Hot on the heels of the UK General Election, ITV news anchor Alastair Stewart will be the keynote speaker and host of a debate on the future of ‘offshore’ at this year’s Guernsey Funds Forum event, to be held in London on 26 May. Prominent panellists will include John Moulton
MMC Ventures has made a follow-on capital investment into portfolio company Small World Financial Services Group to support the further expansion of the independent money transfer operator in Europe. The investment was made alongside new investor FF&P Private Equity. Tom Hopkins, director of MMC, says: “This deal is a good
Emerging Capital Partners, a private equity firm committed to building responsible businesses across the African continent, has become a signatory to the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment. The principles are a globally recognised initiative dedicated to integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into investment processes. Signing the guidelines is
BNP Paribas Private Equity has invested EUR3m in Danish mobile virtual network enabler Telogic. The investment, which BNP Paribas Private Equity expects to see strong growth in the coming years, will help Telogic to further accelerate its expansion in the German and Polish markets. ”We have enjoyed a strong
AIC Director General Ian Sayers (pictured) will be among a host of prominent panellists at this year’s Guernsey Funds Forum event on 26 May. “The Guernsey Funds Forum provides an ideal opportunity to take stock of where we stand and look into the crystal ball at what the future might hold for
Yell has acquired Trusted Places, the private equity-backed company behind the UK local reviews website trustedplaces.com. The purchase means that Yell will, for the first time, enable consumers to recommend a local business through its Yell.com website. The combination of Yell’s database of over two million businesses with TrustedPlaces’ expertise
Senior executives from top private equity firms say they have essentially completed aggressive cost cutting within their portfolio companies and are confident about those businesses’ growth and profitability, according to results of an annual survey conducted by RSM McGladrey and McGladrey Capital Markets. Many plan to increase hiring during the
Andrew Baker, AIMA CEO, says the association has concerns over the ‘impractical and unworkable’ proposals in the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). AIMA, as the global hedge fund association, fully supports the regulatory goals of the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). It is desirable both to
H.I.G. Capital, a private equity investment firm, has completed a control investment in First Capital via one of its affiliates. H.I.G. was joined by funds advised by Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners and funds advised by JP Morgan Asset Management. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, First
John Moulton (pictured) will feature amongst the panellists discussing the future of the funds industry at the Guernsey Funds Forum on 26th May in London. The event will bring together industry experts to examine the current issues relating to transparency, distribution and alternatives. More information/Register
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