With valuations for global equity markets currently not compelling and giving little room for the potential earnings disappointments that could accompany the slowing of the global economic recovery, Percival Stanion, head of Asset Allocation at Baring Asset Management, explains why, with the remainder of 2011 likely to be volatile and
Burcote Wind’s management team has a proven track record in identifying and acquiring suitable sites for wind turbine farms, and developing them to planning permission stage. The company currently has options or exclusivity agreements over 11 sites, with a combined potential generating capacity of 495MW, capable of powering around 383,000
CFOs of private equity-backed businesses are increasingly optimistic about future growth in their company’s profits, according to a survey by Deloitte. Some 70% of CFOs surveyed stated that they were optimistic about profit growth over the next 12 months compared to 55% surveyed during the same period last year. Cost-cutting
Primus Power, a leader in grid-scale energy storage, has received USD11 million in its most recent round of financing. DBL Investors and I2BF Global Ventures joined existing investors Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The funds raised complement existing grants from the United States Department
Stirling Square Capital Partners (Stirling Square), the pan-European private equity firm, is to sell its majority interest in Metroweb SpA (Metroweb), the owner and manager of the fibre-optic network extending across the metropolitan area of Milan, to F2i, a leading Italian infrastructure fund. Stirling Square acquired its stake in Metroweb
EQT Expansion Capital II has invested EUR 40 million, in a combination of equity and loans, to enable management to take over the majority of data centre builder Coromatic from private equity fund Litorina Kapital III. EQT Expansion Capital II will work actively with management to further extend Coromatic’s market
A new Association has been launched this month in Jersey, Channel Islands, specifically focused on the requirements of company directors and officers operating in the island. The Jersey Association of Directors & Officers (JADO) has been launched in response to a local need for the timely dissemination of news, information
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
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