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Founded in 2002, the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA) has gone from strength to strength in the alternative investment education arena.
William Kelly (pictured), CAIA CEO, joined in 2014 and declares that, while it’s been an interesting run, the value proposition of alternatives is alive and well.
Kelly came from the long only buy side sector but his belief in diversification and the need to make alternatives less opaque through education found him joining the CAIA organisation which now has a global footprint in 90 countries with almost 10,000 CAIA members.
CAIA defines alternatives as hedge funds;
Voting for the Private Equity Wire USA Awards 2018 is now open. These prestigious awards recognise the best private equity managers, investors, consultants, advisers and service providers during 2017/18 in a range of categories covering the entire private equity space.
Uniquely, these awards are based on a ‘peer review system’ whereby Private Equity Wire readers are invited to elect a ‘best in class’ in a series of categories via an online survey.
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Nikko Asset Management (Nikko AM) has added to its China Equity capability with a new All China team based in Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
Nikko AM says the six-strong team is a natural extension of one of the largest Asian Equity teams based in Singapore, and comprises native Chinese analysts, seasoned China specialists and analysts who have invested more broadly across emerging and developed Asia.
Leading the team is Eng Teck Tan, senior portfolio manager, who reports to Peter Sartori, Head of Asian Equity at Nikko AM. Tan will apportion his time between Singapore, Hong Kong and Shenzhen¹, and
CEPRES has released its latest analytics of the private markets landscape showing the increasing dominance of the largest private equity firms on their PE.Analyzer investment network.
Of 5,195 funds active on the platform, 80 per cent of the capital is now being raised by only 20 per cent of larger GPs compared with a 50/50 ratio 15 years ago. Large fundraisings are dominated by North American buyouts, venture still attracts smaller funds, especially in Asian and undeveloped markets. Emerging managers (1st and 2nd time funds) have been squeezed in recent years and need to use all the tools in their
Leep Utilities, an independent multi-utility operator jointly owned by Ancala Partners and the Peel group, has secured the contract for the ownership, maintenance and stewardship of the last-mile network delivering electricity to Canary Wharf Group’s new district, Wood Wharf.
Winning the right to ‘adopt’ the last-mile network at Wood Wharf, a new mixed-use waterside community comprising more than 3,300 homes and nearly two million square feet of shops, restaurants and community facilities, is the most significant contract for the joint venture since it was announced in May last year. The Wood Wharf development will substantially broaden the Canary Wharf estate
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the management buyout (MBO) of Martin Audio, a designer and manufacturer of loudspeaker systems, from global audio specialist Loud Audio.
As part of the deal, LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has invested GBP12 million for a significant stake in the company, alongside its current management team led by Managing Director Dom Harter.
Headquartered in Buckinghamshire, Martin Audio specialises in the design and manufacture of loudspeaker systems for commercial installations, tours and events across the globe, including the London’s British Summertime Festival at Hyde Park, Rock in Rio and
Industry Ventures, an investment firm focused on venture capital, has closed its fifth hybrid fund of funds, Industry Ventures Partnership Holdings V with total commitments of USD335 million.
The Fund will continue the same successful strategy of primary commitments and early secondary purchases in smaller, early-stage venture capital funds as well as direct co-investments alongside these small funds. The new fund brings the firm’s total institutional committed capital under management to USD3.4 billion, with USD1.1 billion dedicated to our hybrid fund of funds and direct co-investment strategies.
“We are grateful for the strong support the Fund received from both existing and new investors,”
A consortium of funds led by CVC Fund VII has agreed to buy the holding company that owns a majority interest in Recordati.
Chairman Alberto Recordati says: “Today is an important moment in the further development of the company my grandfather founded over 90 years ago. We have found in CVC a partner who shares our vision, values and passion for the company, its employees and its role in developing and distributing healthcare around the world.
“I believe that this is great outcome for the company and its employees who will benefit greatly from having CVC as a partner.
Audax Private Equity (Audax), in partnership with management, has completed the sale of HALO Branded Solutions to TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity platform of global alternative asset firm TPG, and HALO management.
Headquartered in Sterling, Illinois, HALO partners with more than 60,000 clients across North America to provide creative solutions. The company operates across two business lines: HALO Branded Solutions, one of the world’s largest distributors of promotional products; and HALO Recognition, which designs and administers employee incentive and rewards programs for enterprise customers. Known for its industry-leading customer service, HALO has a nationwide salesforce of more
The EQT VIII fund (EQT VIII) is to acquire SUSE, a global provider of open source infrastructure software for large enterprises, from the global infrastructure software business Micro Focus International plc (Micro Focus) in a USD2.535 billion deal.
The transaction is subject to Micro Focus shareholder and customary regulatory approvals.
Founded in 1992, SUSE is the world’s first provider of an enterprise-grade open source Linux operating system. SUSE is today a market leader in enterprise-grade, open source software-defined infrastructure and application delivery solutions for on premise and cloud-based workloads, including solutions for container and application delivery technology.
EQT will
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