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PetroCap has held the final closing of PetroCap Partners II at its hard cap of USD350 million, The fund is more than double the size of its predecessor fund, Falcon E&P Opportunities Fund, which closed on USD163 million in 2011.
PetroCap Partners II allows PetroCap to continue its 23-year history of direct oil and gas working interest investments.
“We are pleased to have completed the successful fund raise of PetroCap Partners II,” says Lane Britain, a Managing Director at PetroCap. “We are appreciative of the ongoing support of our past investors and welcome our new investors. We are thankful for
Cathay Capital Private Equity has made a put option to the aufeminin group for the acquisition of Smart AdServer, which would subsequently become independent.
With the support of Cathay Capital, Smart AdServer intends to strongly accelerate its development to become a leading advertising platform. This investment would be made by the Cathay Capital II and the Sino-French Fund for SMEs, two investment vehicles dedicated to accelerating the international growth of midcap companies.
Since 2001, Smart AdServer has developed and marketed an integrated advertising management platform, with strong positioning in Europe and significant market share in North and South America.
NXP Semiconductors and China state-owned investment company JianGuang Asset Management Co are to establish a joint venture (JV) in China that will focus on the semiconductor market.
The JV is intended to combine NXP's advanced technology from its Bipolar Power business line with JAC Capital's strong connections in the Chinese manufacturing network and distribution channels to lower manufacturing costs and boost profit margins of high end electronic products in China. The transaction is subject to the successful conclusion of the definitive agreements as well as the approval by relevant authorities, and is scheduled to close later this year.
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EMEA remained an attractive destination for global private equity (PE) firms in 2014, according to S&P Capital IQ, a leading provider of multi-asset class research, data and analytics.
In the most recent issue of its EMEA Private Equity Market Snapshot report, S&P Capital IQ provides an in-depth analysis of the market and comprehensive data giving a top down view of the sector, providing a comparison to the previous year. The report also outlines emerging trends in the financial and technology sectors and in the German Mittelstand.
With 4517 new investments totalling EUR108.4bn in 2014, there was a 15.5% decrease
Administration and corporate services firm Crestbridge has continued to strengthen its senior team in Jersey with the double appointment of Fiona Wilson and Steven Morrice.
Wilson joins Crestbridge as Director, Corporate and Capital Markets Services, and in her new role will take a lead in further expanding the firm’s growing listings and wider corporate services.
She has a background in law in both private practice and in-house that spans 17 years, including previous experience in Jersey and Australia. Specialising in corporate law, funds, capital markets, and trusts, she brings with her a comprehensive understanding of relevant regulatory laws, codes of
ALPS has launched the ALPS Interval Fund Platform, a structure built to support retail closed-end funds and interval funds.
The ALPS platform, which combines ALPS’ experience in servicing closed-end funds with DST’s shareholder record-keeping and distribution capabilities in the alternative space, was designed to provide a turnkey solution for alternative investment managers looking to launch '40-Act registered interval funds and other continuously offered closed-end funds.
In addition to a cost-effective suite of services provided by ALPS Fund Services and ALPS Distributors, funds launched on the ALPS Interval Trust Platform have access to services from leading law firms and auditors. The
iCapital Network, an online marketplace providing qualified investors and their advisors with access to private equity fund managers, has added Mercury Capital Advisors and Stanwich Advisors to its roster of fund placement agents.
These additions provide iCapital’s rapidly expanding base of registered members with access to Mercury’s and Stanwich’s networks of general partners and their funds.
iCapital Network serves as a conduit for registered investment advisors, wealth managers, family offices and high net worth qualified purchasers to get access to top private equity managers and their funds. The marketplace is aimed at satisfying the pent-up and growing demand for private
Venus Capital Management has launched the Venus India Structured Finance Fund, which invests in Venus India Asset-Finance Private Limited, a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) registered with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
The NBFC provides direct loans to small and medium enterprises in India and their shareholders and promoters. This opportunity offers absolute returns that are uncorrelated to any indices and could be used as a risk reducer in investors’ portfolios.
The NBFC provides a medium, through which investors may participate in secured and unsecured lending to small and medium Indian companies and their shareholders and promoters. The objective is
The newly released 2015 Preqin Global Infrastructure Report features exclusive fund manager survey results, made available this week via a special complimentary report. The report provides insight into the future investment activity of infrastructure fund managers and their views on the current market.
Infrastructure fund managers appear to be bullish regarding the amount of capital they intend to commit to the asset class in the next 12 months, with 65% of managers surveyed by Preqin planning to deploy more capital in the asset class in 2015 than they did in 2014, and a considerable 27% planning to invest significantly
CameronTec Group has acquired Lasalletech, the US-based financial protocol operational solutions and professional services firm co-founded by current Senior Partner, Jim Northey.
Since 2006 Lasalletech has specialised in the provision of products and services for messaging and transaction processing to improve the quality of financial services in terms of efficiency, reliability and performance. Its wide range of products includes FIX Conductor and FIX Technician CTS, the industry leaders for fully automated onboarding, certification, and regression testing.
CameronTec Group CEO Anders Henriksson says the addition of Lasalletech is welcome news for the Group and the global electronic trading community: “Today’s announcement
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