Alter Domus is launching two new initiates in Luxembourg following the ratification of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) in the Grand Duchy. As previously announced, the firm is launching new depositary services and has already submitted its application to the CSSF. It is also bringing international
The Luxembourg Parliament has adopted the law transposing the Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive (AIFMD) into Luxembourg law. Marc Saluzzi (pictured), chairman of ALFI, says: “With the legislative process now complete, the regulated alternative investment fund industry in Luxembourg is ready to take off. “AIFMD pushed the alternative
Evercore intends to expand its global investment banking platform by establishing a private capital advisory (PCA) business focused on secondary transactions for private funds interests. This initiative expands the services that Evercore offers to institutional investors and fund sponsors, and complements the capital raising advisory services provided by Evercore’s
Stonehaven, a placement agent focused on hedge funds, private equity, real estate, venture capital, private placements and long-only strategies, has added two key personnel to its senior team. Mark Sullivan, as a managing director and partner, and will work closely with Stonehaven’s chief executive to spearhead origination and ongoing
BV Investment Partners has completed a recapitalisation of The Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing Company (ECRM), an integrated marketing services, software and data provider serving consumer product manufacturers and retailers. The investment in ECRM will make BV the majority shareholder and is being done in partnership with ECRM’s founding family
After an explosion in internet-related investment activity in Europe in 2012, activity in the first half of 2013 fell temporarily by one third versus the same period last year as investors temporarily paused for breath, according to analysis by Magister Advisors, an M&A advisory firm to the technology industry.
The US wireless industry promises to get more interesting – and much more competitive – with the expected closing on 10 July of SoftBank’s USD21.6bn acquisition of Sprint Nextel, and Sprint’s purchase of spectrum-rich Clearwire. Law firm Morrison & Foerster has been advising SoftBank in both the Sprint and
August Equity has completed an investment in Minerva Education, the first investment through its new fund, August Equity Partners III. Minerva consists of Eaton Square School Group (ESS) and Ravenstone School. ESS, founded in 1981, is a highly sought after London-based schools group with sites in Chelsea, Pimlico,
Rising valuations and an improving house building industry followed by a recovery in construction will see the number of deals in the building products sector increase in the coming years, according to accountancy and business advisory firm BDO. In its report, Rebuilding for the future, which analysed 375 transactions
US venture capital firms raised USD2.9bn from 44 funds during the second quarter of 2013, a decrease of 33 per cent compared to the level of dollar commitments raised during the first quarter of 2013 but equal to the number of funds, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture
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