Appleby has appointed senior funds and finance specialist George Bashforth as head of directorship services for Appleby Trust (Cayman) Ltd. The appointment is the second senior appointment announced in as many months for the firm’s burgeoning funds and finance practice, which spans both the trust company and the law
Following the signing of a share purchase agreement between Abénex Capital and RG Safety’s shareholders, Salvepar has confirmed that the transaction is to be closed at a price in line with the net asset value as at 31 December 2012 and at a significant premium to the net book value.
NewWorld Environmental Infrastructure has invested in a six-project 11.6 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic electricity production project portfolio developed by Soltage. The projects will be located in Connecticut and Massachusetts and will commence construction this month. Soltage specialises in the development, design, ownership, finance and operation of solar power
More than 200 fund managers and advisers attended a Guernsey AIFMD masterclass in London this week to hear how the island’s plans for a dual regulatory regime mean it is positioned for the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). Held at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London on
Vistra, a provider of corporate, trust and fund administration services, has opened an office in San Francisco as part of a strategic plan to expand services to clients based in the North American western region. Wouter van Lier joins as commercial director responsible for further developing Vistra’s operations in
The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has collated views from managers of AIM focused VCTs on the likely impact on the AIM Market of the abolition of stamp duty on companies listed on this market. Oliver Bedford, co-manager of Hargreave Hale AIM VCTs, says: “It is often said that
A federal grand jury in San Francisco has indicted former payment agent Alfred J Villalobos of Reno, Nevada and former California Public Employee System (CalPERS) CEO Federico R Buenrostro Jr of Sacramento, California on charges of conspiracy to defraud the US, engaging in a false scheme against the US, and
Terra Venture Partners has held the first closing for its new fund at USD20m. The fund’s primary investors include a US private equity fund, a Brazilian bank, European family offices, and additional strategic investors, many of which have invested in Terra’s first fund. Terra is targeting USD50mn in
Paine & Partners, a private equity investment firm focused on investing in food and agribusiness, has made an investment in SGF Produce Holdings, the parent entity of Sunrise Growers~Frozsun Foods, which was an affiliated portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners. Following the closing, Sunrise will no longer be an
The US IPO market surged in the early part of 2013 and, in overall equity capital markets volume, the US exchanges continue to dominate the globe, driving the most deal activity. According to Ernst & Young’s Global IPO update, 24 IPOs have gone effective in Q1, raising more than
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