Once a fund manager has got the middle office infrastructure in place – the hardware as it were – the logical next step is to work out how best to utilise it. How can the flow of data – and flow of data is not simply the software – be
An affiliate of Fortress Investment Group is to become co-manager with Mount Kellett Capital Management of the Mount Kellett investment funds and related accounts (the funds). Mount Kellett affiliates will continue to serve as general partner of the Funds. Additionally, affiliates of Fortress will become special limited partners of the Funds. Financial terms of
Barclays has appointed Steve Rickards as head of offshore funds. He will lead the creation and implementation of the bank’s offshore funds strategy and report directly to Paul Savery, managing director of personal and corporate banking in the Channel Islands. “Steve has 30 years’ experience with Barclays in corporate
Baring Private Equity Asia is to acquire a majority stake in Vistra Group from IK Investment Partners’ IK 2007 Fund. The Vistra Group management team will continue to hold a significant shareholding in the Company after completion. The completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. The parties have
Stephen Yates examines Preqin’s latest data on wind power deals, including aggregate deal value, average deal size and the most prominent regions for wind power deal activity. Preqin’s Infrastructure Deals module on Infrastructure Online includes extensive information on over 11,200 completed transactions in infrastructure assets globally. These deals encompass a
Cim Fund Services, one of the largest fund administrators in Mauritius, is going live with the eFront’s flagship FrontInvest solution. Cim Fund Services will use the automation capabilities of FrontInvest to provide premium administration services for sophisticated alternative investment funds around the world through gains in efficiency and accuracy.
A Fitch Ratings analysis of three of the largest US alternative investment managers shows that each firm should be able to sufficiently cover outstanding debt obligations, including 30-year bonds, under a 10-year runoff scenario. This would be achieved through fee-related cash flows and discounted asset realisations. The runoff analysis complements
D E Shaw Renewable Investments and Bright Plain Renewable Energy (BPRE) have acquired two solar projects with a combined capacity of 7.1 MW-DC located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The projects were developed by Community Energy, Inc (CEI) and acquired by an affiliate of DESRI in partnership with BPRE. The sites are
The Quoted Companies Alliance, an independent membership organisation for small to mid-size quoted companies, has appointed Judith MacKenzie to its Board. MacKenzie is a Partner of Downing LLP and is responsible for the Public Equity Division which predominantly focuses on Micro-Cap investments of under GBP150 million market capitalisation. In this
Alternative investments firm QIC has formed a USD764 million (AUD1 billion) Asia-Pacific infrastructure partnership with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS). The partnership represents CalPERS' first Asia-Pacific infrastructure commitment and adds another of the world's largest pension funds to QIC's infrastructure client base. Under the terms of the arrangement,
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