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AVCAL welcomes investor visa reforms to support investment in Australian venture capital

23 October 2014

The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) has welcomed Australian government plans to overhaul the Significant Investor Visa programme to encourage venture capital investment. “Australian early-stage companies have, for many years now, been increasingly squeezed for capital owing to many traditional institutional investors decreasing their exposures to higher-risk

Prime Meridian launches small business lending fund for investing in P2P small business loans

23 October 2014

Prime Meridian Capital Management has launched the Prime Meridian Small Business Lending Fund, giving investors the opportunity to invest in the growing sector of P2P small business lending. Prime Meridian’s Income Fund was one of the first P2P lending funds in the US, with over 29 consecutive months of profitable

BNP Paribas Securities Services’ AIFMD reporting solution eases administrative burden for fund managers

23 October 2014

BNP Paribas Securities Services has launched an outsourcing service for AIFMD reporting, allowing asset managers to fulfil their reporting obligations without the associated administrative and financial burden. Under the directive, alternative investment funds including hedge funds, private equity and real estate funds, and funds of funds must report certain information,

Adamas sees 28.2 per cent IRR from latest exit

23 October 2014

Investment fund Project Innovation has exited from another Chinese credit-finance project with a gross internal rate of return (IRR) of 28.19 per cent. Project Innovation was structured by the BRJ China Credit Fund Limited and launched last year by ADAM’s Hong Kong-based investment manager Adamas Asset Management (HK) Limited, which

CVC Capital Partners acquires Paroc

23 October 2014

Funds advised by CVC Capital Partners have acquired Paroc Group from its existing institutional shareholder group for an enterprise value of approximately EUR700 million. Headquartered in Helsinki, Paroc is a producer of stone wool insulation in the Nordic and Baltic regions, producing building insulation and technical insulation for the residential

Carey Olsen ranked tier 1 for corporate and funds work across jurisdictions

23 October 2014

Carey Olsen's financial and corporate and investment funds work in the Channel Islands, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands has been recognised in the 2015 International Financial Law Review 1000 (IFLR1000) guide. The new results come just after the firm gained tier 1 rankings across all of its

Private equity firm L Capital opens London office

23 October 2014

L Capital has opened a London office headed by Paul Skipworth, the former president and managing director of Glenmorangie and senior vice president of strategy for Moet Hennessy, LVMH Wines & Spirits. “London is a key private equity market and the UK is home to many iconic consumer brands. Our

Dahai Yu joins Advent International’s operating partner programme

23 October 2014

Private equity firm Advent International has appointed Dr Dahai Yu as an operating partner. An executive with extensive operational expertise in the international chemicals industry, Yu will advise and work closely with Advent’s chemicals team to help source new investment opportunities globally, including China, and support Advent’s global chemicals assets

HowardKennedyFsi acts for XLN chief executive on ECI Partners exit

22 October 2014

Law firm HowardKennedyFsi has advised Christian Nellemann, chief executive and founder of XLN, following the decision by private equity firm ECI Partners to sell its stake in XLN to its management team. XLN is a provider of fixed line and mobile telephony, broadband, energy and card processing services to small

NICE Actimize partners with Alacra

22 October 2014

NICE Actimize has partnered with Alacra to integrate Alacra's customer onboarding and Know-Your-Customer tool, Alacra Compliance Enterprise (ACE) and Alacra's Reference Data Platform, into NICE Actimize's Customer Due Diligence (CDD) anti-money laundering solution. Powered by Alacra and supported by NICE Actimize's extensive experience in providing anti-money laundering solutions, the NICE Actimize

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Intelligence

AVCAL welcomes investor visa reforms to support investment in Australian venture capital

Prime Meridian launches small business lending fund for investing in P2P small business loans

BNP Paribas Securities Services’ AIFMD reporting solution eases administrative burden for fund managers

Adamas sees 28.2 per cent IRR from latest exit

CVC Capital Partners acquires Paroc

Carey Olsen ranked tier 1 for corporate and funds work across jurisdictions

Private equity firm L Capital opens London office

Dahai Yu joins Advent International’s operating partner programme

HowardKennedyFsi acts for XLN chief executive on ECI Partners exit

NICE Actimize partners with Alacra

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