In this week’s newsletter, James Williams looks at the issue of transparency between private equity GPs and their LPs. And with the global economy slowing, it’s an issue that’s sure to become more pertinent as investors consider how they would manage liquidity in the portfolios in the event of a
A significant aspect of any private equity investment is trusting the manager to make the right decisions. It is, after all, why investors pay fees. But how far should that trust relationship be tested? And how much transparency should managers be expected to provide, in order to appease their investors?
Clients of Connection Capital, a specialist private client investment business, have invested EUR5.2 million in the final close of a European Collateralised Loan Obligation (CLO) fund managed by Permira Debt Managers (PDM). The Permira Sigma V Fund targets a high cash yield from a diversified portfolio of senior secured European
AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a European dedicated financial services specialist investor, has held the final close of its fourth Credit Opportunities fund, raising a total of EUR1 billion. AnaCap Credit Opportunities IV was oversubscribed following strong interest from both existing and new investors and is approximately 70 per cent larger
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners (Quinbrook), a global investment manager focused exclusively on lower carbon and renewable energy infrastructure investment and operational asset management in the US, the UK and Australia, has made three new appointments to its Houston based investment team. Hank Jones has been appointed to the role of Managing
Kaia Health, a digital therapeutics company, has close an USD8 million funding round, the second significant investment this year. The infusion of capital is led by Optum Ventures. Kaia Health has developed a smartphone-based approach for managing a range of chronic conditions, with its leading product focused on musculoskeletal disorders
Colorcon has launched Colorcon Ventures to invest in promising companies in the pharmaceutical industry. Colorcon’s business focus is on advanced coating systems, modified release technologies and functional excipients for use in pharmaceutical immediate and modified release dosage forms. Colorcon Ventures is a USD50 million venture fund focused on startups
Leanne Wallser has joined Walkers’ Jersey office as a Group Partner as part of the firm’s strategic growth in the Island. Wallser is the fourth new partner in the Jersey team in the last 18 months, following the relocation of Fraser Hern from the firm’s Singapore office, the lateral hire
CAPZA, a private investment platform focusing on small and midcaps, is co-arranging, with BNP Paribas Principle Investments and AXA IM, the unitranche refinancing of La Maison Bleue. Founded in 2004, La Maison Bleue manages a network of over 280 collective nurseries in France and 60 in Europe (Switzerland, Luxembourg and
The number of Jersey Private Funds (JPF) had increased 25 per cent in six months. Figures from the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) showed that the number of JPFs, a structure introduced in 2017 to cater specifically for the needs of small groups of sophisticated investors, had reached 257 by
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