Latest News
Siguler Guff, a multi-strategy private equity investment firm with over USD14 billion of assets under management, announced today that it has completed fundraising for its Small Buyout Opportunities Fund IV. Fund IV, which was oversubscribed, closed at USD1.575 billion after six months of fundraising, exceeding its USD1.25 billion target. The Fund’s re-up rate was over 90 per cent, a significant vote of confidence from existing investors.
Since the strategy’s inception in 2006, Siguler Guff has committed over USD4 billion to approximately 650 companies in 43 US states and one US territory. Through direct investments and by partnering with specialist private
Gray Powell, CFA, and Matthew VanVliet, CFA, have joined the BTIG’s Research and Strategy division to launch coverage across the security and application software sectors. Powell and VanVliet will both report to David Lenchus, Director of Research at BTIG.Powell joins BTIG as a Director in New York, focused on the security software sector. He has 20 years of experience as a sell-side research analyst and has covered multiple verticals within technology and telecom services. Prior to BTIG, Powell was a Director and Senior Analyst on Deutsche Bank’s Top Five Institutional Investor-ranked software team responsible for leading the research effort on
Orrick has appointed leveraged finance and direct lending specialist Anthony Kay as a partner in London. Kay joins Orrick from Latham & Watkins.Kay joins an established finance team in London and will work alongside M&A and private equity partners James Connor and Daniel Wayte in growing the firm’s private equity practice. James and Dan moved to Orrick in 2018 from Simpson Thacher and Milbank respectively.
“Growing our private equity and direct lending practice in London is a strategic priority, and we are very excited to see this team of rising stars coming together. Anthony brings a valuable skillset, and
The European Commission has revealed details of its Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, suggesting a financial roadmap for reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
On 11 December 2019, the Commission presented the European Green Deal, with the ambition of becoming the first climate-neutral bloc in the world by 2050.
The plan will involve mobilising investment of 1 trillion euros to help finance its flagship project, the European Green Deal.
The European Green Deal’s Investment Plan – the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan presented today will “mobilise public investment and help to unlock private funds through EU financial instruments, notably InvestEU”, according to a European
Citco has appointed Elaine Furnari as Head of Loan Servicing at Citco Fund Services (USA) Inc.Furnari will manage the expansion of Citco’s loan servicing offering and joins after nine years as Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial Loan Support at HSBC.
Citco is a leading provider of alternative asset servicing, with extensive expertise in credit and private debt. The market for private debt has grown and investors are allocating to fixed income strategies through larger, more complex loan portfolios. To meet this growing demand, Citco is expanding its existing loan servicing business to offer a holistic solution that will
Middleton Enterprises, a Newcastle-based investment firm, is launching a new fund, building on its successful performance over the last six years. The firm increased its net asset value from GBP95 million in 2018 to GBP115 million in 2019. The strong performance has been driven by Middleton Enterprises’ investment in listed companies; managing a concentrated portfolio of high-quality businesses. This strategy has returned 255 per cent over the last six years in comparison to the global stock market, which has returned 42 per cent in the same period.
The new Conviction Equity Fund, which will available from April 2020, will give High Net
AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a specialist European financial services private equity firm, has invested in a new-build Grade A office building in Paris. The purchase price has not been disclosed. The Paris office market is one of the most active and liquid in Europe and is currently enjoying a period of sustained growth and high demand, with vacancy at only 1.8 per cent. The transaction is structured as an acquisition through an off-plan forward contract (VEFA) of a circa 16,300 square metre Grade A office property in Bobigny, an area in the outskirts of Paris, along the Canal de l’Ourcq and
Specialist fixed income manager, BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay), has appointed Mihai Florian in a newly created role as Senior Portfolio Manager, to further develop the firm’s emerging market debt (EM) illiquid corporate credit strategies.Based in London, Mihai reports to Polina Kurdyavko, Head of Emerging Markets and will be responsible for developing BlueBay’s capabilities in illiquid emerging market corporate credit through co-investment opportunities and new closed-ended investment strategies.
The team believes there is an increasing opportunity to invest in EM illiquid assets, driven by ongoing issuance of loans and other illiquid instruments in relatively unpenetrated and inefficient markets at a
Bowmark Capital, a mid-market private equity firm, has appointed Roy Mani as a partner. Mani has over 20 years’ experience as a private equity investor, most recently at CapVest where he was head of small cap investments.
Previously, Mani was a partner at STAR Capital where he worked for 14 years, having started his career at Daiwa Europe and Credit Suisse. He has a long track record of successful investment in UK and Continental European buyouts, with a particular focus on the business services, healthcare and infrastructure sectors.
In addition, Alex McRae is also joining the firm as an investment
Monument Group has advised venture capital fund-of-funds manager Unicorn Capital Partners (Unicorn) on fundraising for Unicorn Capital Partners Fund III (Fund III), which closed at its hard cap of US$D50 million in capital commitments. Similar to the previous funds, Fund III will focus on China-based technology-enabled consumer, enterprise, broad TMT and healthcare investment managers.
The investor base for Fund III, which closed on 31 December, 2019, includes both new and existing investors and is comprised of leading endowments, foundations, pension funds, family offices and successful technology entrepreneurs.
“It was a pleasure to work with the accomplished Unicorn team on the
Special Reports
Featured
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
