The Scottish Investment Bank (SIB), Scottish Enterprise’s investment arm, has relaunched its co-investment funds, with the aim of investing up to GBP75 million into companies across Scotland over the next three years. By streamlining its co-investment funds from four to two and widening the investment parameters, SIB is increasing flexibility
With most investors believing that small-sized and mid-market buyout funds currently present the best opportunities in private equity, this article from Preqin Private Equity Spotlight, August 2015, examines whether the size of a buyout fund has any significant impact on returns. According to Preqin’s latest investor survey, carried out in
SS&C Technologies Holdings has acquired Citigroup's Alternative Investor Services business, which includes Hedge Fund Services and Private Equity Fund Services, for USD425 million, subject to certain adjustments. "This acquisition is solidly in line with SS&C's strategy of combining organic growth with select, high quality acquisitions. Citi Alternative Investor Services clients
The business of asset management has grown exponentially more complex over the last decade. As system technology and data management improves, managers are devising ever-new investment strategies to find that elusive source of alpha. Bank loan funds, direct lending funds, liquid alternatives, separately managed accounts that offer institutional investors sub-sets
Mesa West Capital has provided an affiliate of The EMMES Group of Companies a USD130 million in first mortgage debt to recapitalise 1 Columbia Place, a 556,000-square-foot Class A office complex in Downtown San Diego. A majority of the proceeds from the five-year, non-recourse loan will be used to refinance
Monadnock Resources has secured a USD100 million equity commitment from Kayne Anderson Energy Funds and members of the firm’s management team. Monadnock is being formed to target the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas assets in North America. Monadnock is a newly formed independent oil and gas company
HIG Middle Market is to acquire HelpSystems from current investor Summit Partners. The completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory and anti-trust approval. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN, HelpSystems is a leading provider of system & network management, business intelligence, and security & compliance solutions. With over 9,000 customers
Convertible bonds were prominent among the 203 newly listed securities on the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE) during the first half of 2015. The number of new listings is up 14.7 per cent on the same time last year and takes the total number of listed securities on the CISE
With its rich industrial heritage, large urban centres and sizeable working population, the Midwest region is a major contributor to US GDP. Preqin presents an overview of the private equity industry in this business hub, which you can download for free. Read the full factsheet here, which contains key charts,
DW3 Products Group has provided an additional GBP2m in funding to Window Widgets and Solidor to help scale up production capabilities. The new funding has been split evenly across new plant and machinery and the development of new and original product lines. Window Widgets was founded in 2004, and
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