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The Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor (DFP), an indicator of future mergers and acquisitions (M&A) announcements, forecasts modest growth for the volume of global M&A deals announced through the first quarter of 2016.
M&A volumes are predicted to increase by about seven per cent through the first quarter of 2016 compared to 2015. The sectors predicted to have the most growth are consumer, healthcare, high-technology, and real estate, while the energy & power, industrials, and telecom sectors will see a decrease.
“2016 is shaping up to have a modest, but good start for global M&A deal announcements, coming off of what
The last quarter’s private equity fundraising is analysed in this extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Private Equity, Q3 2015.
With the third quarter of the year typically slow for fundraising, it is surprising to see Q3 2015 as the best quarter in 2015 so far in terms of aggregate capital raised. There were 178 funds that reached a final close, securing an aggregate USD137 billion (Fig 1). The number of funds raised, however, has seen a sharp drop from the previous quarter, causing a marked rise in the average private equity fund size.
Buyout funds in particular collected
Global early-stage mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in Q3 2015 increased by just 5.6 per cent compared with the same period last year, the slowest rate of growth for almost three years.
That’s according to the latest Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor (DFP) report which forecasts the volume of future M&A deal announcements by tracking the number of early-stage M&A deals that are in preparation or have reached the due diligence stage. On average, these deals are six months away from their public announcement.
While Intralinks predicts that 2015 will be a new record year for global M&A announcements, deal
Rheonix, one of the largest holdings in venture capital firm Rand Capital Corporation, has completed a USD28.6 million Series B equity raise.
Rand co-led the offering with Cayuga Venture Fund, which is based in Ithaca, New York. Cayuga Venture Fund focuses its investments in start-up technology companies, many with a connection to Cornell University. Rand also partnered with past co-investors, including Advantage Capital Partners and Gefinor Capital, to complete this equity offering. Earlier in 2015, Rand had provided convertible bridge financing to support Rheonix during the fundraising process, and its USD680,000 bridge notes were converted to equity upon completion of the Series B
Funds affiliated with US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman have completed the acquisition of Bain Capital’s interest in Securitas Direct Verisure Group making H&F the majority shareholder in the business.

Securitas Direct Verisure Group is a European provider of professionally monitored home alarm systems with 24/7 response services offered through its Securitas Direct and Verisure brands. The company’s mission is to bring peace of mind to families and small business owners by providing them with the best security solutions and service.
Bain Capital and H&F acquired Securitas Direct Verisure Group in 2011. Following their investment and partnership, Securitas Direct Verisure
Preqin’s Q3 private debt report reveals that direct lending funds in market continue to be the largest part of the private debt market, accounting for USD9 billion of the USD19.3 billion raised by private debt funds closed in the quarter.
Half of the 10 largest funds closed in Q3 were direct lending funds, and 42 per cent of private debt funds currently in market follow this strategy. This class also accounted for the highest number of funds closed (11) and the greatest aggregate capital raised (USD9.0 billion). With over two-thirds (68 per cent) of LPs targeting direct lending over the
Private equity firm Lonsdale Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Ocean Media Holdings Limited, a provider of UK based events, specialist publications and online solutions addressing three sectors – Social Housing, Bridal and Weddings.
Each of Ocean Media’s Business lines has been established for more than 30 years and is led by acknowledged experts in their fields.
The largest division is Social Housing which runs a number of sector leading events and conferences including the flagship “Housing 2016” in association with the Chartered Institute of Housing. They are supported and promoted by award winning, key industry magazine
This recent factsheet from Preqin takes a detailed look at the hedge fund industry in San Francisco, including the strategy and structure preferences of investors, the number of hedge fund launches each year, fund terms and conditions, the largest hedge fund managers and performance.
View the full factsheet here.
SWEN Capital Partners has closed its second Infrastructure fund at EUR307.5 million, well above its initial target of EUR200 million, and the EUR120 million collected in 2010 for its first fund.
The fund of funds will invest primarily in core infrastructure assets, but also in renewable energy and greenfield projects, with a focus on geographical and sector diversification. A committed SRI player, the management team favours a top-down approach to allocation, investing in the primary market, the secondary market, and participating in joint investments to bolster transaction flow and enhance financial income.
Jérôme Delmas, CEO of SWEN Capital Partners,
Integrated Asset Management (IAM) has launched an infrastructure division under the leadership of Michael Kosiancic, CFA, who has joined the firm as President of IAM Infrastructure Group.
Kosiancic has more than 20 years of experience in the infrastructure sector in Canada, with a particular interest in renewable energy. He has led or managed more than 40 transactions with an aggregate value in excess of USD3 billion
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Kosiancic says: “We will focus on the mid-market sector, where there is less competition, less crowding-out and the potential for superior returns. We expect a typical project will be in the USD40 million
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