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BBVA increases fintech fund to USD250 million

12 February 2016

BBVA has increased its financial technology (fintech) fund to USD250 million and formed a partnership with Propel Venture Partners (Propel). BBVA will invest its USD250 million in Propel's funds as a limited partner, and Propel will manage the investment independently in a move designed to ensure the capital continues to be

Varsity Healthcare Partners sells Forefront Dermatology to OMERS Private Equity

12 February 2016

Varsity Healthcare Partners (VHP) has sold its majority interest in Forefront Dermatology (Forefront or the Company) to OMERS Private Equity, the private equity arm of OMERS. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. VHP acquired a majority stake in Forefront, one of the nation’s largest and most reputable providers

Ashurst advises Liberty Hall Capital on acquisition of AIM Group Limited for GBP182m

11 February 2016

Private equity firm Ashurst has advised Liberty Hall Capital Partners on the acquisition of AIM Aerospace, an independent supplier of composite ducting, substructural and interiors parts for the commercial aerospace industry. The transaction is valued at GBP182 million. After completion of the acquisition, AIM Aerospace, which represents Liberty Hall's second platform acquisition, will support

Nicholas Tsafos, EisnerAmper

US groups focus on Irish distressed assets

11 February 2016

US private equity and real estate groups are paying close attention to the opportunities on offer in Ireland to pick up distressed assets, as the ripples of the '08 financial crisis continue to be felt there. Whether they are buying actual assets, or the debt that is held on those

James Williams, Hedgeweek

Investor demand for QIAIF products on the rise

11 February 2016

There has been a flurry of activity over at ML Capital in the last few months. The company provides a range of UCITS and AIFMD fund solutions to fund managers and currently has over USD1.5 billion of assets under management across its Dublin-based MontLake UCITS Platform and MontLake QIAIF Platform.

John Bohan

Open for business

11 February 2016

Q&A with John Bohan (pictured), Managing Director Europe & Middle East, Apex Fund Services (Ireland). To what extent is Apex FS seeing interest in the QIAIF? And where is that interest largely coming from?    The non-UCITS QIF (Qualifying Investor Fund) has been one of the most successful fund structures

Cyril Delamere

UCITS and AIFM provide EU gateway

11 February 2016

For EU and non-EU managers, the ability to choose between AIFMD or UCITS regimes to bring a regulated fund product to market with minimal fuss is a compelling one. With its unique business model, ML Capital has proven to the marketplace that there are many ways to scale the walls of

Ken Somerville

Irish QIAIF becoming a ‘go-to’ solution

11 February 2016

According to Ken Somerville (pictured), head of business development at Quintillion Limited, Ireland's fund administrators are starting to see real interest among global fund managers, running both hedge funds and private equity funds, as Europe's credit markets continue to be restructured. This is leading to a wider, more complex range

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