Due to the combination of bruising market losses, high correlation among asset classes, unexpected illiquidity and epic scandals, the investment management industry faces a restless, empowered investor base. In addition to a focus on transparency and liquidity, retail investors and their advisors – as well as smaller institutional investors –
Nearly two years after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers brought home to the global financial industry the seriousness of the crisis that unfolded from the collapse of the US sub-prime mortgage market, the shape of the regulatory environment drawn up as a response to the past three years of turbulence
CVC Capital Partners and Leslie’s Holdings have reached a definitive agreement for funds advised by CVC to invest in Leslie’s, a retailer of swimming pool supplies and related products in the US. Existing equity holders, including affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners and management, will maintain large ongoing ownership stakes
Less than a quarter of private real estate fund investors made a commitment in the first half of 2010, research by Preqin shows. Quarter two 2010 saw 20 private equity real estate funds raise an aggregate USD7.3bn, the lowest quarterly fundraising total since Q3 2004. Forty two per cent of
NB Private Equity Partners’ unaudited net asset value increased by USD1.8m during the six months ended 30 June 2010 to USD9.50 per share. This represents an increase of 0.4 per cent compared to the audited NAV per share of USD9.46 at 31 December 2009. During the first half of
Medical device company Stryker has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Gaymar Industries for approximately USD150m in an all-cash transaction. Gaymar specialises in support surface and pressure ulcer management solutions as well as the temperature management segment of the healthcare industry. The transaction, which is expected to close
Rutland Partners has exchanged unconditional contracts with Wolseley for the acquisition of Brandon Hire. The consideration will be GBP43m payable in cash on completion subject to normal closing adjustments. Brandon is a tool and equipment hire business with a national network of 177 depots. It has over 50,000 local trade
Kneip, a service provider to the asset management industry, has acquired Patrimoine TV, an online video producer dedicated to the financial industry. This acquisition comes shortly after the repurchase of Kneip’s shares from 3i, and supports Kneip’s ongoing strategy in developing video and web TV services for the financial
Harris Williams has acted as exclusive adviser to Country Pure Foods, a portfolio company of First Atlantic Capital and DN Partners, in its sale to Mistral Equity Partners. The transaction was led by Glenn Gurtcheff, Tim Alexander, Jeffrey Cleveland and Ryan Budlong from Harris Williams’ Minneapolis office. “Country Pure Foods
Vanterra C Change Transformative Energy & Materials Fund I launched with a USD100m initial close earlier this month, led by anchor investor Vanterra Capital in partnership with C Change Investments. The fund was founded by John T. Preston, energy investor and former director of technology development for MIT; John Sylvia,
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