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Ogier recently advised English entrepreneur and businessman Richard Caring on his GBP135m sale of the world famous Wentworth Club to China-based Reignwood Group.
Wentworth Club provides the headquarters for golf's PGA European Tour and hosts the annual BMW PGA Championship, making it one of the most desirable golfing locations in the world. It also played host to the 1953 Ryder Cup and, until 2007, the annual HSBC World Match Play Championship.
Caring, the owner of a range of prestigious clubs and restaurants across London which includes The Ivy, Scott's and Annabel's, purchased the celebrated venue in 2004 prior to
Private equity from Corsair Capital has appointed Edward "Ned" J Kelly III, former Chairman of the Institutional Clients Group at Citigroup, and Ranji H Nagaswami, a former Chief Investment Advisor to Mayor Bloomberg's administration for the City of New York, as Senior Advisors.
In becoming associated with Corsair Capital, Kelly and Nagaswami add to the competitive strengths of Corsair's platform, particularly with respect to its access to operating and regulatory expertise as well as its access to the spectrum of opportunities in the financial services sector.
Kelly and Nagaswami will support the firm in its identification and evaluation of new
Solar power specialist SunEdison has signed a joint venture agreement with JIC Capital to finance, develop, construct and own up to 1 GW of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in China over the next three years.
The joint venture will focus on facilitating and structuring non-recourse financing for solar PV plants in one of the world's largest and most attractive solar markets. SunEdison, directly or through an affiliate, including a yieldco, may purchase the projects developed by the joint venture at fair market value.
"This historic joint venture is a great step forward for SunEdison," says Ahmad Chatila, president
Despite infrastructure fundraising showing signs of growth, achieving a successful fundraise is more difficult than ever in such a competitive market. Preqin examines which funds are more likely to achieve their target size and the key factors for fundraising success.
As Q3 2014 draws to a close, the unlisted infrastructure market appears to show slight signs of improvement, with the USD25bn raised by 26 funds reaching a final close this year so far exceeding the capital raised from Q1 to Q3 2013, when USD23bn was raised by 41 funds closing. Additionally, unlisted infrastructure funds are increasingly exceeding their target sizes,
AnaCap Financial Partners has completed the acquisition of EUR1.9 billion non-performing loans (NPLs) from Italian lender UniCredit Group.
Under the terms of the agreement, funds advised by AnaCap will acquire the portfolio.
The portfolio primarily consists of secured and unsecured bankruptcy and other enforcement claims. A significant portion of the portfolio will continue to be serviced by UniCredit Credit Management Bank, with the management of a portion of claims migrated to third parties. Investments completed with UniCredit in 2013 also paved the way for this transaction, establishing a strong partnership between the seller and incumbent servicing partner.
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Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co's private equity specialists have advised LDC, a UK regional mid-market private equity house, on its GBP42 million buy-out of Eley Group.
Midlands manufacturer Eley Group makes .22LR rounds for the target shooting market which are used by Olympic-standard athletes at all major global tournaments.
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co advised LDC on the terms of Eley Group's acquisition from Birmingham-headquartered global engineering business IMI plc, as well as on the negotiation of the bank facilities with HSBC.
The team comprised experts from private equity, transaction services, real estate and banking, including partner Jeremy
IK VII Fund is to invest in Evac Group, a provider of integrated water and waste management solutions for the marine, offshore and building industries.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1975, Evac designs and markets environmentally friendly waste and wastewater collection and treatment systems for the marine, offshore and building industries. The company is headquartered in Espoo, Finland, with a presence in more than 40 countries around the world.
The company employs approximately 190 people and its total revenue for financial year 2014 is close to EUR70 million. IK VII Fund is
Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in software, data and technology-enabled companies, has completed fundraising for Vista Equity Partners Fund V.
The fund closed at USD5.775 billion in limited partner commitments and was substantially oversubscribed.
This brings Vista's total cumulative capital commitments to over USD14 billion.
At USD5.775 billion, Fund V is Vista Equity Partners’ largest private equity fund to date.
“We are pleased by the tremendous demand for our flagship fund. The oversubscription is an acknowledgment of the Vista's strategy,” says Robert F Smith, founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity
Following industry debates that the leveraged buyout market has all but dried up, Preqin examines whether or not buyouts and, in particular, public-to private transactions are still attractive to the investment community.
In recent years, trillions of dollars have been spent on private equity-backed buyout deals and they remain the most favoured private equity strategy among investors and fund managers. Public-to-private transactions constitute a very small quantity of buyout deals, but have historically represented a disproportionately large amount of overall buyout value. This article will examine if there has been a shift in the overall private equity buyout landscape, and
Metric Capital Partners (MCP), a European private capital group, has invested in James Grant Group, a provider of management and professional services to TV, music, literary and sport clients.
Established over 25 years ago, London-based James Grant offers a range of services to its clients, who are some of the leading individuals in the broadcast, music, literary, social and sports sectors.
The group provides bespoke advice on a complete range of areas from career management and planning through to royalty payments and accounts preparation. The group’s finance business arranges funding to production companies and sports institutions, whilst the
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