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KKR has held the final closing of KKR Global Infrastructure Investors II, a USD3.1 billion global fund focused on identifying, pursuing, executing, and managing infrastructure investments with an emphasis on OECD countries.
The Fund will follow KKR’s existing infrastructure investment strategy, which stems from the firm’s belief that there is – and will continue to be – a growing need to replace, upgrade and expand infrastructure across the globe. KKR will continue to make investments in the energy supply chain, water systems, roads, railways, airports, and communications networks.
“A decrease in public funding and weakened economic conditions in many regions
The US IPO market came back to life in the second quarter of 2015, surging 83 per cent in volume and 111 per cent in proceeds raised, compared to the first quarter of 2015, according to IPO Watch, a quarterly survey by PwC US.
There were 75 IPOs completed in the second quarter of 2015 which raised more than USD13 billion, a significant increase over the first quarter’s 41 IPOs and USD6.2 billion in proceeds. The second quarter’s volume was generally consistent with 2013 and 2014, despite slowing economic growth forecasts in the US and the uncertain interest rate environment.
Noerr has advised the automotive supplier Neue Halberg Guss on the takeover of the South African foundry Atlantis Foundries (AF). The seller is Mercedes Benz South Africa.
With this acquisition, Neue Halberg Guss is strengthening its business in the truck and commercial vehicles sector. Atlantis Foundries specialises in casting cylinder blocks for commercial vehicles and besides Daimler also supplies engine manufacturers in the UK and the USA. The Daimler group remains an important customer after the takeover.
With a workforce of some 2,000, Neue Halberg Guss is among the European market leaders in the development and production of cylinder blocks
Private equity firm Neff Capital Management has established a new company to focus on the additive manufacturing of production parts for aerospace and defense original equipment manufacturers around the world.
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D printing, is the process by which a component is fabricated through the successive layering of material at a microscopic level on a build platform.
The company, called Sintavia, will be headquartered in Davie, Florida, and will produce parts based on the exacting quality control standards required by the aerospace and defense industry. In addition to a serial production capability, the company will maintain a
Brecon-based BVG Airflo Group, one of Wales’ largest and fastest growing businesses, has secured a GBP10m investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund).
Established in 1991 by Chief Executive Iain Burgess, BVG has grown rapidly from a single person operation to a highly profitable non-high street multi-channel retailer generating turnover in the region of £70m in its current financial year. The business has increased revenues by over 70% and profits by nearly 300% in the last 5 years through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions.
The business has a substantial online focus, specialising in the sale and distribution of footwear
BNY Mellon has appointed Ned Siegel as Senior Sales Executive for its Private Equity and Real Estate (PE&RE) Fund Services unit.
He will cover the Americas and reports to Marina Lewin (pictured), global head of new business development, BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, and segment head, Alternative Asset Managers.
Ned joins from State Street, where he worked for 22 years in senior business development and relationship management roles in areas including private equity and real estate administration.
“We expect the real estate and private equity industry to grow significantly in coming years. The majority of funds in the sector
PwC has further strengthened its leadership team with a number of promotions aimed at meeting ongoing growth opportunities in the Channel Islands.
Newly admitted Partner, Mike Byrne (pictured), and recently appointed Directors, Chris Van Den Berg and Alex Burne, will play key roles in facilitating the sustained growth PwC continues to experience in the local market.
Jersey-based Byrne, who has been with the firm for over 15 years, leads the Asset Management industry for PwC in the Channel Islands, with a personal focus on private equity and hedge funds. The scope of his international work and experience of working in
Senior secondaries practitioners expect to achieve pre-leverage returns of just 9-13 per cent on a deal-by-deal basis over the next three to five years, and anticipate a fall in pricing in the second half of 2015.
This is according to a poll of over 80 senior members of the secondaries industry, taken at the Secondaries Investor Forum in London on 1 July, 2015.
Despite this, secondaries insiders expect deal volume to remain relatively flat this year at between USD40 billion and USD45 billion. The findings are representative of a market dominated by high demand for a low number of desirable
Noerr is advising the globally operating e-commerce platform Global Fashion Group (GFG) in connection with a financing round and the integration of two additional Brazilian fashion portals. A Noerr team headed by Prof Dr Christian Pleister (pictured) acted for GFG.
Under the leadership of the main investors Kinnevik and Rocket Internet, the current GFG investors are providing total equity of EUR150 million. In addition, Kinnevik, Rocket and listed company Millicom are contributing their shares in the Brazilian online portals Kanui and Tricae, valued at EUR 150 million. Both companies will be integrated into Dafiti, a GFG portal. As a result
Pemberton Asset Management’s inaugural European Mid-Market Debt Fund, which brings together investors from large blue-chip financial services and insurance companies across Europe, has held its first close at EUR447 million.
Legal & General Capital (LGC) purchased a 40 per cent stake in Pemberton Asset Management in July 2014, with an initial commitment to invest EUR250m into mid-market loans in order to develop a European lending capability, accelerating its participation in the direct lending market and providing a new source of institutional funding to corporates over the long term.
The Pemberton European Mid-Market Debt Fund I provides much-needed finance to established
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