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Thomas H. Lee sells Michael Foods to GS Capital for USD1.7bn

Affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners and certain current and former members of management have completed the sale of Michael Foods to affiliates of GS Capital Partners. The transaction values Michael Foods at approximately USD1.7bn. Michael Foods is a producer and distributor of food products to the foodservice, retail and

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Private equity executives put North America ahead of emerging markets

In a poll of senior private equity executives by KPMG, nearly half of the executives pointed to North America as offering the best investment options, despite the perceived consensus that investment opportunities are ripest among the emerging markets. Of the private equity executives surveyed at the SuperReturn US 2010 Conference

SV Life Sciences raises over USD523m for fifth fund

SV Life Sciences has held the final closing of its newest fund, SV Life Sciences Fund V. The fund closed with total commitments of over USD523m, well exceeding its target of USD400m.  SV Life Sciences’ fifth international life sciences fund brings the firm’s total funds under management to over USD2.0bn,

Mary Chris Gay, portfolio manager of the Legg Mason US Equity Fund

US in sweet spot of equity investment cycle, says Legg Mason

Mary Chris Gay (pictured), portfolio manager of the Legg Mason US Equity Fund, explains how low inflation rates, slack in the economy and continuing high rates of unemployment have put the US in a ‘sweet spot’ of the equity investment cycle… Whilst we don’t believe the US will necessarily lead

Andrew Milligan, head of global strategy, Standard Life Investments

Comment: Trains, planes and financial regulation

Andrew Milligan, head of global strategy at Standard Life Investments, argues that it will take time before the effectiveness – or otherwise – of the UK’s proposed new structure financial for financial regulation becomes clear. Anyone who flies into Edinburgh airport sees one of the great sights of Victorian engineering:

GlobeOp assets under administration rise by 50 per cent

GlobeOp Financial Services, a provider of business process outsourcing, financial technology services and analytics to hedge funds and other asset managers, had assets under administration of USD121bn at 31 May 2010, an increase of nearly 50 per cent over the last 12 months. GlobeOp added 16 new middle, back office

Acturis receives minority investment from Summit Partners

Acturis, a provider of insurance technology solutions, has received a minority investment from Summit Partners, a growth equity investor. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.    Acturis, founded in 2000 and headquartered in London, provides technology solutions to general insurance brokers, underwriters and affinity networks in the UK

Clutch of new arrivals endorses Guernsey’s fund credentials

Guernsey’s position as a leading fund domicile has been further endorsed by a series of new administrators and managers establishing a presence in the island. J.P. Morgan and BNY Mellon have both added their names to the roster of fund administrators in Guernsey. BlueCrest Capital Management – one of Europe’s

New York University to launch venture fund

New York University plans to create a USD20m venture fund to spur the commercialisation of select technologies developed at NYU and to provide seed funding for start-up companies based on those technologies.    The fund – which will be almost entirely funded from external sources – is expected to make

LDC exits defence business in deal with General Dynamics UK

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has sold its stake in Kylmar, a designer and manufacturer of sensor and optical surveillance systems for military and security applications. The Andover-based company has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by General Dynamics UK.   The deal provides an attractive return for LDC, which

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