Regulation has been at the forefront of investors’ minds ever since the global financial crisis in 2008. In the current environment, the need for oversight and monitoring is even more necessary as the industry navigates uncharted waters. However, this requirement for more robust supervision needs to be tempered with flexibility.
Lovell Minnick Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in financial services, financial technology and related business services, has acquired a majority stake in UniversalCIS, a technology-enabled provider of credit data and related origination solutions in the mortgage industry. Moving forward, Lovell Minnick and UniversalCIS’ management team will work
Private assets have experienced significant growth in the last few years and Ireland is now set up to further benefit from this expansion through the Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Act 2020 (ILP Act) which was enacted into law in December 2020. “Private equity funds have performed well and are increasingly
Managers looking to take advantage of the new structure launched in Ireland, the Investment Limited Partnership (ILP), will be able to maximise cost efficiency and time-to-market. The Irish legislation allows the adoption of an umbrella structure, meaning managers can launch sub-funds swiftly and save on legal and audit fees. “A
In a hunt for yield, investors have been enticed to consider allocating to illiquid asset classes in long-term, closed-ended products. Limited partnerships have been and continue to be the structure of choice for such investments, particularly for private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC). Against this backdrop, the Irish Government
Various market forces are driving prospects for alternative managers globally, with Ireland being a key destination. Persistent low interest rates are pushing institutional investors towards alternative assets. This, coupled with the Covid pandemic further curtailing appetite for bank lending, has created opportunities for managers, particularly in the debt/credit spheres. In
By A Paris – When the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive was enacted, there was talk of AIFMD becoming a brand to rival UCITS. The latest enhancements to the Investment Limited Partnership (ILP) structure in Ireland may well oil the wheels in the journey to making this a reality. Following the
Aurelius has acquired all shares of Panasonic’s European Consumer Battery Business Units (Panasonic Consumer Energy) from Panasonic Europe. From its European sales headquarters in Zellik Belgium, Panasonic Consumer Energy operates two manufacturing facilities, one located in Belgium and one in Poland. Across its locations Panasonic Consumer Energy today employs around
Accelmed Partners (Accelmed), a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in US commercial stage, lower middle market HealthTech companies, has closed its oversubscribed second fund, Accelmed Fund II (Fund II) at the fund’s hard cap of USD400 million, exceeding its original USD300 million target. Fund II received significant
Mainspring Fund Services and Aspida Group have partnered to provide Guernsey-domiciled private equity and venture capital funds with a comprehensive solution for fund administration, compliance, governance and reporting. At the same time, the partner firms confirmed their very first launch – a USD550m Private Investor Fund. The Guernsey-domiciled Fund, which
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