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Affluent Partners has conditionally agreed to purchase 33 per cent of the entire issued share capital of Dellos Group, at the aggregate consideration of HKD79.2 million.
Dellos Group is an investment holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability.
Currently, it holds the entire equity interest of Dellos BVI, which is an investment holding company incorporated in the BVI with limited liability, which in turns holds the entire equity interest of Dellos Korea and Dellos Hong Kong.
Dellos Korea is a limited liability company incorporated in Korea. It is principally engaged in the manufacturing, sale and
Alternative asset managers saw an increase in “complexity” during the first quarter of 2017, with 152 managers, or 2 per cent, moving to a high complexity profile in their operational and business model, according to Convergence.
The increase in complexity was led by hedge funds, with 78 funds moving to high complexity, compared to 34 private equity funds, 10 real estate funds, and 28 “other category”.
Convergence assesses manager risk by tracking and monitoring 40 business and operational factors, including internal valuation, self-administration, and qualified audits. Convergence data has demonstrated a strong historical correlation between growth in fund complexity
Some 2.21 million investors in the UK are entering the new financial year with a greater risk appetite and seeking fresh investment angles, according to a survey of 1,000 UK investors by IW Capital.
Nearly half (44 per cent) of British investors feel Brexit will have a positive impact on their investment strategy, with 22 per cent not expecting any effects over the coming 12 months.
Some 3.19 million investors feel the biggest investment opportunity in 2017 lies in private equity investment into the UK’s thriving private sector, while two in five Londoners consider private equity investment as the leading investment opportunity in 2017, and 17 per cent of millennials are
Portfolio Advisors, a private markets-focused investment firm, has held the closing of PA Direct Credit Opportunities Fund II (PADCOF II) with total commitments of USD740 million, reaching the top end of its target fundraising range.
The fund received support from existing and new investors, which included pension funds, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, family offices and high net worth individuals both in the US and abroad.
To date, PADCOF II has invested over 30 per cent of its capital in 10 companies.
Consistent with Portfolio Advisors’ direct credit investment team’s prior experience, PADCOF II partners with top-tier private equity
AUA Private Equity Partners has selected its 2017 Class of AUAccelerate, the firm’s accelerator programme formed in March 2016 in partnership with the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, which advises and mentors emerging minority or woman-owned businesses in the US.
This year’s class, the programme’s second, will include Nut Burgers, Chapin Coffee, and del Carmen Foods.
AUA Private Equity will leverage its resources, expertise, executives, and network of advisers to provide advisory services and technical expertise tailored to the needs of each company.
AUA Private Equity, which invests in the Hispanic market as a targeted strategy, sees a
Alternative asset advisory firm Campbell Lutyens has appointed Gordon Bajnai in a part time executive role as chairman of the firm’s global advisory board.
Bajnai will assist the firm in managing senior level relationships, providing advice to the firm’s clients and counterparties as well as supporting and advising on the development of the group.
Prior to his appointment in early 2009 as Prime Minister of Hungary to lead the country through a major economic crisis he had been an investment banker with Creditanstalt, chief executive of one of Hungary’s largest private equity holding companies, head of the National Development
Dallas-based alternative investment firm Highland Capital Management has appointed Damon Krytzer as managing director, supporting business development across the firm's institutional platform.
The addition of Krytzer (pictured)is part of Highland's ongoing commitment to reshape its institutional platform to meet the needs of investors in today's increasingly complex investment environment.
Highland is focusing on institutional product strategy that draws on the firm's core competencies in fundamental credit research. In addition, the firm is looking to develop other areas of its institutional business including private equity and real estate.
Krytzer will report to Brad Eden, who joined Highland in 2016 as
NorthEdge Capital has sold energy technology provider Utiligroup to Energy Services Group (ESG), a provider of technology solutions to the retail energy and utility industries, for an undisclosed sum.
Founded in 1997, the Chorley-headquartered company is a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions to the utilities and energy industries and has been the pioneer in delivering Energy2.0, the emergence of the independent energy market and the analogue to digital smart meter revolution.
Utiligroup will join ESG, an Accel-KKR portfolio company, to support the company’s global growth strategy, providing a footprint in the European market. ESG has recently expanded its presence
Post Holdings, a consumer packaged goods holding company, is to acquire Weetabix from Shanghai-based state owned enterprise Bright Food Group and an investment fund advised by Barings Private Equity Asia, in a deal worth GBP1.4 billion.
Baker McKenzie acted for Post Holdings. The Baker McKenzie team is led by London corporate partner Charles Whitefoord, supported by senior associate James Adams and associate Anna Scott together with partners Bill Batchelor (Brussels) and Regine Corrado (Chicago) and associate Daniel De Deo (Washington DC).
The Baker McKenzie team worked alongside Lewis Rice (Tom Zook and Alfred Ludwig) who advised Post on the US
Carey Olsen's corporate team in Guernsey has been the first to establish a Guernsey Private Investment Fund (PIF) since the new class was introduced.
Partner Christopher Anderson (pictured) led the Carey Olsen team advising specialist private investment firm Cairngorm Capital Partners on the GBP107.5 million final closing of its second fund, Cairngorm Capital II.
Cairngorm II is the first Guernsey fund to be established as a PIF since the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) licensed and registered PIFs class was introduced on 16 November 2016.
The team, including senior associate John Scanlan and associate Colin Calvert, advised on
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