ABB has invested about USD13m in Aquamarine Power, a Scottish company that has developed technology to convert energy captured from waves near shore into clean, usable electricity. ABB Technology Ventures, the company’s venture capital arm, made the investment in a funding round that also included a USD4.8m investment from SSE
Suez Environnement is launching Blue Orange, an investment fund to accompany the commercial and industrial development of fledgling firms developing technologies in the environmental services sector, specifically water and waste management. Jean-Louis Chaussade, Suez Environnement’s chief executive officer, says: "With this innovation investment fund, Suez Environnement is taking up interests
Burford Capital has raised USD175m (GBP110m) to create the world’s largest dispute financier. The Guernsey closed-ended investment company is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market following from its initial public offering in October 2009. The company has now announced a placing of approximately USD175m (GBP110m), consisting
The advisers to Polish businessman Zygmunt Solorz-Zak are talking to private equity firms over the possibility of a joint bid for telecommunications group Polkomtel worth some EUR4bn (USD5.3bn). According to the report by Reuters, Polkomtel shareholders – Polish metals miner KGHM Polska Miedz, crude oil refiner Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen
The value of investment fund business in Guernsey grew by GBP18.9bn (8.4 per cent) during the third quarter of this year. The increase means that there have now been five consecutive quarters of growth and it has taken the net asset value of funds under management and administration in the
Actis, an emerging markets private equity investor, has acquired a minority stake in XP Investimentos, Brazil’s largest independent brokerage firm, through a capital injection of USD58m. Actis will work with XP to prepare it for an IPO. The transaction is subject to approval by the Brazilian Central Bank. XP
Funds advised by Apax Partners have agreed to acquire a majority interest in Advantage Sales & Marketing, a North American sales and marketing agency, from J.W. Childs Associates and BAML Capital Partners (Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ASM, which provides outsourced sales, marketing
Aurora Russia, the AIM-listed investment vehicle established to make equity investments in small and mid-sized private companies in Russia, says growth in the Russian economy has resulted in improved performance in the company’s investee companies. The board currently expects OSG, Unistream and Superstroy to be profitable in the year ending
Former Irish Prime Minister John Bruton, who now holds the position of president of IFSC Ireland, has told London asset managers that the Irish funds industry is enjoying unprecedented growth and is "the silver lining" in the Irish economy. Speaking in London to some 300 fund managers Bruton highlighted the
Fund administration company Quintillion has completed its SAS 70 Type II independent service auditor’s report. The certification was completed by accounting and audit firm Deloitte and Touche and provides verification of independent review and rigorous testing of Quintillion’s internal control environment. The report includes testing on a broad range
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