The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has committed USD75 million to private equity firm Siris Partners. This is the first direct commitment to Siris, which has previously received commitments from CalPERS through the System's emerging manager fund-of-funds. "CalPERS is committed to emerging manager strategies," says Ted Eliopoulos, CalPERS Chief
Ogier has advised Cinven on its acquisition of Premium Credit Limited for an enterprise value of GBP462 million. Premium Credit Limited is a UK specialty finance provider which provides financing for insurance premiums and a variety of annual fees, including school fees and membership subscriptions. It has 2 million customers,
Webgility, a provider of e-commerce accounting integration software for small and medium-sized businesses, has raised USD2.5 million in growth funding from SaaS Capital. Webgility will use the funds to increase headcount, ramp up product development, and expand into new vertical markets. “This funding from SaaS Capital will be instrumental as we
Funds managed by KKR are to acquire Air Medical from affiliates of Bain Capital and Brockway Moran & Partners. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Air Medical provides emergency transportation services to individuals with critical health issues or injuries who are located too far from hospitals to
Returns on US private equity and venture capital funds remained positive in the quarter ending 30 September, 2014, though both were down from their second-quarter results. Venture capital, benefitting from a healthy IPO market, outperformed private equity in the third quarter, while both outpaced key public market indices, according to
HIG Europe (HIG), the European arm of global private equity firm HIG Capital, has acquired Adelie Foods, a provider to retailers including Sainsbury’s and Boots, as well as several UK coffee shop chains. The company has built a reputation as a provider of fresh sandwich products to supermarkets, coffee shops
Osney Buy-Side has identified the top three challenges currently facing European asset managers: the role of technology in driving growth; the continuing wave of regulation; and lack of standardisation in cash flow management. These three issues will be addressed at the 14th annual TSAM Europe, which returns to London on
The French National Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AFIC) has created a Club dedicated to bringing together private equity professionals interested in Africa. The Africa Club has been created in the wake of unprecedented economic growth witnessed in Africa over the past 10 years. The region's population is set
JLT Specialty Insurance Services has appointed André Eichenholtz as Senior Vice President, Leader of US Private Equity Due Diligence & Specialty Services. Eichenholtz most recently served as President of Krauter & Company LLC where he managed the day-to-day operations of the firm including leading the client account service teams for
As of 1 March 2015, it has become mandatory for fund managers distributing their products in Switzerland to commission a Swiss legal representative and paying agent. Regulatory compliance is the name of the game when it comes to the service provided by UBS. "Our offering is designed to cover the
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