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Investors hunting for returns should closely monitor five trends that could spark an increase in corporate takeovers in coming months, according to asset manager AllianceBernstein (AB).
Mark Phelps, AB’s chief investment officer—Concentrated Global Growth, says that while the annual scale of global mergers and acquisitions was currently down on the past two years, the five trends could support a pickup in mergers and acquisitions activity as CEOs across regions and industries were compelled to consider deals to boost earnings.
These five trends are:
Cheap finance – “With interest rates at record lows, companies can easily find leverage to
Inflazome has closed a Series A financing round for up to USD17 million (EUR15 million), led by life sciences venture capital firms Novartis Venture Funds and Fountain Healthcare Partners.
Inflazome is developing inhibitors of the inflammasome, a biological target that regulates the innate immune response, now associated with a wide variety of diseases.
Following the closure of the financing round, Florent Gros, managing director of Novartis Venture Fund, and Dr Manus Rogan, co-founder and managing director at Fountain Healthcare Partners, have joined the board of directors.
Dr Matt Cooper, co-founder and CEO of Inflazome, says: “Inflammasome activation is
Hong-Kong based private equity firm NewQuest Capital Partners has acquired Integreon, a provider of legal, document, business and research outsourcing, from LiveIt Investments and Actis.
Financial terms of the deal have not been released.
Amit Gupta, partner and chief operating officer at NewQuest, says: “The Integreon transaction is an exciting opportunity to invest in a global leader with attractive growth prospects. Over the past few years, the business has achieved an exceptional market position and is poised to take advantage of its long-standing strong client relationships, its global delivery platforms, and deep experience in working with professional clientele. Integreon
Alternative asset managers are changing their business models and exploring a broader set of arrangements designed to improve the alignment of interest between themselves and their investors, according to a survey by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).
The study, titled “In Concert”, is the most extensive undertaken by AIMA into the design of manager remuneration, investment terms and other methods of deepening the relationship with investors.
AIMA chief executive Jack Inglis (pictured) says: “Managers want to build sustainable businesses and investors want the right kind of performance at a fair price. These are the interests that are being ever
Alternative investment firm Black Diamond Capital Management and alternative asset manager Spectrum Group Management have received a favourable ruling in their long running dispute with Yucaipa in connection with their investment in Allied Systems.
In a written opinion last week, Judge Sue L Robinson of the US District Court in Delaware granted their motion to dismiss a lawsuit asserting claims against the firms under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisation Act (RICO) by Yucaipa, finding there was "no plausible basis" for the claims.
Dismissal of the lawsuit is the latest in a series of favourable court rulings for Black
AcuFocus, a privately held ophthalmic medical device company, has secured a private investment of approximately USD66 million in a financing round led by KKR.
AcuFocus develops and markets breakthrough small aperture technologies for the improvement of near vision.
The investment follows several key milestones for AcuFocus, including the controlled commercial launch of its flagship product, the KAMRA corneal inlay, in the US and CE Mark approval for its second product, the IC-8 intraocular lens.
Both technologies use the small aperture effect to treat presbyopia, the natural loss of near vision that eventually affects everyone over the age of
HarbourVest Bidco has received an irrevocable undertaking from a SVG Capital shareholder in respect of 31,221,994 SVG Capital shares and letters of intent from SVG Capital shareholders to accept its offer in respect of a total of 35,419,782 SVG Capital shares.
These represent, in aggregate, approximately 20.0 per cent and 22.7 per cent, respectively, and together 42.7 per cent, of the issued share capital of SVG Capital as at 9 September 2016 (the last business day prior to the commencement of the offer period).
The irrevocable undertaking remains binding in the event of a higher, or any other, bid or
Bedell Cristin Guernsey has promoted two lawyers, Jon Barclay and Richard Sharp, to partners in the firm.
Barclay practised as a barrister at a leading UK chambers and was admitted as an advocate in Guernsey in 2006.
He specialises in international financial services litigation, with a particular focus on cross-border asset recovery, regulatory disputes, and fraud investigations. He has been instrumental in helping to build and enhance the firm’s strong litigation practice in Guernsey.
Sharp (pictured) specialises in advising on insurance, listings, and general corporate and commercial transactions. He joined Bedell Cristin in 2012 and was admitted as an advocate
Kirkland & Ellis International has appointed Thomas Laverty as a partner in the firm’s investment funds group based in London.
Laverty was most recently managing director and funds counsel at Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), a division of Macquarie Group and the world’s largest infrastructure asset manager.
“We are delighted that Thomas has joined Kirkland,” says Richard Watkins, a London-based investment funds partner. “He joins us as we continue to expand our offering across real assets — his unique experience and perspective will be highly attractive to a broad range of real asset fund sponsors.”
Chicago-based investment
Zencap Asset Management has launched Zencap Infra Debt 2, attracting a total commitment of EUR236 million for its first closing from four institutional investors in the insurance sector.
The new vehicle, a French FCT, will invest through Natixis’ infrastructure platform, which provides access to infrastructure debt and bespoke servicing on each investment up until maturity.
The vehicle complies with the requirements of French Fonds de Prêts à l’Économie.
The strategy offered by the fund provides institutional investors with portfolio diversification and commitment to sustainable development through investment in various sectors such as social infrastructure, utilities, renewable energy, transportation,
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