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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.
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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
Pomona Investment Fund has made its first investment with the secondary market purchase from a US endowment of a USD25 million portfolio of diversified private equity interests across 17 underlying funds and nine general partners, with over 300 underlying companies.
With a USD25,000 minimum subscription requirement, and an investor friendly tax reporting structure, the Fund is designed to provide accredited investors with easier access to private equity opportunities. With this purchase, the Fund's shareholders will have exposure to mature, seasoned private equity positions in private equity managers with established track records.
"Pomona Investment Fund provides a mix of asset
This recent factsheet from Preqin takes a detailed look at the hedge fund industry in Boston, 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.
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This recent factsheet from Preqin takes a detailed look at the hedge fund industry in Hong Kong, 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.
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Niche London has advised Ipes (UK) Ltd on its expansion-led UK office headquarters relocation from Victoria to the City.
Ipes, a provider of outsourced services to the European Private Equity market, has moved from its offices in London’s Victoria, to new premises in the City of London.
McCalmont-Woods Ipes advised Ipes on the move to 8,100 sq ft of accommodation on the 9th floor of 1 Minster Court, EC3. A new 10-year lease has been agreed on the newly refurbished landmark building with the landlord, Prudential Assurance, advised by CBRE and Spring4.
Ipes currently provides administration and depository
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has launched the Global LEI Index, which provides information, updated daily, on the nearly 400,000 LEIs issued to date.
Any interested party can easily access and search the complete LEI data pool free of charge using the web-based LEI search tool developed by GLEIF.
The Global LEI Index consists of a golden copy of all past and current LEI records including related reference data in one repository. The reference data provides the information on a legal entity identifiable with an LEI. Accessing the data online for searching, comparing and downloading supports a
Exponent Private Equity and Electra Partners are to acquire Photobox Group, the personalised products and gifts company behind brands such as Moonpig, PaperShaker, Sticky9, Hofmann, Posterjack and posterXXL.
Under the terms of the acquisition offer, Exponent and Electra Private Equity would be the principal shareholders, with Photobox Group management team reinvesting part of their proceeds.
The current Photobox Group executive management team, led by Stan Laurent, would continue in their roles. The offer is subject to certain conditions including consultation with employee representatives and anti-trust clearance.
This proposed transaction would provide Photobox Group with a new simplified and
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