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Drying up of mega deals drives PE investments to below USD2bn in Q1 2012

Private Equity firms invested about USD1,886 million across 90 deals during the quarter ended March 2012, according to a study by Venture Intelligence. The investment amount was almost half that was invested in the same period last year (USD3,614 million across 107 transactions) and represents the third consecutive quarter of

New York Life Capital Partners closes third Mezzanine fund

New York Life Capital Partners, a private equity affiliate of New York Life Investments, has successfully closed of its third mezzanine fund. NYLCAP Mezzanine Partners III, LP held its final close on 30 March, 2012, with total commitments of USD980 million, more than a 20 per cent above its predecessor fund. 

Gordon M Nixon, president and CEO, Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada acquires full ownership of RBC Dexia Investor Services

Royal Bank of Canada is to acquire the 50 per cent stake that it does not already own of the joint venture RBC Dexia Investor Services Limited (RBC Dexia) from Banque Internationale à Luxembourg SA (BIL) (formerly Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg SA) for a total consideration of EUR837.5 million

Ted Neild, President and Chief Investment Officer, Gresham Partners

Gresham Partners hires Tim Joeng

Tim Joeng has joined independent wealth management firm Gresham Partners adding deep experience in the area of alternative and private equity investments. As a Principal and senior member of the investment team, Joeng is responsible for sourcing investment opportunities, performing manager due diligence and building portfolios for Gresham’s clients. Joeng

Rufus H Rivers promoted to managing partner of RLJ Equity Partners

Rufus H Rivers (pictured)has been promoted to Managing Partner of RLJ Equity Partners, LLC. Founded by Robert L Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies together with The Carlyle Group, RLJ Equity Partners invests in middle-market leveraged buy-outs, recapitalisations, and growth equity. "Rufus has been instrumental in developing and

BGF invests in Barburrito

Business Growth Fund (BGF), established to help the UK’s fast growing smaller and medium sized businesses, has made its first investment in the North West, with a GBP3.25 million investment in award-winning Mexican street food chain, Barburrito. This is BGF’s fifth deal in three months, making it currently one of the

Lance Uggla, CEO of Markit,

Markit acquires Data Explorers

Markit has acquired Data Explorers, a provider of global securities lending data, from mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital. Data Explorers’ data set, which covers USD12 trillion of securities in the lending programmes of over 20,000 institutional funds, provides a comprehensive view of short interest data and institutional fund activity

Riverside completes first exit from Asia-Pacific fund

The Riverside Company has completed the first exit from its Riverside Asia-Pacific Fund I (RAF I). The successful realisation of Japanese coin parking lot operator Shinsouki comes after four years of steady organic and add-on growth following Riverside’s 2008 acquisition. Shinsouki is the largest operator of parking lots in Niigata

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Target Partners invests in GameGenetics

Munich-based venture capital firm Target Partners, in collaboration with High Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Estag Capital, has taken a financial stake in GameGenetics (www.gamegenetics.com), as part of a series-A financing round. The financial investment is in the seven-digit Euro figure, and will support the Berlin-based aggregator and distributor of free-to-play

Denham closes USD3bn energy and resources-focused private equity fund

Energy and resources-focused global private equity firm Denham Capital Management has closed its sixth fund, Denham Commodity Partners Fund VI LP. Launched in July 2011 and closed eight months later in March 2012, Denham Capital raised USD3 billion in total third-party commitments for Fund VI from a variety of institutional

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