With the Budget approaching next month, the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) is urging the Government to maintain its backing for VCTs as part of its programme to deliver support to small and growing companies. AIC has published research demonstrating the VCT sector’s strong track record in providing development capital.
Pointing to large corporate cash reserves and low interest rates, US business executives are more optimistic about the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) outlook for this year, according to a survey of almost 1,000 executives conducted by KPMG and Knowledge@Wharton. Two-thirds (66 per cent) of the senior executive respondents said they
The Gores Group, a leading Los Angeles based private equity investment firm, has closed its third private equity fund, Gores Capital Partners III, with capital commitments of USD2 billion. GCP III will acquire companies, primarily in the technology, telecommunications, business services, industrial, consumer, and healthcare sectors. “We believe that the
Demand for leverage to fund acquisitions is on the rise amongst private equity secondary funds, according to Investec Fund Finance (Investec), which says it has seen a five-fold increase in enquiries from these funds over the past year. The latest example of this is Investec’s GBP10 million loan to
EIF Renewable Energy Holdings, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Landfill Energy Systems (LES), has acquired Innovative Energy Systems (IES) of Oakfield, New York. IES, a privately held company, owns and operates a portfolio of 11 landfill gas-to-energy projects located in New York and Vermont. The IES portfolio includes developed
NVM Private Equity’s oldest Venture Capital Trust (VCT), Northern Venture Trust, is the first VCT of the season to sell-out, having raised the full GBP15 million it was seeking, well ahead of the closing date of 28 April 2011. The fund manager has also announced that it will launch
Adam Hewitson, legal counsel to outsourcing provider Throgmorton, argues that although hedge fund managers benefit from the principle of proportionality under the UK’s newly-revised Remuneration Code for the financial industry, they will still face pressure on management time and resources in ensuring compliance. The revisions to the UK Remuneration Code
The Isle of Man is withdrawing the attribution regime for individuals (ARI) from 6 April 2012. The move comes hot on the heels of Jersey’s decision to maintain its zero-ten tax regime but to remove deemed distribution and attribution rules. In her budget speech on 15 February 2011, Treasury Minister
Continued delay in climate change policy action and lack of international coordination could cost institutional investors trillions of dollars over the coming decades, according to research released by Mercer and a group of leading global investors representing around USD2 trillion in assets under management*. Andrew Kirton (pictured), Chief Investment
Funds advised by HIG European Capital Partners LLP have acquired Fibercore, Ltd, a UK based global market leader in the design and manufacture of specialty optical fibers, from Cisco. Founded in 1982 and based in Southampton, England, Fibercore provides a wide range of specialty optical fiber products to customers globally
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