Jersey has affirmed its position as a leading centre for companies looking to list, with the volume and value of Jersey companies listed on exchanges around the world rising significantly in the past 12 months, according to figures collated by Jersey Finance. The latest figures show that there are now
SMEs turned increasingly to financial markets in 2014, with companies backed by Euronext subsidiary EnterNext raising a total of EUR9 billion on Euronext’s pan-European markets. This included shares and bonds in both primary and second trading, and is the highest figure raised in several years. A resurgence in IPOs, combined
Conifer Financial Services, a provider of fund administration, middle office, trade execution, and prime brokerage services to the asset management industry, has received an unqualified opinion in the Service Organisation Controls (SOC) 1 TYPE 2 (SSAE 16) 2014 examination of its fund administration entity, Conifer Asset Solutions. Notable among the
Coming off of a strong year for private equity in 2014, industry leaders are tempering their outlook for 2015, according to the sixth annual PErspective Private Equity Study by BDO USA. While 41 per cent of private equity fund managers report closing more than five deals in 2014, only 8
Large private equity firms are increasingly flexing their scale, balance sheets, restructuring experience and connections with creditors and limited partners to tighten control and enhance return potential on investments, says Fitch Ratings. Recent examples include Apollo's and TPG's decision on Jan. 15 to voluntarily place the largest operating subsidiary of
Scout RFP, a cloud-based sourcing platform, has raised USD2.75 million in seed financing led by venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from Google Ventures and Zapis Capital. Angel investors Techammer & Tim O'Shaughnessy also participated. The funding will be used to grow the company's engineering team and
Money Dashboard, the personal finance platform, has raised a further GBP2.5 million as part of its Series A funding round led by private equity fund manager Calculus Capital. The round also included investment from Ariadne Capital, Par Equity, and The Scottish Investment Bank, and adds to the initial GBP2.7 million
CVC, Apax and TPG buyout funds were the most desired secondaries in 2014, according to Cebile Capital, a firm that advises buyers and sellers of private equity secondary stakes. The results are from Cebile’s List of Most Demanded Secondaries 2014, which assesses the secondaries market demand of US and European
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity (PE) activity in India in 2014 hit a three year high, according to Grant Thornton UK’s India Watch. M&A contributing close to USD38 billion from 573 deals, and PE contributing USD12bn from 604 deals, activity up 23% in deal value and 34% in
Corporate, fund and private client services provider JTC Group has marked its 27th consecutive year of growth with the launch of a refreshed global brand. The launch of JTC’s new look comes after another successful year, which saw the firm continue its strategic expansion plan, growing its Assets Under Administration
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