The Foresight Global Real Infrastructure Fund (GRIF) has reached a Net Asset Value of GBP100 million in just seven months following launch in June 2019.The Fund has consistently outperformed its objective of UK CPI +3 per cent over the medium term, through its strategy of investing in renewable energy and
Private company investment platform Seedrs experienced a record-breaking year in 2019 with GBP283 million invested into pitches, resulting in 49 per cent growth in investment compared to 2018.Seedrs completed 250 deals in 2019, up from 186 in 2018, and delivered 7,858 investor exits on its Secondary Market. In 2019, Seedrs
Akram & Associates, a boutique Public Accounting Firm specialising in accounting, audit and tax services to alternative investment entities, had another successful year in 2019, growing 40 per cent, and is targeting double-digit growth again in 2020.
Independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager Foresight Group’s (Foresight) Foresight Capital Management Team (FCM) has raised GBP500 million in less than two years since the launch of its first open-ended investment company (OEIC). The team cites the growing demand for ESG and sustainable investing, predictable cash yields, and lower
A new survey of senior private equity professionals reveals that only 23 per cent describe the due diligence that private equity firms carry out on cyber security issues of target companies as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’. The research, which was commissioned by Mactavish, the leading expert on commercial insurance placement and
Future Industrial Services (FIS), a provider of specialist environmental and industrial services, has announced a 22 per cent increase in turnover following its acquisition of Colt Industrial Services (Colt) and further investment in its management team and fleet. Headquartered in Kirkby, Merseyside, FIS works with clients including government, major utility
The value of regulated funds serviced in Jersey rose by 7 per cent to a new record high in the first half of 2019, according to the latest figures to be collated by the jurisdiction’s financial regulator the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC). Figures for the second quarter of 2019
LDC-backed Martin Audio, a designer and manufacturer of premium high-performance loudspeaker systems, has recorded double-digit sales growth following a series of product launches and overseas expansion. The Buckinghamshire-based business, which provides sound systems for some of the UK’s biggest festivals, reported a 22 per cent increase in sales in its
Private equity fundraising for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) hit the highest annual level in a decade in 2018 with EUR1.8 billion, according to new data from Invest Europe. Buyout funds in CEE raised EUR1.1 billion, while the region’s venture capital funds attracted over EUR500 million for the second year
Pacific Private Fund Advisors (PPFA) recently surpassed the USD1 billion milestone for invested assets under management (AUM), bringing total invested and committed AUM to over USD2.7 billion. PPFA, a subsidiary of Pacific Global Asset Management LLC, manages private equity investment portfolios for Pacific Life’s general account and third-party institutional clients.
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