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Hon Gilbert Licudi, Gibraltar’s minister with responsibility for financial services

Gibraltar and Mexico sign Tax Information Exchange Agreement

Gibraltar has signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Mexico, the 22nd TIEA agreed by the Government of Gibraltar. Gibraltar’s minister with responsibility for financial services, the Hon Gilbert Licudi (pictured), MP, signed the TIEA, which had already been signed in Mexico City by Mexico’s Minister of Finance and

Umeme starts trading after successful IPO

Shares in Uganda’s electricity distributor, Actis-backed Umeme, have begun trading on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE). Uganda’s Vice President, Hon Edward Ssekandi rang the bell on the IPO at a special event at the Kampala Sheraton, to which the USE had relocated for the day. The stock closed at a

Deputy Peter Harwood, Chief Minister of Guernsey

Crown Dependencies meet with HM Treasury on ‘UK FATCA’

The Chief Minister of Guernsey, Deputy Peter Harwood (pictured), and the Chief Minister of Jersey, Senator Ian Gorst, have released a joint statement following their recent meeting with officials from HM Treasury in relation to UK proposals to introduce similar measures as the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

Avista sells Anthony International to Dover for USD602.5m

Private equity firm Avista Capital Partners has completed the sale of Anthony International, a manufacturer of glass doors and related products serving the commercial refrigeration market, to Dover Corporation for USD602.5m, subject to normal closing adjustments. Since Avista acquired Anthony in June 2011, the company has achieved significant growth. Anthony’s

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CAF promotes Mexican SMEs through venture capital funds

CAF – development bank of Latin America – has signed agreements with three Mexican investment funds to promote SMEs, as part of a strategic alliance with NAFIN and other Mexican development banks. Funding recipients are Mexico Fund of Funds II, Adobe Social Mezzanine Fund I and Evercore Mexico Capital Partners

Dunedin delivers third exit in six months

Dunedin, the UK mid-market private equity house, has delivered its third exit in six months with an exit from its conference and training venues business, etc business. The management team has carried out a secondary buyout of the business which sees Dunedin realise a money multiple of more than 3x

CSG Partners raises USD11m for Ambertek’s acquisition of SS Equipment Services

CSG Partners, the New York-based boutique investment bank, acted as the exclusive financial adviser for a USD11m senior debt financing for Ambertek’s acquisition of SS Equipment Services (SSE).  SSE is headquartered in Cotulla, Texas and is an oil field services company focused on providing critical pre- and post-drilling construction services

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SEC charges Chicago-based investment adviser over failing PE fund

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a complaint in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Joseph J Hennessy and his firm, investment adviser Resources Planning Group (RPG), for defrauding clients and others who were promised returns that would "beat the market" for investing in

Edwin Parker, Northern Trust

Northern Trust hires Edwin Parker to support alternative fund administration services

Northern Trust has expanded its alternatives business development team across the UK, Ireland, Luxembourg and Channel Islands with the appointment of Edwin Parker. In this newly created role Parker (pictured) will focus on offering Northern Trust’s hedge fund administration services and its specialist private equity, infrastructure, and real estate fund

JP Morgan survey indicates investor confidence in Latin American IPOs

Seventy per cent of institutional investors in North America and Europe recommend that a Latin American company pursue an initial public offering in today’s capital markets, according to a survey released by JP Morgan’s depositary receipts (DR) business. Survey participants, who were interviewed in September 2012, believe that despite significant

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