The majority of investors in hedge funds, commodity trading advisors and private equity funds expect to increase their allocations to those private investments in 2012, according to a survey by AlphaMetrix. A total of 65 per cent of investment managers and investors surveyed said they intend to increase their allocations
EWR Neue Energien GmbH (EWR), a subsidiary of Rhenish Hessian energy supply company EWR Aktiengesellschaft, has acquired a wind farm in Dorn-Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, from ABO Wind AG. In a joint venture with juwi Holding AG, the company will also construct and operate a wind farm in Worms. A team from
James Bergstrom (pictured) has been appointed as Legal Chief Executive Officer of The Ogier Group, effective from February 2012. Nick Kershaw, who previously held both the Group Chief Executive and the Legal Chief Executive roles, has handed over the Legal Chief Executive role to Bergstrom, but continues as the Group
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has received a binding irrevocable offer from Glory Ltd to purchase Talaris for an enterprise value of GBP650m. Talaris is a global provider of cash handling equipment, servicing and software solutions and Glory is a manufacturer of money handling systems. Following consultation with
The Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) has appointed David Brown as the new Chair of the governing Council. Brown, who has been a Member of the Council for the past three and a half years, formally takes over the role at the next Council meeting on 16
Edinburgh Research and Innovation (ERI), the University of Edinburgh’s technology transfer office, has announced a strategic alliance with MTI, the London-based venture capital fund manager which secures a GBP150 million injection to university spin out activity. Companies working through ERI, or the technology transfer offices at the University of Manchester and
EDG Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, has closed its second fund, EDG Partners Fund II, LP. The fund closed above target at USD177.75 million. The new fund brings the total capital managed by EDG Partners to over USD260 million. Touchstone Group, LLC provided fundraising
The transaction team of C H Reynolds Corporate Finance, under the leadership of Stefan Constantin, Partner, and Robert Kraska, Director, successfully advised HeidelbergCapital on the sale of its stake in Framas Kunststofftechnik GmbH. Framas develops and manufactures high-tech soles and plastic components primarily for the sport shoe market. Main customers
International legal practice Norton Rose LLP has advised its client Duet Private Equity on the acquisition of a controlling interest in Dashen Brewery, Ethiopia’s largest independent brewer. The value of the acquisition is USD90 million, making it the largest private equity investment in to Ethiopia to date. The investment will
IFG Fund Administration has further strengthened its team which targets the alternative investment industry, as it seeks to grow its business. Stephen Edmonds has joined the Isle of Man office, working closely with Colin Stott who was recently promoted to Director, Business Development. Edmonds has worked in financial services for
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