals and businesses of moving
Thomas H Lee Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sword Insurance, a provider of software and services to the property and casualty insurance industry, from Sword Group. The transaction is expected to close next month, subject to regulatory approvals. Additional terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Bayside Capital’s portfolio company, DIAM International (DIAM), the leading global designer and manufacturer of high quality point-of-purchase (POP) displays for cosmetics, has acquired GDP and GDP Tunisia Tech. Based in France and Tunisia, respectively, GDP and GDP Tech Tunisia are subsidiaries of Xeris SA and are specialists in the design
Golub Capital as sole lead arranger, aloe bookrunner and administrative agent has provided a USD67.5 million GOLD financing to support the recapitalization of Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.by Goode Partners LLC. GOLD financings are Golub Capital’s One-Loan Debt facilities. Based in Austin, Texas, Chuy’s operates 26 company owned restaurants located in Texas
The recession and credit crunch took its toll on private equity investment companies, however, owing to recent strong performance, the private equity sector has bounced back. With the popularity of private equity investment companies seemingly on a steady rise, the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has canvassed the opinions of
Open Ocean Capital, the early-stage venture capital firm led by investors who closed the USD1 billion sale of MySQL to Sun Microsystems (now Oracle) in 2008, has just closed its Fund Three with approximately USD60m (EUR40m) in capital in the first closing. The fund kicks off the first widespread outreach
Preqin’s exit data shows that there have been 201 PE-backed exits valued at USD85bn in Q2 2011 to date. This is 5% higher than the record level reached in Q4 2010 when 325 exits with an aggregate value of USD81.3bn were announced. Deals have been particularly prevalent in Europe, with
Morgan Stanley Private Equity has acquired EmployBridge Holding Co, a provider of outsourced human resource and specialty-branded temporary staffing services in the United States. Morgan Stanley Private Equity partnered with the current management team who will remain in place and hold a significant minority stake in the Company. EmployBridge operates
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