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US private equity and real estate groups are paying close attention to the opportunities on offer in Ireland to pick up distressed assets, as the ripples of the '08 financial crisis continue to be felt there. Whether they are buying actual assets, or the debt that is held on those assets, depends on what the individual manager is trying to achieve but as Nicholas Tsafos, Chairman and Director of EisnerAmper Global Ltd, observes: "Whether it is commercial real estate or retail real estate, we are seeing managers invest in a variety of property portfolios, buying landmark properties such as the
Stash, a fast-growing investment app for millennials, has raised USD3 million in seed funding to continue the company’s growth. The round was led by Silicon Valley-based Goodwater Capital, which specialises in early-stage consumer technology companies.
Two leading fintech investors also participated in the round: New York-based Valar Ventures, and London-based Entrée Capital; as did previous investors in the company.
Stash is one of the new breed of fintech services aiming to transform the way millennials manage, save and grow their money. This additional funding will support the continued growth and development of the app, including new product features and
Fountain Quail Water Management has secured a private equity commitment of up to USD40 million to expand its North American operations. Established in 1996, Fountain Quail specialises in treating and recycling produced and flowback water generated in oil and gas plays.
Fountain Quail’s two proprietary systems, ROVER and NOMAD, cut oil and gas producers’ water-specific operating costs by effectively eliminating the need to transport and dispose of wastewater and source and transport freshwater. Cost savings vary depending on location and range from at least 30 percent to 80 percent. Use of the ROVER and NOMAD systems also reduces greenhouse gas
Agathos Management LLP has backed the senior management of Vikoma International Limited in a management buyout. Based on the Isle of Wight and founded by BP in 1967 after a major oil spill, Vikoma International is a specialist in the design and manufacture of oil recovery and environment solutions.
The Agathos team will provide financial, strategic and operational support to the Vikoma management team, comprised of: Sales Director Paul Rayner, Operations Director Mark Wheeler, Engineering Director Neil Plater, Finance Manager Martin Hammond and Quality and Technical Manager Gary Barnes.
The Vikoma management team have 90 years of collective industry
Omnes Capital has sold a European portfolio of more than 100 MW of renewable energy assets via its Capenergie funds to EOS Holding, a Swiss player in the new renewable energy sector.
This acquisition will enable EOS Holding to increase its capacity in renewables, particularly at the level of ground-mounted solar power plants.
The portfolio consists of four wind farms and four solar power plants located in France and Portugal. It was built up between 2010 and 2013 and is a good example of the Capenergie funds’ investment approach, which consists of developing new renewable energy generation capacity in
Questback, a specialist in enterprise feedback management which is 70 per cent owned by private equity firm Reiten & Co, increased enterprise revenues by 40 per cent in 2015.
Greater sales were driven by the growing importance of feedback to business competitiveness, the strength of Questback’s powerful, cloud-based platform, and its strategic partnership approach.
To further accelerate its growth, as of February 2016 Questback CEO Frank Møllerop will be based in an expanded New York City office, from where he will lead company operations. This reflects the importance of North America to Questback’s growth strategy, and the company’s increased
LGT Capital Partners has held the final close of Crown Europe Middle Market III (CEM III), its third investment program focused on European middle market buyouts, with total subscriptions of EUR500 million.
The program’s investor base consists of 34 institutions, including government pension funds, corporate pension funds and insurance companies in Australia, Belgium, Japan, Korea, the Middle East, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. CEM III has already committed EUR 237 million to nine private equity funds on a primary basis, seven secondary transactions and five co-investments.
Tycho Sneyers, Managing Partner at LGT Capital Partners, says: “Institutional investors have
A recent spate of stock buyback programs in the alternative investment management (AIM) sector could have modest impacts on liquidity and leverage, according to Fitch Ratings.
Three firms have recently implemented share repurchase programs in an effort to improve their public stock valuations. Repurchase activity has been rare in the sector, given relatively limited float, but others could follow suit should they see a benefit to peer valuations.
In October 2015, KKR & Co. LP (KKR) authorised a USD500 million share repurchase plan. Last week, Apollo Global Management, L.P. (Apollo) and Fortress Investment Group LLC (Fortress) announced they would
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), the body responsible for ensuring the operational integrity of the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System, has launched its data quality management program.
Based on a set of clearly defined criteria, the program allows the quality of the LEI data pool (the publicly available information on legal entities identifiable with an LEI) to be monitored, assessed and further optimised. The first monthly report, published today, reflects the very high level of data quality already achieved in the Global LEI System.
The LEI connects to key reference information that enables clear and unique
Ambienta, a European private equity fund specialised in environmental businesses, has acquired a majority stake in SF-Filter AG, Zurich, a successful specialist for filter solutions with sales of about CHF80 million.
SF-Filter is the leading partner for the distribution of mobile and industrial filters for a variety of applications. The product range encompasses filters for oil, air, fuel, hydraulic, gas, pneumatic, liquid, de-dusting, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC)-related applications. With more than 30,000 European customers ranging from original equipment manufacturers to resellers as well as end-customers, the SF-Filter brand has been unanimously recognised as the leader in its field due
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