A large portion of alternative investment firms may be hindering their capital raising efforts by not providing investors with access to online reporting systems, according to a survey by Netage Solutions. The survey also revealed that limited partners and their advisers overwhelmingly agree that such systems increase transparency. The survey

Investor confidence rose fractionally by 0.2 points to 104.5 in January from a revised December level of 104.3, according to the State Street Investor Confidence Index. The mood was upbeat in North America, where confidence showed an increase of 4.4 points over December’s reading of 103.5 to settle at 107.9.

Unigestion, a privately owned asset manager, has completed the first closing of Unigestion Secondary Opportunity II. To date, commitments to the fund total EUR135m. Unigestion expects to reach the target size of EUR150m shortly. The hard cap is set at EUR200m. The fund will purchase secondary stakes in funds through

Asset Management Finance, an investment firm focused on the global asset and wealth management sectors, completed four new investments in December totalling approximately USD200m in invested capital. These transactions bring AMF’s total capital invested to more than USD500m. “We concluded 2009 with a flurry of exciting investments continuing our momentum

Venture capital firm Albion Ventures has consolidated its pub portfolio to be managed by Bravewood Pub Management. The 34 pub estate will be managed by a single management team jointly led by Ken Buckley who will oversee the pubs in the north of England, known as Bravo Inns, and Daryl

Private equity firm Riverside completed 15 acquisitions in 2009, in addition to closing on its largest fund ever, increasing the value of its portfolio and exiting four platforms. The 15 acquisitions were made up of six platforms and nine add-ons and put USD200m to work.   The six new platforms

CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, is committing USD10m to ShoreCap Management’s microfinance fund ShoreCap II. ShoreCap seeks to raise USD100m for the fund to invest in small business banks and microfinance institutions, which in turn provide financial services and capital to entrepreneurs and small businesses in low-income countries

Mid Europa Partners has completed its tender offer to purchase any and all of the outstanding ordinary shares of Invitel Holdings, par value EUR0.01 per share, and any and all of the American depositary shares, each representing one Invitel share. The offer and withdrawal rights expired at 12:00 midnight, New