Whether it’s providing AIFM management company solutions, depositary lite solutions, or simply providing start-up managers with a high-touch level of service, Malta’s service provider community continues to evolve with the times. The attractions of Malta's Notified AIF regime have been well documented in this report and whilst it presents a
Dr Louis de Gabriele, head of Camilleri Preziosi Advocates’s Corporate and Finance practice group, outlines the benefits of Malta’s Notified AIF (NAIF) regime… "In my view, the main benefits are twofold," says Dr Louis de Gabriele, head of the Corporate and Finance practice group at Camilleri Preziosi Advocates, when discussing
Apex Fund Services has been operating in Malta since 2008 and has seen, first hand, how quickly the island has evolved into one of Europe's leading onshore fund jurisdictions. Following the chaos of the financial crash, start-up managers chose Malta because it represented a cost effective option. This worked to
The shock Brexit result this June sent ripples across Europe as individual Member States absorbed the news. And whilst some jurisdictions have been quick to seize the initiative on the back of the uncertainty that UK firms face – especially as it relates to passporting for London's much lauded financial
Private equity fund manager and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and venture capital trust (VCT) specialist Calculus Capital has sold its stake in Metropolitan Safe Deposits to private investors, generating a 158 per cent return in the process. Calculus invested in Metropolitan at 6.32p per share, in February 2012, selling its holding for
Bregal Unternehmerkapital has acquired a major stake in Swiss company Kunststoff Schwanden, a manufacturer of complex plastic parts and components. As part of the succession plan, the previous owner Albert Kiener will still play a key role in the company. Chief executive André Bermann and chief financial officer Martin
The Brexit vote is already leading to actions that are “silently killing” the UK’s technology sector, according to M&A advisory firm Magister Advisors. A poll of the fastest-growing UK technology companies suggests that half the key talent on average is British, 30 per cent from other EU countries and
IK Investment Partners and Five Arrows Principal Investments (FAPI) have acquired I@D Holding, a services platform dedicated to the first network of independent real estate agents in France. The founders Malik Benrejdal, Jade Benrejdal and Jerome Chabin as well as NAXICAP Partners, shareholder since 2012, are reinvesting 37 per cent
The Riverside Company has completed fundraising for Riverside Micro-Cap Fund IV (RMCF IV). The international investment firm’s latest buyout fund closed at its hard cap with USD650 million in capital commitments. RMCF IV invests in fast-growing North American companies with up to USD7 million of EBITDA. RMCF fund
One year on from the launch of its first venture debt fund for UK technology firms and innovative companies, Barclays is extending its High Growth fund to GBP200 million as part of its commitment to fund innovative scale-ups. Barclays has seen huge take up from businesses and since launching in
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