IK Investment Partners (IK), a European private equity advisory group with Nordic roots, has closed its first fund focused on the small cap market, the IK Small Cap I Fund (“IK Small Cap I” or “the Fund”), at its hard cap. The fund received strong support from existing and new
Asset management firm Fiera Capital Corporation has formed a joint venture with Toronto-based Aquila Infrastructure Management, a manager of infrastructure investments. The newly-formed alternative investment company, Fiera Infrastructure will have invested and committed capital of some CAD500 million and will benefit from a strong pipeline of investment opportunities. "The infrastructure
Burford Capital has reported a 27 per cent increase in operating profit to USD77.2 millionfor teh year ended 31 December 2015 (2014: USD60.7 million) and 21 per cent increase in profit after tax to USD65.7 million (2014: USD54.2 million), contributing to a 16 per cent ROE. Income increased by 26
Advent International has completed fundraising for Advent International GPE VIII Limited Partnership (GPE VIII), reaching its hard cap of USD13 billion (EUR12 billion) after six months in the market. Advent’s previous global fund, GPE VII, closed on USD10.8 billion (EUR8.5 billion) in 2012. GPE (Global Private Equity) VIII will
Growth-focused private equity firm Tritium Partners has formed a new acquisition platform with Max Narro, which will focus on acquiring companies and products in the financial technology sector. Narro joins Tritium as a CEO Partner in the Tritium CEO Partners program where he will work closely with the firm to
Private equity investor Spring Ventures has backed the MBO of Home from Hospital Limited, trading as HFH Healthcare (HFH), providing GBP10.6m of equity in return for a majority stake, in addition to underwriting the acquisition debt requirement. Healthcare is one of four key sectors Spring Ventures focuses on. The UK
Barclays has formed a partnership with the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA), to support its Birmingham Eagle Labs Incubator. The partnership will see the bank and UKBAA- the trade body for angel and early stage investing- pioneer new Angel Hubs, by including local angel investors in Barclays’ new network of
The total value of funds business in Guernsey grew by GBP2.7 billion (1.2 per cent) during the fourth quarter of 2015. Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that, at the end of December 2015, the net asset value of all funds under management and administration in the
Cowen Group is to acquire CRT Capital Group’s credit products, credit research, special situations and emerging markets units. The acquired business will be named Cowen Credit Research and Trading and will focus on distressed debt, special situations and emerging markets. CRT will use the proceeds from the transaction to invest
Intelligent Partnership is teaming up with the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) to launch the Angel Investing Accreditation – the new official qualification to promote effective investments in Britain’s small businesses. With the numbers of angels in the UK set to grow, it's vital that new angels can access the
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