MUFG Investor Services has secured all regulatory approvals for its acquisition of UBS Asset Management’s Alternative Fund Services (AFS) business and the acquisition has closed. The deal forms part of MUFG Investor Services’ strategy to build a global industry-leading fund administrator. The AFS acquisition raises MUFG Investor Services’ total assets
The Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS) has become an authoritative platform for fresh thinking on alternative investing and 2016 is set to raise the bar another notch higher. Taking place at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel between 4th and 5th February 2016, Grand Cayman, the theme of CAIS 2016 is “Alternative Investments:
KKR has closed its acquisition of Allianz Capital Partners’ (ACP) stake in the Selecta Group. All conditions precedent in the acquisition agreement entered into between KKR and ACP in October 2015 have been fulfilled, including the consent of Selecta’s bondholders. The partnership with KKR aims at further strengthening Selecta’s leading
EOS Investment Management (EOS IM) has launched the second tranche of the Efesto Energy fund, which is incorporated in Luxembourg as a Specialised Investment Fund (SIF) and pools together photovoltaic (PV) power plants into a single vehicle giving international investors access to Italy’s booming renewable energy and solar market. Following
EFG Fund Services has been appointed full service provider to Index Ventures’ latest fund, Index Ventures Growth III, a Jersey domiciled growth capital fund which has raisedEUR 650m in commitments from international investors to make equity and equity-related investments in growth companies in the technology field. EFG Fund Services’ has
European private equity firm Cinven is to acquire Kurt Geiger (‘the Group’), the footwear and accessories company and the largest retailer of luxury footwear in Europe, from Sycamore Partners for an undisclosed sum. Established in 1963 on London’s Bond Street, Kurt Geiger has a portfolio of attractive brands (including Kurt
AnaCap Financial Partners has promoted Michael Edwards and Amber Hilkene, to Partner in their roles as Chief Operating Officer and Head of Investor Relations and Communications, respectively. Hilkene joined AnaCap in 2006 as the fifth member shortly before the final closing of its EUR300m maiden fund and drives the firm’s
Activa Capital has made an investment in Alliance Etiquettes, the first investment in its new fund Activa Capital Fund III. Alliance Etiquettes is a buy-and-build platform consisting of three initial investments including Imprimerie Laulan. Created in 1964 near Bordeaux, Imprimerie Laulan is a third-generation family business producing premium labels for
Ireland’s Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, TD has signed the European Union (European long-term investment funds) Regulations 2015 into effect to facilitate the establishment of ELTIFs in the country. ELTIF application forms are available from the Central Bank of Ireland and it has confirmed that it is ready to accept
Presence Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) startups, has launched a USD10 million fund. The firm’s aim is to create a healthy pipeline of startups to fuel innovation, creativity and forward movement within the emerging VR and AR markets. “We’ve
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