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The number of Jersey funds marketing into Europe through national private placement regimes (NPPRs) under the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) broke through the 200 barrier in June.
Net asset values under administration in the island’s alternatives sector are up 15 per cent on the previous year.
According to latest figures (June 2014) from the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC), 205 Jersey funds are now being marketed into Europe through private placement regimes, an increase of 10 per cent on December 2014, whilst 84 fund managers have now received private placement authorisation, up 40 per cent over the
Hong Kong-based Adamas Asset Management has made three key hires to support growth of the firm’s presence in Europe and its private credit team.
Marc de Kloe (pictured), joining the executive team as Managing Director, will assist in coordinating compliant sales and marketing activities to further develop relationships with European-based groups for Adamas Asset Management and Adamas Finance Asia. He will be responsible for strategic planning and corporate business development for both Adamas and ADAM. Based in Amsterdam, de Kloe will report directly to the CEO of Adamas, Paul Heffner.
De Kloe is to develop and grow strategic relationships with
Palamon Capital Partners has completed an innovative funding transaction resulting in five top-tier investors purchasing stakes in prior Palamon funds from a number of existing limited partners.
In addition, the investors have committed capital to a new vehicle investing alongside Palamon Auxiliary Partnership 2013.
The investor group includes Adams Street Partners, Goldman Sachs AIMS Private Equity Group, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, Dutch pension fund service provider PGGM and the Rothschild Merchant Banking Group.
In the first quarter of 2015, Palamon mandated Credit Suisse Asset Management Limited acting through Credit Suisse Private Funds Group (“Credit Suisse”) to organise a
Banks believe that new digitally enabled supplier finance networks and alternative lenders now pose a significant threat to every part of the commercial lending business, according to a new survey conducted by Misys.
The survey also reveals that 68 per cent of respondents cited small business lending as being under high threat, while 61 per cent see competitive pressure in supply chain finance product lines, such as receivables finance and factoring. Some 84 per cent see pressure on pricing of loan products as a challenge, and 75 per cent fear loss of market share to alternative lenders.
The research took
Excelsior Growth Fund (EGF), a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution formed by New York Business Development Corporation (NYBDC), has created an online lending platform for small business owners.
Designed by EGF partner Mirador, the platform is customised to Excelsior credit criteria and the entire application process is completed online. Applicants can pre-qualify within minutes, and if eligible, can complete the entire loan application online. Completed applications can be approved in one business day and loans can be closed within one week. The new online loan application will be of particular interest to small businesses that prefer fast access to capital,
Century Park Capital Partners-backed Moss Inc has acquired Marx & Moschner. Headquartered in Lennestadt, Germany, Marx & Moschner is a provider of environmental branding solutions to the retail and exhibit markets.
The acquisition gives Moss a global footprint and provides the ability to cross-sell to international customers.
With quality recognised across Europe, Marx & Moschner provides a wide range of standard and custom branding solutions for interior and exterior use, including a versatile line of silicone edge graphic (SEG) frames and custom printed large format fabric panels, custom trade show exhibit components, lightboxes and bannerstands. The organisation has been committed
AMP Capital and Infrastructure Capital Group (ICG) have secured approval from Town of Port Hedland Council to take over the 50-year lease of its international airport for AUD205 million.
The consortium of AMP Capital and ICG was awarded the lease of Port Hedland International Airport in Western Australia during a special council meeting in Port Hedland last night.
The consortium will pay the Town of Port Hedland Council AUD165 million upfront and will invest a further AUD40 million to redevelop the airport during the next five years.
AMP Capital’s Infrastructure Equity Fund will take a 44 per cent
Victory Park Capital (VPC) has provided a credit facility to help refinance existing debt and finance working capital for Beacon Bay Holdings’ portfolio company Dental Lab Holdings.
VPC has also committed additional funding in support of future acquisitions for DLH’s expansion in the dental lab industry.
“As a recognised player in the dental lab sector with a strong reputation of delivering quality products, DLH is well positioned to execute on its acquisition strategy to acquire new labs and elevate its relationships with customers,” says Jason Brown (pictured), partner at VPC. “Our partnership combined with Beacon Bay’s expertise in leading
Alternative methods of accessing the private real estate market, including separate accounts, joint ventures and co-investments, are under the spotlight in this extract from the Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H2 2015.
Recent years have seen an increase in institutional investor appetite for alternative structures, which offer the investor a variety of benefits over the traditional commingled fund model, including greater control over their real estate portfolio, lower fees and a greater level of exposure to attractive assets. Fig 1 illustrates that the proportion of investors that will invest through separate accounts has steadily increased since 2011, with 39
Digital health innovator DynoSense has closed a USD9.4 million Series A funding round, with participation from WI Harper Group; JKOM Cloud Health Technology Co; Plug and Play Tech Center; Jinmao Capital; and Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati.
The company will use the proceeds to support US regulatory clearance and commercialisation of its patented Dyno, the world’s first fully integrated multi-function health scanner technology that can capture more than 33 critical health metrics in less than 60 seconds with a single user action. The captured health data is securely and wirelessly uploaded to the company’s cloud computing platform for further analytics
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