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The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group (C P Group), Banner Infant Dairy Products from China (Banner Dairy), as well as leading Middle Eastern investors and banks together with Ryazan Region Government are to establish Russia's largest integrated dairy complex. The project will be located in the Ryazan region.
This significant agreement demonstrates the commitment from all parties to this important project involving an estimated investment of USD 1 billion. The MoU was signed today in the presence of the Prime Ministers of the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Thailand Dmitry Medvedev and Prayut
Omnes has launched an AMF-accredited FCPR (Fonds Communs de Placement à Risque) private equity fund for individuals wanting to invest in unlisted growth SMEs in France.
The aim of the fund is to invest in French companies with a value of EUR50 million to EUR300 million presenting solid fundamentals, an experienced management team and strong potential for operational development and/or growth through acquisitions.
With a target size of EUR30 million, the fund is designed to make joint investments alongside the Omnes Mezzanis 3 FPCI fund managed by Omnes (target size of EUR150 million), a third-generation private debt fund dedicated
With the UK’s EU referendum now just weeks away, S&P Global Ratings has released a new report which explores the potential impact of a Brexit on infrastructure development in Britain.
Drawing on a recent survey of 51 infrastructure funds – including investment management companies, insurance companies, hedge funds, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds – S&P found that investors fear a resultant currency volatility above all else.
According to the survey, 71 per cent of institutional investors fear a Brexit would restrict infrastructure investment within two years of the vote, and possibly longer.
Currency volatility is the top concern, with
A recent report produced by BNY Mellon in collaboration with Preqin shines a light on how much demand there is among institutional investors for private equity and real estate funds. The report found that 44 per cent of real estate managers and 39 per cent of private equity managers expect their assets under management to grow by at least 50 per cent in the next five years.
Family offices (26 per cent) and public pension funds (25 per cent) are expected to be the main drivers of inflows, as they look to build long-term allocations and reduce their weighting on
Teal Natural Resources, a newly formed oil and natural gas exploration company, has secued a commitment of USD125 million from private investment firms Pearl Energy Investments through Pearl Energy Investments, and Natural Gas Partners through NGP Natural Resources XI.
Each firm made an initial commitment of USD62.5 million. Launched in March 2016 and headquartered in Dallas, Teal will use the capital to pursue and develop primarily unconventional resource play opportunities in Texas, initially focusing on the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas.
Teal is led by three founding partners who boast a unique range of skills and expertise. In addition
UK equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs has been named as Britain’s most active investor in private companies.
A new report, The Deal Q1 2016, by independent research firm Beauhurst, shows that equity crowdfunding continues to dominate private investment, with Seedrs continuing to lead the market in the space as the most active investor in the UK.
Seedrs is ranked number one in a number of categories of investment, including most active investor and top tech and top business and professional services investor in the UK. It was in the total number of deals funded during Q1 of this year that Seedrs
The investment community voted to remain in the EU last night (Monday 16 May) following a passionate discussion at the ‘Brexit: Pursued by a Bear’ debate chaired and sponsored by law firm Howard Kennedy.
In a close and surprising vote, 56 per cent of attending delegates, drawn from the London investment community, voted to remain with 44 per cent wishing to leave.
The debate at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall in the heart of the City of London, chaired by Howard Kennedy partner Mark Stephens, was co-sponsored by Peterhouse Corporate Finance and accountants Welbeck Associates.
For the first time the question
Synlab Bondco, a subsidiary of Cinven portfolio company Synlab Limited, has successfully priced a private placement offering of EUR190 million in principal amount of additional senior secured floating rate notes due 2022 at a price of 99.5 per cent.
Synlab is the leading pan-European clinical laboratories business operating across 35 countries with combined revenues of approximately EUR1.5 billion. Each year, Synlab undertakes more than 400 million diagnostic tests for close to 50 million patients.
As Synlab had updated its bondholders during the FY15 Results call, the integration and the organisational changes made within the combined Synlab business are now largely
WI Harper Group, a leading early stage venture capital firm, has closed WIH Fund VIII at USS175 million. WI Harper's most recent fund includes support from many leading international institutional investors.
With WI Harper Group's family of funds, total assets under management are now close to USD1 billion.
WI Harper Group's Founder and Chairman, Peter Liu, says: "We are extremely pleased to announce the successful closing of Fund VIII which now brings our total AUM to USD1 billion. This is a significant milestone in our firm's long and successful history. WI Harper was founded 25 years ago based on a
WorldQuant Ventures, an angel investment firm focused on disruptive companies in technology, with a particular focus on data and finance, has invested in True Anthem, a leader in viral content tracking and social influence.
Through its investment, WorldQuant Ventures will further enable True Anthem to expand and strengthen the Company's innovative and data-driven platform that helps publishers identify and amplify their earned media.
"We were immediately attracted to True Anthem's data-driven and analytical approach to transforming the digital publishing landscape," says Steven Lau, Managing Director at WorldQuant Ventures. "True Anthem is at an important and exciting time in its
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