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Intelligent Group attracts capital from Waterland

Belgian-Dutch investment company Waterland Private Equity Investments (Waterland) is providing growth capital to the Intelligent Group, a Belgian developer and provider of hosting services.  Intelligent was founded in 1999 by Jonas Dhaenens under the Combell brand and has grown to become the most important provider of hosting services in Belgium

HIG Capital acquires ATX Networks Corp.

An affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired ATX Networks Corporation (ATX) a designer and developer of patented, radio frequency (RF) and digital video processing equipment used by cable operators and a growing number of private video networks, A/V integrators, and telecommunication companies.  Cable operators rely

Announcement

OMERS Private Equity acquires ERM

OMERS Private Equity (OPE), the private equity investment arm of the OMERS pension plan, is to acquire Environmental Resources Management (ERM) from Charterhouse Capital Partners for an enterprise value of USD1.7 billion.  The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) will co-invest in the transaction. Created in 1977, ERM is a leading

Weekly Brief: Spike in Oil spawns moderate loss

Weekly Brief: Hedge funds outperform bonds and equities

Equity and bond markets experienced renewed tensions during the period under review. European markets saw higher selling pressure than US markets, which was a negative for Global Macro managers as they have sizeable long European equities positions in their portfolios.

Announcement

BioAdvance portfolio companies attract USD85m of capital in 12 months

During its fiscal year that will end on 30 June, 2015, BioAdvance’s life sciences portfolio companies attracted USD85 million of capital from private investments and other sources. “It’s been another strong year for our portfolio companies” says Barbara Schilberg CEO of BioAdvance. “While several companies have raised significant amounts of

Jessica Duong, Preqin

Performance of sector-specific vs generalist buyout funds

Returns offered by the private equity asset class are often a hot topic for discussion in the investment industry. With yields varying between fund types, sectors and managers, Jessica Duong (pictured) investigates the differences in performance of sector-specific buyout funds in this extract from Preqin Private Equity Spotlight – June 2015.

BlackRock to acquire Infraestructura Institucional

BlackRock is to acquire Infraestructura Institucional, Mexico’s leading independently managed, infrastructure investment firm, expanding BlackRock’s infrastructure capabilities in Mexico. The agreement builds upon BlackRock’s existing USD6 billion global infrastructure platform and strengthens the Firm’s long-standing Mexico business. The acquisition will fully enable BlackRock to deliver to its local and international

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Salient Partners completes acquisition of Forward Management

Salient Partners has successfully completed its acquisition of Forward Management, creating a USD27 billion diversified asset management firm and reaffirming the firm’s position as provider of liquid alternative and real asset investment strategies.   The combined firm has 250 employees across its offices in Houston, San Francisco and New York.

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Shoreline Capital closes oversubscribed USD500m Fund III

Shoreline Capital, a private fund manager in Chinese distressed debt and special situation investments, has closed its third fund at USUSD500 million. The fund, Shoreline China Value III, was over-subscribed.  Meanwhile, Shoreline held the first close for Fund IIIÂ’s overflow fund at USD115 million. Based on current indications of interest, Shoreline

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