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One of Luxembourg’s big advantages has always been its small size, which has allowed successive governments to introduce new rules with a speed and nimbleness that bigger nations would struggle to replicate.
Time and again, the Grand Duchy has used speedy and favourable regulation to bolster its financial sector.
It is a consistent, first mover-based approach which has helped to cement its place as one of Europe’s leading financial services hubs, especially for the domiciling of funds by private equity firms and asset managers.
A new draft securitisation law working its way through Luxembourg’s parliament – which will reform existing
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Private equity and venture capital are amongst the key investment fund strategies showing the strongest growth in the last decades. Even if at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, some PE and VC funds faced challenges such as a reduction in the activity of their portfolio companies, valuation difficulties, exchange rate volatility and liquidity, most of the fund managers were able to adapt and address those issues in an efficient, rational, cost-effective and prudent manner. In addition to the handling of the day-to-day challenges, PE and VC fund managers have also discovered
Luxembourg is widely regarded as a prime location for investment in private assets such as private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure. Much of its success in this field can be attributed to innovative investment vehicles which are success stories in themselves, and a perfect match for the dynamism of private assets investment.
The Grand Duchy is set to capture an important chunk of the growing global market for alternative investment funds.
It may be one of Europe’s smallest countries, but Luxembourg has never lacked for ambition.
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (Authority or BMA) has appointed Craig Swan and Donald Scott as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Board), respectively.
Scott has held the position of Deputy Chair of the Authority’s Board since 2019. During this time, he has served on several Board committees, including the Corporate Governance and Ethics Committee, Human Capital Committee, Legislative and Policy Committee and Non-Executive Directors Committee. Prior to his appointment to the Board, Scott’s 30-year career was Bermuda-focused, working in Government in the technical areas of gross domestic product and national income compilation and also in
Global Fund Media Ltd is pleased to announce the editorial buy out of ETF Express and Wealth Adviser. As of 1 October 2021, Beverly Chandler and her team will be responsible for the continued evolution of the two titles.
The respected ETF Express ETF awards in the US and Europe will continue as a partnership between Global Fund Media and ETF Express. The US ETF awards have just enjoyed their third and largest outing, while next March will see the twelfth outing for the much-loved ETF Express European ETF awards.
Chandler says: “I am very excited at the opportunities that lie
EQT has announced two new senior hires – Tetsuro Onitsuka who joins as Head of EQT Private Equity Japan, and Masahiko Kato who joins as Head of EQT Infrastructure Japan.
Onitsuka and Kato will continue to build the Tokyo-based team with both local and relocated EQT employees while exploring thematic investment opportunities in Japan. In addition, Tetsuro and Masahiko will lead the process of strengthening EQT’s bench of experienced Japanese advisors to the EQT Network.
Onitsuka and Kato bring extensive investment experience and local know-how from the Japanese private equity market, with Onitsuka most recently working as a Managing Director
GP Bullhound has closed its oversubscribed Fund V at the hard cap of EUR300 million.
Initially targeting EUR200 million, GP Bullhound extended the fund size due to strong demand from tech entrepreneurs, family offices and institutions in Europe and the US. Moreover, 90 per cent of all Fund IV investors followed into Fund V.
Interest was further stimulated by the stellar performance of Fund IV. In only 2.5 years, it has more than doubled its value after all fees including four completed IPOs in Unity, Slack, Believe Digital, and Definitive Healthcare.
Fund V continues in a similar vein
Private equity executive search company Raw Selection has promoted Jack Burns to Senior Associate.
Burns joined Raw Selection out of university at the start of 2020, and has been responsible for placing C-Suite executives across Europe and North America, specialising in working with PE-backed Aerospace, Defence and manufacturing companies.
His promotion was announced by Alex Rawlings, Founder & Managing Partner of the firm.
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