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Begbies Traynor Group has launched BTG Global Advisory, an international alliance of independent insolvency, restructuring and financial advisory firms operating in key jurisdictions across the globe.
BTG Global Advisory advises leading banks, law firms, private equity and other funds, creditor committees, operating companies and other parties affected by distress, and has a particular focus on North America, Europe, Asia and Australasia. However full global coverage is assured via a comprehensive network of associate members.
The new alliance builds on the Group’s international network with a new structure, a new set of business objectives and the establishment of a core
ACG Capital has held the final closing of its FPCI Acto Mezzanine II, reaching EUR210 million, surpassing the initial target of EUR200 million.
The fund gathers equal proportions of existing investors and new partners building an investor base, comprising primarily institutions (insurance companies, funds of funds, banks), but also family offices and HNWI.
With six investment professionals, the ActoMezz team will pursue the strategy successfully initiated in 2007, which consists in supporting French SMEs willing to reinforce the equity structure, and in backing management teams wishing to enhance their capital stake. Acto Mezzanine II will invest EUR5m to EUR45m in
The current year is on track to be the best year for M&A ever. Since the beginning of the year, global M&A volumes have reached USD1800bn according to Bloomberg, the best first five months in twenty years. Such figures include announced, pending and completed deals and are thus subject to revisions. Overall, US deals dominate, accounting for 45 per cent of M&A activity year to date and in terms of sectors, health care is leading, followed by financials and communications.
By James Williams – Sovereign Wealth Funds are showing a lot of appetite for real estate assets as total AUM in this segment of the alternative funds space continues to build and investors look to diversify their portfolios.
North America remains the most favoured region, with 59 per cent of SWFs allocating to that market; down from 72 per cent in 2013 according to the latest research by Preqin in its 2015 Preqin Sovereign Wealth Fund Review.
Indeed, 57 per cent prefer a global approach, broadening out their portfolios to include trophy real estate assets as well as exposure to private
Following on from last week’s extract from the Preqin Hedge Fund Spotlight | May 2015, which focused on the largest hedge fund managers in the industry, Simon Dhadwal takes an in-depth look at the ‘USD1bn Club’ of institutional investors allocating at least USD1bn to hedge funds, including the significance of this group, investment preferences and new entrants to the Club.
The past 12 months have seen mediocre performance generated by the industry as a whole and a handful of high-profile pension funds publicly announced their intention to scale back their hedge fund allocations. Nevertheless, assets under management (AUM) across
Altor Fund IV and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division partner are to acquire a majority stake in Hamlet Protein from Polaris Private Equity and the founder of the company, Ole K Hansen.
Hamlet Protein is a global provider of soy-based protein solutions used in high value-add animal feed for young animals. The company services more than 50 countries from its two production facilities in Horsens, Denmark and Findlay, Ohio.
“This is another important milestone for Hamlet Protein and we are very excited about our new partnership with Altor and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division,” says Søren Munch,
Nexxus Capital, through Nexxus VI Trust and Nexxus Capital Private Equity VI, has completed its investment in AGS NASOFT México (AGS NASOFT) acquiring a stake of 28.61 per cent in the IT services company.
AGS NASOFT specialised in critical IT development and support services, as well as SAP implementation services and operates in eight countries, mainly Mexico, Brazil, and Spain, maintaining long term relationships with well positioned clients in the financial services sector and in the industrial and commercial sectors, as well as with government institutions. AGS NASOFT has a proven operating model which is executed by a management team
Ontario, Canada is making it easier for businesses that produce positive social or environmental impacts, along with a sustainable financial return, to grow and succeed.
The province, in partnership with the Network of Angel Organisations–Ontario (NAO-Ontario), is launching the Impact Angel Alliance. The Alliance will encourage more investors to help kick-start promising, high-growth social ventures in Ontario. This will be Canada’s first impact investing angel network.
“We want to encourage investors to target businesses that focus on achieving more than just profits – by placing their money into businesses that also positively contribute to social or environmental benefits in Ontario,”
Omnes Capital has sold its stake in Exclusive Networks to a consortium of investors led by Cobepa, realising a 4.8x multiple on the deal. This is the second exit for Omnes’ mid cap fund CACI 3.
On this occasion, the fund has been repaid and six investments remain in portfolio. The private equity funds managed by Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (Edrip) and Socadif, which invested in the deal alongside Omnes Capital, are also selling their stake.
Exclusive Networks, based in Boulogne-Billancourt, is Europe's leading independent value-added distributor (VAD) for the EMEA region, specialising in the marketing of solutions
Exclusive Group has received substantial new corporate investment from Cobepa to take a majority stake in the business.
Cobepa, an independent, privately-held investment company headquartered in Belgium, with a net worth of EUR1.6 billion, will be joined by Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners who are re-investing for the third time.
In addition to the investment, Exclusive has also secured a new finance facility from existing financing partner, UK based Intermediate Capital Group (ICG). These new financial arrangements give the Group the platform to deliver the next phase of business growth.
“We’re delighted to welcome Cobepa as an investor,
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