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Risk Capital Partners’ Luke Johnson believes private equity remains a ‘seller’s market’ with a ‘huge weight of money to be invested’.
The entrepreneur, one of Britain’s leading businessmen, spoke in front of an audience of nearly 500 at the Guernsey Funds Forum in London last week [12 May].
“The current climate, unlike quite a few asset classes, which I think are struggling perhaps, is still probably more of a seller’s than a buyer’s market for the right type of asset that would appeal to private equity buyers. There is a huge weight of money to be invested,” sais Johnson.
He
Unigestion, the boutique asset manager that focuses on guiding its clients with risk-managed investment solutions, has appointed four new members to the Institutional Clients team to boost its specialist alternatives sales force.
David Chesner has been appointed as a director on the Institutional Clients Alternatives team, and will lead the sales strategy for Unigestion’s alternative investment solutions. David has a 15 year history working in private equity and hedge fund investing and joins from the global alternative asset manager, Duet Group, where he was responsible for client relationships and business development across Europe and Asia. David reports into Tom Leavitt,
Aurelius group, a pan-European, mid-market investor, has sold its stake in Tavex Europe to a Spanish consortium of investors.
The acquiring consortium will continue to support the restructuring measures implemented by Aurelius following its acquisition of Tavex Europe in 2015, as well as the company’s expansion. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Tavex Europe is headquartered in Bergara, Spain and develops, produces and distributes premium quality, sustainably developed denim fabric for major fashion brands in Europe. Aurelius acquired the Company in early 2015 and, following its successful carve-out from Brazilian corporate Grupo Tavex, established it
SteamaCo, a specialist in technology for managing off-grid renewable energy networks in emerging markets, has completed a GBP640,000 seed capital round with the help of European impact investment bank ClearlySo.
SteamaCo, winner of the 2015 Ashden Gold Award, plans to use the funding to expand access to its smart metering and data analytics technology that enables distributed providers of electricity – from mini grid operators to agricultural irrigation businesses – to reach 1.3 billion people living beyond the grid.
To people living beyond the grid, utility services are a far off dream – the grid may take years to come,
Less than a quarter of UK technology companies plan to list on AIM, despite growing demand from AIM investors for technology stocks, says new report from Nabarro
An AIM listing is the planned exit strategy for less than a quarter (23 per cent) of UK technology entrepreneurs, according to new research from Nabarro, the international law firm. This is despite the strong demand from AIM investors for opportunities to invest in the tech sector. Technology sector stocks made up an average 31 per cent of the portfolios of the investors interviewed by Nabarro, with 88 per cent planning to increase
Propellr, whose alternative investment platform caters to institutions, family offices and accredited investors, has closed its first round of outside financing, and its wholly owned subsidiary has successfully obtained a broker-dealer license from FINRA.
Propellr, LLC raised USD1.6 million through a convertible debt offering that was limited to a small group of long time investors who actively participate in transactions financed through the platform.
Proceeds from the raise will be used to expand the company's business development, compliance and engineering teams. This round comes on the heels of a major milestone for the platform. In April, Propellr Securities,
Nuveen Investments, an operating division of TIAA Global Asset Management, has appointed Bill Stout as Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investments Business Development.
In this newly-created role, Stout will be charged with helping the firm place new private funds onto the investment platforms of wealth managers who serve retail and high-net-worth investors, grow alternative investment distribution capabilities, and represent many of the investment strategies to clients on behalf of portfolio managers. Based in New York, Stout will report to Mike Perry, Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments for Nuveen.
Nuveen is able to bring to the retail and high-net-worth
Balance Point Capital, in conjunction with its affiliated funds, Balance Point Capital Partners II, and Connecticut Growth Capital, LLC, has made a strategic investment in Clarus Commerce (Clarus).
Balance Point provided preferred and common equity capital to facilitate the acquisition of the Company alongside Landon Capital Partners, Falcon Investment Advisors, LLC and Trivergance.
Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, Clarus develops, owns and operates a comprehensive platform for membership and loyalty programs through an owned and operated channel and white label channel. Clarus' flagship product, Freeshipping.com, offers a suite of benefits to consumers
The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide a GBP 700 million loan for the GBP 4.2 billion Thames Tideway Tunnel, the biggest infrastructure project ever undertaken by the UK water industry.
Often dubbed the ‘super sewer’, the project is urgently needed to help tackle overflows of untreated sewage into the river through the centre of the British capital.
The European Investment Bank is the world’s largest lender for water-related investment and the backing for the Thames Tideway Tunnel represents the largest-ever loan for water investment worldwide. The 35-year long-term loan from Europe’s long-term lending institution has been agreed
The Venture Capital Catalyst Fund of British Business Bank Investments, the commercial arm of the British Business Bank, has invested EUR9 million in Frog Capital II, a EUR90 million European Growth Capital Fund.
The Fund will invest in up to eight ambitious high-growth technology businesses across the UK and Europe. It builds on Frog Capital’s existing portfolio, which includes Azimo, a leading London-based digital money remittance business, and Skimlinks, a fast growing London-based digital content marketing and data business.
Mike Reid, Managing Partner of Frog Capital, London, says: “The European growth capital opportunity for tech is exceptional right now. The
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