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AIFMD Annex IV reporting is rapidly approaching for alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) and with that deadline has come a last minute scramble to determine reporting requirements, according to ConceptOne.
The FCA released two documents pertaining to Annex IV reporting for both EU and non-EU AIFMs on 29 September and a related Q&A on 1 October, 2014. The documents seek to clarify questions on report content and timing which are still causing confusion for managers.
Coinciding with the FCA releases, ESMA published its long awaited update to the Questions and Answers, Application of the AIFMD. The update answers a
Strategic Partners Fund Solutions has held the final closing of Strategic Partners Fund VI, its sixth secondary fund, at the hard cap of USD4.4 billion.
SP VI began investing in April 2014 and is focused on generating attractive, risk-adjusted returns by acquiring portfolios of high-quality private equity interests and co-investments.
Strategic Partners sourced commitments from almost 300 investors, including public, corporate and foreign pension funds, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations and family offices. High net worth individuals also participated via private banking vehicles. Strategic Partners’ investor base is composed of limited partners in the US, Canada, Europe,
A total of USD59bn has been invested in 5,272 venture capital deals globally in 2014 so far, compared to USD37bn invested in 5,940 deals over the same period in 2013, an increase of 60 per cent, according to Preqin.
While activity for the third quarter is below that of Q2 2014, the amount of capital invested is 45 per cent higher than during the same quarter in 2013.
A total of 1,664 financings took place in Q3 2014 valued at an aggregate USD19bn. This represents an eight per cent drop in the number of deals compared to the previous
SL Capital Partners’ infrastructure team, led by Dominic Helmsley, is in advanced stages of executing a number of prospective direct infrastructure investments.
The team’s strategy is to focus on direct investments in core infrastructure in the UK and selected European geographies and on mid-market transactions in utilities, transportation and energy.
Helmsley says: “SL Capital has developed a unique solution for clients looking to access the growing infrastructure asset class through a transparent, aligned and low cost structure across a number of strategies. We have confidence that this compelling proposition is attractive to both clients and vendors and we continue our
Law firm Goodwin Procter has promoted 23 lawyers, including London-based Greg Barclay, to the firm’s partnership.
Barclay is a member of the firm’s private investment funds group.
The appointments are effective from October 2014.
Barclay advises on the formation of, and investment in, European and international private funds, including private equity, venture capital, mezzanine/debt, infrastructure and real estate funds, and other investment vehicles. He joined the firm as an associate from Ashurst in 2012 and becomes Goodwin Procter’s seventh partner in London.
David Hashmall, chairman of Goodwin Procter, says: “We are proud to recognise this newest generation
Macoma Capital Group has made its largest investment in W North, an energy company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties in the Williston Basin.
The energy company structures strategic alliances and exploration agreements with leading operators and mineral owners to increase production in the basin.
“We are excited about this unique investment opportunity at the heart of the Bakken shale play,” says Andrew Cohan, managing partner at Macoma Capital Group. “Our new energy partner has an established track record of successfully managing Bakken assets, and its leadership team has the necessary industry acumen and
Comvest Partners has selected the iLEVEL Private Capital Data Platform to monitor and analyse portfolio performance.
Comvest Partners is a multi-strategy investment firm based in West Palm Beach, Florida that specialises in providing equity and debt capital to middle-market companies in the US.
Private capital fund managers use iLEVEL to better control performance data for each asset in the portfolio so that the entire organisation can leverage a single source of the truth. This consolidated data can be used to realise trends in investment performance and better explain returns to limited partners, who are looking for an increasing amount
Dillon Eustace has expanded its global practice with the senior hire of Jonathan Law to its Cayman office and the addition of Fionnán Gannon to its Dublin office.
Law joins the funds and corporate team in Cayman as partner, and brings with him over 10 years of Cayman law expertise.
Gannon has moved from the Irish Stock Exchange, where he was previously a senior regulation executive, to join Dillon Eustace’s listing department.
Having started his career at Dundas & Wilson in Edinburgh, Law subsequently joined Clifford Chance in London, and has experience in Cayman as partner at another
Preqin takes a detailed look at the private equity industry in Asia and how it has changed in recent years, including fundraising, investor preferences and deal activity. Plus, performance benchmarks for Asia-focused private equity funds by vintage year and key statistics in detail for Greater China, ASEAN, Northeast Asia and South Asia.
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Pamplona Capital Management has appointed Jeffrey Kirt as a partner, as it continues to strengthen its US private equity presence.
Kirt joins from Oak Hill Advisors, where he was a partner responsible for stressed and distressed investments, having joined the firm in 2002. He also had senior research responsibility for the aerospace, automotive and financial industries.
His appointment follows that of Bill Pruellage last month, formerly co-president at Castle Harlan, and increases to four the number of partners based in Pamplona’s New York office.
Pamplona is currently investing its recently committed USD4 billion fourth private equity fund.
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