Preqin has been busy preparing its end-of-year investor and fund manager reports across all major alternative asset classes: hedge funds, private equity, private real estate and infrastructure. The following article summarises the key findings from these reports at a broad strokes level. Hedge Funds 2014 proved a challenging year for
Preqin has launched its 2015 Global Alternatives Reports, revealing significant growth in assets held by private equity, hedge fund, private debt, real estate and infrastructure fund managers. Total industry assets now stand at USD6.91tn*, up from USD6.22tn as of this point last year. A challenging performance environment resulted in the
Kirkland & Ellis represented GTCR in it’s acquisition of Fairway Media Group ion partnership with Adams Outdoor Advertising. Fairway is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the United States, and Adams Outdoor is a preeminent provider of outdoor advertising solutions. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Ipreo has acquired ClearMomentum, a provider of portfolio monitoring applications to alternative asset investors and their limited partners. Since introducing the industry’s flagship portfolio monitoring application, ClearFinancials, in 2005, ClearMomentum has played an integral role in the transition to greater transparency and data integrity in the alternative asset market.
PNC Riverarch Capital has acquired a controlling interest in North American Breaker Co, a reseller of circuit breakers and related electrical components dedicated to “need-it-now” product solutions for wholesale electrical distributors. NXT Capital and NABCO management have co-invested alongside PNC Riverarch Capital. Founded in 1996, NABCO serves more than
eFront has launched new services and products for private equity limited partners, enabling them to focus on their most important activity, portfolio analysis, while saving time and effort. The eFront LP Investor Portal (EIP) will accelerate the flow of quarterly data from general partners through the use of standardised Excel
977 private equity funds held a final close throughout the year raising a total of USD486bn, higher than any annual amount between 2009 and 2012, and on track to match the 2013 total. Preqin’s Christopher Elvin (pictured) reviews a year of private equity fundraising: Investor appetite for private equity remained strong
TA Associates is to acquire a majority interest in Access Technology Group (Access), a leading business management software company. TA will acquire its stake from Lyceum Capital, a growth investor. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close later this month, were not disclosed. Access’s software covers finance,
An affiliate of HIG Capital has completed the acquisition of an equity interest in Aviapartner, thereby becoming the majority shareholder alongside the Group's Chairman and management. Aviapartner is a leading European provider of airport ground handling services with 60 years of experience. Aviapartner provides ground handling services for passengers and
Weinberg Capital Partners has acquired the French operations of Captiva Capital Management. The Paris – based Real Estate Asset Management company firm led by Emeric Lacourte manages circa EUR300 m in real estate assets in France. Serge Weinberg, President of Weinberg Capital Partners, says: “This acquisition is a great opportunity
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