Trade sales led realisation activity in 2011, according to the latest listed private equity Cash Flow Compass report published by LPEQ and Deloitte. The report reveals that some 57% of direct fund realisations in 2011 consisted of trade sales as companies used their record cash surpluses to buy attractive business.
NYSE Euronext has underscored its commitment to SMEs with a raft a new measures designed to provide easier access to capital markets and improving both the visibility and the liquidity of midsize companies listed on its European market. NYSE Euronext is setting up a strategic planning committee that will
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to propose a rule implementing the so-called "Volcker Rule" requirements. The requirements stem from Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The SEC is issuing the proposal jointly with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board,
The estimated market value of venture capital-financed companies in the US rose 10.1% in 2011’s first quarter from the end of 2010, according to the Dow Jones US Venture Capital Index. The index’s performance topped the Dow Jones US Total Stock Market Index’s total return gain of 6.4% over the
Bendigo Partners has made a strategic investment in Akatsuki Financial Group, a Japan based mid-sized financial services firm, specialising in retail brokerage and asset management, with origins dating back over 130 years. Bendigo is investing alongside Monex Group (ticker 8698, Tokyo Stock Exchange), a leading online financial services provider and
Apollo Investment Corporation has adopted a plan for the purpose of repurchasing up to USD200 million of its common stock in accordance with the guidelines specified in Rule 10b-18 and Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s plan is designed to allow it to repurchase its
FirstPEX, Europe’s first, interactive auction platform to trade privately-owned shares and investments is being launched in the UK by Swiss-based technology firm LPO Ventures LPO Ventures expects trading volume to quickly increase from around EUR1-2 billion over the next 12 months or so to around EUR10 billion in 2015, based
Castle Private Equity, the SIX Swiss Exchange listed fund of private equity funds, has approved a new distribution policy. The policy will enable the company to share realised gains with shareholders and has been initiated due to the strong recovery of the portfolio in the past two years and the
HarbourVest Global Private Equity’s (HVPE) estimated economic NAV is USD902.3 million or USD10.91 per share, as at 30 June 2011. This is a 0.1% decrease from the 31 May 2011 estimated Economic NAV per share of USD10.92. This nominal change was driven by decreases in the value of publicly-traded holdings to
Deutsche Bank’s Global Transaction Banking Division’s Trust & Securities Services (TSS) unit has expanded the brokerage services offered by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc (DBSI), Deutsche Bank’s registered US broker-dealer subsidiary, to create dbRemarket. The new service , which launched on 14 June, will provide investors with a transparent way of
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