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Preqin Global Private Equity & Venture Capital Report

Private equity – A competitive and sophisticated market

Preqin has launched its 2015 Preqin Global Alternatives Reports, revealing significant growth in assets held by private equity, hedge fund, private debt, real estate and infrastructure fund managers. Total industry assets now stand at USD6.91tn*, up from USD6.22tn as of this point last year. From their conversations with investors, Preqin believes

Noerr advises Augusta on Squeeze-out

Law firm Noerr has advised Augusta Technologie AG (Munich) on a squeeze-out under merger law. At an extraordinary general meeting of Augusta, the transfer of the shares of the minority shareholders to the main shareholder TKH Technologie Deutschland AG was approved with reasonable cash compensation. The squeeze-out and the merger

Steven C Todrys joins Evercore as senior advisor

Evercore has appointed Steven C Todrys as a Senior Advisor in the firm’s investment banking business with a focus on transactional tax and structuring solutions.  He will be based in Evercore’s office in New York. Todrys was most recently a partner at the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Alcuin Capital exits Osprey investment with Bloomsbury sale

Bloomsbury Publishing has acquired Osprey Publishing Ltd, the Oxford-based military and natural history publisher, from private equity investor Alcuin Capital Partners LLP. The Osprey group consists of Osprey Military, Heritage and Custom Publishing, and British Wildlife Press. Osprey Military is the world's best known military history brand, publishing titles with

Rowan Group expands Lancashire team

EV Group-backed Rowan Group has added to its new Lancashire team with the appointment of Sarah Cottam as Senior Consultant. Cttam, who joins from SF Group where she held the title of Recruitment Consultant, will primarily be responsible for placing newly qualified ACA, ACCA and CIMA accountants through to Financial

KKR acquires Trainline

KKR has acquired Trainline, the UK’s online platform for selling rail tickets to both consumers and businesses. Trainline is the most downloaded travel app in the UK and its website ranks 5th by gross transaction value in the UK e-commerce sector. The company has 4.7m active customers, 20.8m visits per

OnDeck launches OnDeck small business loans marketplace for institutional investors

On Deck Capital has launched OnDeck Marketplace, a platform that enables institutional investors to purchase small business loans originated by OnDeck and drive small business success. The general availability of OnDeck Marketplace comes after a one-year pilot program with a group of inaugural institutional investors, including asset managers, hedge funds

Jeremy Paxman

Jeremy Paxman to pose the questions at Jersey funds event in London

Former BBC Newsnight anchor, Jeremy Paxman, will be asking the questions about the prospects for the international funds industry when he moderates this year’s Jersey Finance funds conference. Entitled ‘Winning Moves,’ the annual conference, which will be held i London on 19 March, will provide an analysis of the current

Zeus Capital makes trio of senior hires

Investment banking boutique Zeus Capital has made a trio of senior hires. Nick How joins the firm as Corporate Finance Director. As an experienced corporate financier and broker, Nick provides expert advice on IPOs, fundraisings and M&A, as well as ongoing equity market-related matters and investor relations. Most recently a

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