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Investors’ plans for future activity in the private debt space are revealed in this extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Private Debt, Q1 2015.
Investors surveyed by Preqin in Q1 2015 conveyed a strong appetite for exposure to private debt funds, with 57 per cent of respondents expecting to increase their allocation within the next 12 months (Fig. 1). An even larger proportion (65 per cent) expects to increase their allocation to private debt in the longer term, while only 8 per cent expect to decrease their exposure. It is clear that institutional investors are becoming increasingly familiar with the
Law firm Paul Hastings is representing Fosun International, the largest private-owned conglomerate in China, on its participation in the acquisition of Cirque Du Soleil.
Fosun is a member of the buyer consortium backed by American buyout fund, TPG Capital. The consortium signed definitive agreements with the owners of Cirque Du Soleil and the consummation of the acquisition is subject to customary conditions.
Cirque Du Soleil is a globally renowned performance troupe and is the world’s largest theatrical production company.
B Riley Financial has formed Great American Capital Partners (GACP) with an anchor investment from Corporate Capital Trust, a business development company advised by CNL Financial Advisors Company and KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC.
GACP will focus on providing asset-based debt opportunities targeting lower middle market companies. It will utilise the wide array of diversified financial and business advisory services provided by the B Riley Financial platform, which includes a network of over 200 finance professionals for proprietary deal flow sourcing and in-house valuation and appraisals expertise. GACP is led by John Ahn, President, and Stuart Armstrong, Chief Investment Officer.
Representatives from PwC, Coller Capital, Dexion Capital, Baring Vostok, Hermes GPE and Metric Capital have been added to the roster of speakers for the Guernsey Funds Forum 2015.
It has already been announced that Guy Hands, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s forum and that it will be moderated for the sixth successive year by ITV News anchor, Alastair Stewart OBE.
The annual event is this year titled ‘Achieving stability in a world of change’ and takes place on Thursday 14 May in London. It is
Private equity fund Ambienta SGR has acquired a substantial stake in Oskar Nolte, a manufacturer of high-performance wood coating systems for the furniture industry.
Oskar Nolte is a leading manufacturer of high performance wood coating and lacquer systems for industrial applications primarily in the furniture industry. For more than 2 decades, Oskar Nolte has been at the forefront of developing solvent free coating systems which contribute to a cleaner and healthier environment. It is the company‘s philosophy to add value for its high profile customers through a combination of environmentally friendly products and cost efficient processes.
Ambienta has invested more than
I Squared Capita has closed the ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund with total commitments of USD3.0 billion. The fund attracted strong interest, with demand exceeding the USD3.0 billion legal cap.
Limited Partners include a diverse group of pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, asset managers and family offices from the US, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.
Sadek Wahba, Founder and Managing Partner of I Squared Capital, says: “This is a major milestone for I Squared Capital and a strong vote of confidence from our investors. Our strategy targets investment opportunities that provide attractive risk-adjusted returns with operational
Cnano Technology, a specialist in multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) products for the energy storage, structural and electronics industries, has completed its USD15 million Series C funding.
Cnano will use the funds to expand its high quality carbon nanotubes manufacturing operation in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China in order to meet the fast growing demand for its products. The Company continues to leverage and enhance upon technologies it has licensed on an exclusive basis from Tsinghua University.
GRC SinoGreen Fund, a leader in private equity and venture capital in the Greater China Region, led the financing, which included Hotung Investment Holdings Limited and
This extract from Preqin’s Quarterly Update: Private Equity, Q1 2015 focuses on global private equity-backed buyout deals, featuring the latest available data.
The number of private equity-backed buyout deals recorded globally in Q1 2015 fell by 20 per cent from 958 in Q4 2014 to 770 in the first quarter of 2015, consistent with a trend that has seen a dip in the number of deals in the first quarter in every year since 2008 (Fig 1). However, the aggregate value rose by 14 per cent from USD85 billion in Q4 2014 to USD97 billion in Q1 2015, the highest
Sobera Capital has acquired assets from Polytechnos Venture Fund II in a secondary direct transaction.
The assets include shares in Nanotron Ltd. (wireless technologies), Panoratio Holdings Inc. (software) as well as Capella Inc, the parent company of ArraVasc Ltd. (medtech).
Sobera Capital is a Berlin based independent secondary direct investor with a focus on venture capital and small-cap funds and assets in T.I.M.E.S, healthcare and selected other industries.
The Michigan Angel Fund (MAF) has closed its second fund (MAF II) with USD2.05 million. MAF II will make its first investment this spring, and plans to make eight to 10 total investments within the next two years.
"There's no doubt that MAF plays an important role in our entrepreneurial economy. Angel investors are a key element to the success of the diversification and growth of the technology startup community in Michigan," says Skip Simms, MAF managing director. "Angel investors provide entrepreneurs the fuel they need to succeed, not just with their investment but with their connections and guidance."
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