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Sprott rolls out new private credit strategy

Sprott Asset Management, a USD10 billion Toronto-based alternative asset manager, has rolled out a second iteration of the firm’s private credit trust strategy, Sprott Private Credit Trust II, with hedge fund specialist Arif N Bhalwani.  Bhalwani is the chief executive officer and managing director of Third Eye Capital Management, a sub-adviser to Sprott Asset Management.   Sprott Private Credit Trust II focuses on identifying short-term opportunities primarily in

Milbank advises Zuffa on sale of UFC

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has advised Zuffa and its controlling owners on the sale of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the professional mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation. The acquisition was led by WME|IMG, Silver Lake Partners and KKR as new strategic investors, along with MSD Capital and MSD Partners.

K&L Gates advises on Hong Kong’s first hybrid fund peer-lending platform

Global law firm K&L Gates has advised on the establishment of the Elephant Club Consumer Debt Fund, managed by Capital Focus Asset Management. The newly established fund invests in notes issued by Hong Kong-licensed money lender Elephant Club Limited, and represents Hong Kong’s first ever hybrid fund peer-lending platform.  

Scottish VC firm sells PathXL to Philips

Since its initial investment in PathXL in 2012, Edinburgh-based venture capital firm Par Equity has generated a 270 per cent tax-free return for investors from the sale of the tissue diagnostics medical technology firm to Philips for an undisclosed sum. Queens University Belfast spin-out PathXL has developed digital pathology systems

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Global alternative assets under management hit USD6.2tn

Total assets managed by the top 100 alternative investment managers globally reached USD3.6 trillion in 2015, up 3 per cent on the prior year, according to research produced by Willis Towers Watson. The Global Alternatives Survey, which covers ten asset classes and seven investor types, shows that of the top

ARX CEE IV holds first close towards EUR100 million target

ARX Equity Partners has completed a first close of its latest Central Europe vehicle, ARX CEE IV, at EUR54 million, with total subscribed commitments of EUR66 million. The fund, which has a target of EUR100 million including commitments from the European Investment Fund (EIF), will continue to execute the ARX

WestBridge backs ISG in GBP10.5m secondary buyout

WestBridge Capital has completed a GBP10.5 million secondary buyout of ISG Technology, marking a successful exit for RJD Private Equity which originally backed a management buyout of the business in 2005. ISG designs, installs and manages mission critical networking infrastructure solutions for blue chip organisations across the UK, including retailers,

Siris Capital Group to acquire Polycom for USD2bn in cash

Siris Capital Group’s affiliates have submitted a unilaterally binding offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Polycom for a price of USD12.50 per share in cash. The offer is subject to Polycom terminating its existing merger agreement with Mitel Networks.   Polycom has informed Siris that its board of directors

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