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The Co-operators is increasing its pledge to the Canadian Co-operative Investment Fund (CCIF) to CAD10 million. The Fund, which will be launched in the coming months, will support the development and expansion of Canadian co-operatives with loans and other funding sourced from the co-op sector.
The Fund, a first of its kind in Canada, was created under the leadership of Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada to address the challenge co-operatives face in accessing capital from conventional sources. It will provide funding with favourable conditions to developing co‑operatives throughout the country. The Fund is to begin its operation once it has reached
A more coherent regulatory environment is needed if investors are to prevent “runaway climate change”, according to Donald MacDonald, who chairs the Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change (IIGCC).
“We have the capital, but the right policies and regulatory frameworks are not in place,” said MacDonald. “In many cases energy regulation, pensions regulation and insurance regulation are simply not integrated. The IIGCC has been engaging with the European Commission about the perverse impact that well-intentioned regulation might have, for example, on issues around energy unbundling and pension and insurance fund solvency.”
MacDonald was addressing the sixth annual Private Equity
The value of investment fund business in Guernsey grew by GBP2.8 billion (1.28 per cent) during the first quarter of this year. It means the net asset value of all funds under management and administration in Guernsey now stands at GBP222.2 billion.
Statistics from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) also show that there were 25 new investment funds approved during the first quarter of 2015.
Dominic Wheatley, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry, says: “It is encouraging to see strong growth in the Guernsey funds sector at the start of this
Indix, a provider of analytics and insights for brands, retailers and commerce enablers, has raised USD15 million in new funding from Nokia Growth Partners, Nexus Venture Partners and Avalon Ventures.
The funding comes after a record Q1 in 2015, bolstered by more than 250 percent growth in year-over-year revenue and from relationships with major brands and retailers. Indix will use the funding to grow its team of data scientists and engineers as well as expand its sales and marketing efforts.
“Product Intelligence is now an essential service for commerce,” says Sanjay Parthasarathy, founder and CEO of Indix. “Every business –
Rehms, a portfolio company of funds advised by Constellation, has acquired a majority stake in Germany based DL-Technik GmbH.
In a succession situation the two owners decided to divest the majority of their shares to the Rehms Group. The regional leading company headquartered in Essen (North Rhine-Westphalia) has 55 employees and is specialized in the planning, design as well as the execution of projects in the field of heating, ventilation, cooling and sanitation installations.
Through the acquisition of DL-Technik, Rehms Group is able to extend its customer base and strengthens its regional presence. The two founders will remain with the
Jonathan Kandel has to join Kirkland & Ellis International firm’s London office as a partner in the Tax Practice Group.
“Jonathan is a leading tax partner who has a wide range of experience across private equity, fund formation, special situations and real estate investments,” says Jeffrey C Hammes, Chairman of Kirkland’s Global Management Executive Committee. “His practice will significantly enhance our global tax offering to financial sponsors and credit funds.”
Kandel will join Kirkland from Weil, Gotshal & Manges’ London office.
He holds degrees from the College of Law, London and Queens’ College, Cambridge. He has been recognized for his
Audax Group has partnered with management to acquire Katena Products, a provider of precision ophthalmic instruments and therapeutics to physician offices, hospitals, and surgical centres.
Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Denville, New Jersey, Katena’s product offering includes precision surgical instruments, single-use devices, and specialty biologics that are sold into over 100 countries through a network of direct salespeople and distributors. Audax acquired Katena from Cortec Group, a private equity firm based in New York.
Geoffrey Ss Rehnert, Co-CEO of Audax Group, says: “Katena is a recognised market leader in ophthalmology products, and is a trusted partner to physicians around
Idinvest Parners has held the final closing of Idinvest Private Debt III a fund dedicated to the financing of European SMEs through mezzanine or unitranche, at EUR400 million.
Following in the footsteps of its predecessors, the Fund will invest in business transfers, acquisitions and organic growth especially in exports.
The fund applies a flexible and original strategy based on a particularly focused approach, targeting:
• Investments of about EUR5m-EUR40m in the mezzanine and unitranche debt of European SMEs;
• Debt purchases on the secondary market.
Idinvest Private Debt III has already backed 11 European companies. It is the
Quadrille Capital has held an initial closing of its new fund Quadrille Technologies III at EUR65 million. The fund is aiming to raise EUR100 million, with a hard cap at EUR150 million.
It is the first innovation-focused fund (FPCI) for Quadrille Capital since becoming independent from Quilvest.
This initial closing includes several institutional investors, most of whom participated in the previous fund. The trust placed in the fund by BPIFRANCE, CNP, AG2R LA MONDIALE, ABN AMRO and PRÉVOIR Group, as well as European Family Offices, highlights the proven track record of a team with nearly 15 years of experience.
Preqin’s Real Estate Online features detailed profiles for more than 260 Switzerland-based institutional investors. Pension funds represent the majority (55%) of all Switzerland-based real estate investors; however due to Switzerland’s large private wealth industry, wealth managers and family offices make up over a quarter of investors.
Read the full factsheet here, containing more analysis alongside charts and tables featuring the latest Preqin data.
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