By Chris Humphries, Managing Director, Stuarts Walker Hersant, Attorneys-at-Law – The Cayman Islands continues to be the leading offshore jurisdiction for mutual funds and hedge funds. Its position as the premier jurisdiction is as a result of innovative legislation and the absence of taxation together with the presence of sophisticated
In 2011, ahead of the introduction of the AIFMD in Europe, an article entitled “A foot in both camps”, was written by Derek Delaney, Managing Director of DMS Offshore Investment Services (Europe) Limited. In it, Delaney (pictured) wrote: “There is an enduring perception that the established European domiciles such as
Private equity investor Advent International is to acquire majority ownership of Brazilian technology products provider Allied SA from One Equity Partners (OEP) and other minority shareholders. The Radomysler family, which founded the company, will retain a significant minority stake and continue to lead Allied. The transaction, subject to regulatory approval
Venture fund manager MMC Ventures has enjoyed a bumper 2014, attracting GBP74m in total investment into its portfolio in the past 12 months. 2014 saw the team make 23 investments in total, demonstrating why CB Insights named MMC as one of the UK’s most active early stage investors for the third
Private equity and infrastructure investment firm First Reserve has awarded Deutsche Bank a fund services mandate. First Reserve selected Deutsche Bank’s Alternative Fund Services to provide an integrated bank loan fund administration solution. As part of the solution, Deutsche Bank is providing its customisable investor reporting, fund accounting, and bank
Prairie Cloudware has completed a USD3.2 million capital raise. The company was founded to help financial institutions protect and extend their payments franchise while improving security, convenience and control for their customers. “Three times as many consumers trust financial institutions over other providers to make payments safe,” said Kevin Kammer,
Lexerd Capital Management has acquired Foxfire Apartments (Foxfire), a 354-unit garden style community located in Durham, North Carolina. Foxfire will by managed by First Communities Management. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. This is the first acquisition by Lexerd in its new Lexerd Capital Partners High Yield Fund
Private equity investor Cabot Square Capital has acquired BPN Crédito, the consumer finance provider, from the Portuguese Government for an initial investment of EUR36 million. Formerly the consumer credit arm of Banco Português de Negócios (BPN), which was nationalised by the Portuguese Government in 2008, BPN Crédito specialises in motor
Matt Martin Real Estate Management (MMREM), a diversified real estate services firm, is to acquire online real estate auction company, RealtyBid.com. RealtyBid.com will retain its brand name and operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of MMREM with its current management team intact. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Deal activity in the Australian PE market in FY2014 was lower than in the previous year in terms of total deal size, but deal numbers were up, largely due to more bolt-ons and follow-on investments. That’s according to the sixth annual AVCAL Deal Metrics Survey of private equity (PE) and
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