Audible founder and CEO Donald Katz (pictured), Prudential Financial Vice Chairman Mark Grier and other leaders announced the formation of Newark Venture Partners at an event attended by Senator Cory Booker, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Acting Governor of New Jersey Kim Guadagno, former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean, former Nebraska
This article investigates the future plans of institutional investors in infrastructure, featuring the latest data from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Infrastructure, Q2 2015. When investing in the infrastructure space, the majority of investors will target domestic opportunities in the next year (Fig 1). However, a large proportion of investors also
This extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Private Debt, Q2 2015 offers insight into the annualised contributions and distributions of direct lending and mezzanine funds, as well as examining the current record levels of dry powder in the asset class. Fig 1 shows the relationship of annualised contributions and distributions,
KKR is to acquire from Gestamp Renewables an 80 per cent stake in Gestamp Asetym Solar, a global solar PV developer and operator. The investment is funded by KKR Global Infrastructure Investors II, a USD3.1 billion global fund. The transaction values Gestamp Solar at a total enterprise value of around
State Street Corporation has announced the results of the GX Private Equity Index (PEI), a benchmark for comparative analysis of private equity performance, which includes a comprehensive data set dating back nearly three decades. In the first quarter of 2015, the index saw an overall return of two per cent.
Lyceum Capital, the growth investor, has expanded its investment team with the appointment of Thomas Keen (pictured) as an investment executive. Keen joins Lyceum from CIL Management Consultants during which time he worked on over 30 commercial due diligence projects for many different UK mid-market private equity houses. At
Baird has expanded its global Healthcare Investment Banking coverage and European Investment Banking group with the appointment of Vincenzo Di Nicola (pictured) as a Managing Director in London. In his new role, Di Nicola will lead Baird’s European Healthcare Investment Banking practice and be responsible for expanding sector coverage in
Greece is back from the brink and now it is like the latest leg of the Greek saga was just a bad dream. The 85% probability of Grexit which some prominent commentators predicted a few days ago is now forgotten and market conditions in Europe have normalized in the wink
Global law firm Proskauer announced that Niamh A Curry has joined the law firm Proskauer’s Private Investment Funds Group as a partner in New York. Curry’s arrival follows the recent appointment of Bruno Bertrand-Delfau in London. Curry’s practice focuses on the structuring and formation of international and domestic private
Custom House Fund Services, a provider of financial services to the alternative investment sector, has acquired the majority of the US clients of the former Dundee Leeds Management Services. The transition became effective 1 June and represents USD1billion in assets. Custom House has AUA in excess of USD20
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