Upstream exploration and production company Moorland Energy has secured a further GBP7m investment from Epi-V, an investor in oil and gas services. This follows the recent announcement that significant gas reserves were confirmed at Moorland’s Ebberston South well in North Yorkshire. The deal will enable the business to fund
The value of investment funds in Guernsey grew by GBP12bn, or seven per cent, in the third quarter of 2009, according to figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. This is a reverse of the trend experienced during the previous 12 months and takes the net asset value of funds
The worldwide financial market’s performance over the last 12 months has made some financial institutions and investors wary, but law firm Walkers sees opportunities for offshore finance and private equity structures in Asia. While there have been shifts in focus by the market, the right offshore strategies can help achieve
Hudson Clean Energy Partners has officially closed its debut fund with commitments of USD1.024bn, successfully achieving its USD1bn target. Hudson will deploy this capital along with co-investment commitments to expand the firm’s current investment portfolio in the clean energy markets. Founded in 2007, Hudson Clean Energy Partners is led by
Gowalla, a location-based social networking service, has completed a series B funding round totalling USD8.4m. Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Greylock Partners led the round. The capital infusion will be used to strengthen growth efforts. With this latest funding, Gowalla has now raised more than USD10m since it was founded
Motorola’s venture capital arm, Motorola Ventures, has invested an undisclosed amount in Sensitive Object, a developer of multi-touch platforms and natural user interfaces. Sensitive Object was created in October 2004 to develop a patent protected technology which uses acoustics to analyse sound waves departing from the point of touch, allowing
SEI’s latest white paper, “Private Equity Investors – Committed Yet Concerned”, provides insights into institutional investors’ sentiments regarding their private equi
William Hill, Head of Property (pictured) and Mark Callender, Head of Property Research, at Schroder Property Investment Management Limited, predict that the recent turnaround in the performance of UK commercial property will continue through the first six months of 2010, however, the picture after that is less clear. In the
F&C Private Equity Trust has completed its GBP30m zero dividend preference share issue. The zeros have been issued with a five-year life and a gross redemption yield of 8.75 per cent. F&C Private Equity Trust is a diversified investment trust that invests in private equity funds and direct investments.
Concerns about inadequate GP reporting, conflicts of interest, and fund terms and conditions will lead over three quarters of investors to refuse commitments to new funds from their current managers in 2010, according to Coller Capital’s latest Global Private Equity Barometer. The report found that 79 per cent of LPs
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