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Allianz Global Investors has welcomed the UK Government’s commitment, delivered as part of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, that it will introduce a new Withholding Tax exemption for private placements.
AllianzGI is aiming to invest upwards of GBP3 billion in UK infrastructure over the next three to five years.
Elizabeth Corley, CEO, says: “Allianz Global Investors aims to invest upwards of GBP3 billion in UK Infrastructure debt over the next three to five years, consistent with us being on track to invest around GBP600m in UK infrastructure debt by the end of 2014, the first full year of sterling
Venture capital funds produced average returns of 27% in the year to March 2014, higher than any other private equity strategy over the same period. Preqin's Christopher Elvin comments:
The Achilles Heel for venture capital funds since the turn of the millennium has, of course, been performance. Returns have generally been lagging well behind other private equity strategies, but despite this, many investors have stuck with the asset class. The main argument for this has been that while the average performance has been disappointing, the returns of the best funds have been excellent. If investors can identify and get into these
European Capital is to acquire a majority stake in Cordium, subject to change of control consent by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Malta Financial Services Authority.
The majority share was purchased from Sovereign Capital, a UK-based buy-and-build specialist and Cordium’s private equity backer since November 2010. Through Sovereign’s strategy of buy & build, Cordium has become one of the largest independent regulatory compliance consultancies in the world, quadrupling its number of clients worldwide. With Sovereign’s backing Cordium has made a total of eight acquisitions, which included HedgeOp in New York, HedgeStart in London and Zodiac Advisory Services in
WL Ross & Co, the distressed investment arm of Invesco, has appointed Su Yeo (pictured) and Eric London to the firm’s investment and investor relations teams respectively. Both will be based in New York.
As a Principal, Yeo is responsible for investment origination and execution with an initial focus on the metals and mining sector. Yeo has 16 years of experience in the private equity industry. She was most recently at Morgan Stanley Principal Investments where she focused on acquisitions and corporate restructurings for the firm’s proprietary investment fund.
In his role as Senior Director, London is responsible for
Wealthy investors continue to invest in hedge funds as an alternative to the stock market, seeking greater return on investment while shielding their portfolios against the volatile nature of stocks and bonds trading.
That’s according to Spectrem Group's latest Perspective report – Use of Hedge Funds and Private Equity in the Portfolios of the Wealthy – which examines the ownership and sourcing of hedge fund investments, as well as the use of private equity in investing. The report concentrates on investors with a net worth over USD5 million.
The Perspective includes key findings about hedge fund and alternative investments,
GE Capital’s Telecom, Media and Technology (TMT) financing business announced served as administrative agent on a USD310 million senior secured credit facility to support Vista Equity Partners’ acquisition of compliance and ethics software provider NAVEX Global.
GE Capital Markets served as co-lead arranger and co-bookrunner on the facility.
NAVEX offers policy and case management software, internal reporting solutions, automated third-party risk management, online training and advisory services to help remediate key workplace compliance risks.
“NAVEX is a perfect example of increasing investor interest in business-to-business software and software enabled service providers who offer applications through subscription models,” says
Solar simulation technology specialist Eternal Sun has closed a EUR2 Million (USD2.5 Million) Series A financing from Belgian investment firm Vermec.
The investment will be used to expand international sales and service operations.
Leading research institutions, solar module manufacturers and certification authorities rely on Eternal Sun’s solar simulation systems for testing the quality of solar modules and materials.
Chokri Mousaoui, Founder and CEO of Eternal Sun, says: “In an era of continuous improvement of solar modules, our solar simulation systems are in high demand with customers that aim to accurately test the performance and reliability of their solar
Constellation, a small-cap buyout specialist with a distinctive Buy-&-Build investment strategy focused on services companies in the DACH region, has closed Constellation IV at its hard cap of EUR120 million.
Besides commitments from returning investors which included the entrepreneurs that form part of Constellation’s Industry Partner network, Constellation was pleased to have received commitments from several high quality international investors from France, Germany, Switzerland, the US and Asia. They include fund-of-funds, family offices, universities, foundations, endowments and a state pension fund.
In line with Constellation’s predecessor fund, Constellation IV follows the same investment strategy and is focused exclusively on
Elm Creek Partners has acquired The Care Group of Texas (www.caregrp.com), one of the largest providers of in-home, paediatric respiratory therapy and enteral feeding services and supplies in the Houston, Texas market.
The Care Group is committed to providing outstanding services to all of its customers while simultaneously exploring opportunities for growth through geographic expansion and additional services. Elm Creek has additional committed equity capital to support the company’s future initiatives.
Commensurate with the transaction, Elm Creek retained Roy Spradlin as chief executive officer. Spradlin is the former CEO of Senior PsychCare and US Physical Therapy. He brings over thirty
By Jonathan Broch (pictured), Head of Strategy for Private Equity, SunGard – While operational efficiency is a concern for most financial institutions today, private equity general partners (GPs) face their own unique challenges. As the demands for information continue to mount, to what extent can specialist private equity software and the right operating model create a winning combination?
First, let’s examine GPs’ priorities when it comes to efficiency. At the most rudimentary level, GPs have an obligation to report to investors on the activities of the fund, typically on a quarterly basis. At the same time, internal stakeholders need access to
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