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By George Ralph, RFA – It feels like the alternative investment sector is experiencing a bit of a hiatus right now; we’ve just dealt with MiFID II and are waiting to see how that beds in and GDPR is just weeks away from taking effect.
Most of our clients are still trying to understand the implications of the latter but have made the infrastructure changes needed and are focused on getting their policies and processes in order. With spring trying desperately to battle through the rain clouds, it feels like a good time to go back to basics, take stock and have
London Collective Investment Vehicle (LCIV) has appointed Kristina Ingate as Chief of Staff, with responsibility for the company secretariat, governance and strategic planning.
Ingate has a wide range of governance experience following a number of senior roles in both the public and private sector, including Highways England, Peabody and in financial services.
Mark Hyde-Harrison, LCIV Chief Executive, says: “We are delighted to welcome Kristina to LCIV. Kristina’s extensive governance experience is a valuable addition as we enhance our relationship with our members and stakeholders, and continue to deliver investment opportunities and greater cost efficiencies.”
Kristina Ingate, LCIV Chief
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has acquired a 49 per cent interest in a portfolio of UK onshore wind farms from Fred. Olsen Renewables Limited in one of the largest single acquisitions made by its infrastructure platform to date.
The portfolio includes two operational assets: Crystal Rig III Limited (six turbines, 13.8MW) and Brockloch Rig Windfarm Limited (30 turbines, 61.5MW). Both are located in Scotland.
Fred. Olsen Renewables will continue to provide asset management services to the projects, undertaking the day-to-day operational responsibility for the wind farms.
The acquisitions were made on behalf of
Graphene technology development company Paragraf, a recent spin out from the University of Cambridge, has closed a GBP2.9 million seed round to support the development of its first major products.
The round is led by Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of Cambridge, with the participation of Parkwalk Advisors, Amadeus Capital Partners, IQ Capital Partners and angel investors.
Paragraf focuses on the production of ‘two-dimensional’ materials, primarily graphene, and the development of electronic devices based on these materials. Harnessing the extremely high conductivity, superb strength, very low weight and ultimate flexibility of graphene, Paragraf’s technology is the
As part of its new development strategy, Guernsey Finance has published a funds distribution strategy statement entitled ‘connecting to the parts of the world managers want to reach’.
The strategy statement sets out the aim by which Guernsey intends to become the global jurisdictional platform supporting managers to reach global markets, and outlines the route by which Guernsey Finance intends to ensure that managers and investors best appreciate Guernsey’s current “four corners of the globe” distribution capability.
Dr Andy Sloan, Acting Director of Strategy at the promotional agency, says: “Guernsey’s proven, smarter, faster route to market supports managers connect
Private equity-backed IPOs are trading on average 43.9 per cent above their offer price compared to 26.6 per cent for non-private equity flotations, according to new research published by the BVCA in association with PwC.
The report provides a historic analysis of private equity-backed IPOs in the UK between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2017 and compares them with businesses that floated in the same period that were not backed by private equity.
It shows that the UK IPO market has been dominated by private equity since the financial crisis, reaching a peak in 2015 when private equity-backed
Investment firm Greenbriar Equity Group (Greenbriar) has sold Ryan Herco Flow Solutions (Ryan Herco) to SunSource Holdings (SunSource), a distributor of hydraulic and fluid control power products in the United States and Canada.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Based in Burbank, California, Ryan Herco is a nationwide distributor of high-purity and corrosion-resistant fluid conveyance, measurement and control products used in mission-critical systems across a wide range of industrial applications. Ryan Herco distributes a broad portfolio of filtration products, pressure piping systems, tubing and tube fittings, as well as pumps, valves and process instrumentation. Ryan Herco distributes
UK-based mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the secondary buyout of Mandata, a developer of transport management software, in a GBP20 million deal.
The deal also represents an exit for Synova Capital.
Headquartered in Northumberland, Mandata designs and develops software that allows road transport operators to manage workflow and data more effectively. Its transport management system integrates a suite of end-to-end products, including traffic planning and management, tracking, telematics, and invoicing. Used by hauliers across the UK, Mandata helps customers to improve productivity, deliver efficiency savings, and improve real-time visibility of their operations.
Recent innovations have extended
A company backed by private equity firm Permira is to acquire Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions (SPVSS) business.
Following the close of the transaction, the Permira Funds will create a new, rebranded company focused on developing and delivering video solutions for the Pay-TV industry.
The new company will encompass a broad portfolio, including Cisco’s Infinite Video Platform, cloud digital video recording, video processing, video security, video middleware, and services groups. Highly-regarded video industry leader Dr Abe Peled, former Chairman and CEO of NDS and adviser to the Permira Funds, will serve as Chairman of the new company. The
Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Datix, a portfolio company of Five Arrows, on its sale to TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm. Five Arrows will continue to control the business, jointly with TA Associates.
Datix is a pioneer in mission critical patient safety and compliance software, enabling healthcare organisations to improve the quality of patient care. Datix has been a thought leader and market shaper for over 30 years, protecting more than 110 million patients across 20,000-plus global sites in the UK, North America, Australia and the Middle East. The company has enjoyed uninterrupted
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