Recent indications of growth in the Channel Islands funds sector are rooted in alternative investments, bespoke closed-ended funds and confidence in the islands as reliable jurisdictions, say practitioners – and there are signs that further expansion is in prospect. According to the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, the aggregate asset value
Geoff Cook (pictured), chief executive of Jersey Finance, argues that international financial centres such as Jersey, which are well regulated and have demonstrated their co-operation in efforts to curb tax evasion, are not part of the problems that led to the global financial crisis, but are an important part of
The aggregate total assets under management of all sovereign wealth funds currently stands at an estimated USD3.51trn, representing a nine per cent increase from one year ago when the figure stood at USD3.22trn, according to research by Preqin. One of the largest increases in total assets came at Norway’s Government
The Shanghai-Pudong government has granted SinoLatin Capital the approval to raise and manage RMB-denominated private equity funds. As of March 2010, SinoLatin Capital’s subsidiary in China will be a private equity investment management company. SinoLatin Capital joins a very small group of foreign private equity firms to be granted the
Key Principal Partners, a USD1bn private investment firm, has exited from OAO Technology Solutions. OAO provides managed IT solutions, including application management, IT infrastructure support and professional staffing to global outsourcers and major corporations in North America and Europe. Key Principal’s original investment of USD13.5m in subordinated debt and common
Continued support for venture capital trusts should be part of any future government’s plans to support innovation and growth in the UK’s small business community, a survey by the Association of Investment Companies has found. The survey of 61 VCTs also found that the amounts invested by VCTs in small
The prospects for private equity companies that are properly positioned appear attractive this year, according to a report by Swedish investment bank SEB. The report says there are plenty of companies to buy and sellers seem to be starting to accept the prevailing price levels. Target companies can now be
Maven Capital Partners as joint manager of the Capital for Enterprise Fund is investing up to GBP1.4m in Applied Language Solutions, a UK based language services provider. The GBP75m CfE Fund is a government backed initiative launched in 2009 to help small and medium size enterprises in the UK gain
A Carbon International survey of British and Continental European environmental/cleantech venture capital and private equity investors has found that 65 per cent consider an IPO in 2010 or 2011 to be a feasible exit for at least one of their investments. However, although almost 90 per cent of those surveyed
AEG Power Solutions, a provider of industrial power electronics, has purchased a majority stake in skytron energy. Founded in 1996, Berlin-based skytron provides metering, monitoring and supervision solutions to companies in engineering, procurement and construction, as well as to independent power producers. The amount of the transaction, which was paid
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