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Ariadne Capital has completed a GBP3.5 million funding round for Made Television, which holds the most City TV licences in the UK. The company has licences for Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Middlesbrough and Tyne & Wear.
Led by City TV pioneer Jamie Conway, and chaired by former BSkyB executive and Top Up TV co-founder Ian West, Made Television has found a solution to the challenge facing most City TV broadcasters. By having broader reach and shared fixed costs, Made Television allows for a fundamentally profitable business model even with a niche audience while delivering high-quality content and ultimately providing the leading platform for
HFFT Alternative Limited has been granted an alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) licence from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission to provide full AIFM services to both EU and non-EU funds.
A plethora of enhanced compliance requirements including the regulatory demands under the AIFMD have strained the resources of and forced small and mid-sized firms to actively consider outsourced solutions.
AIFMD came into force on 22 July 2013 and regulates EU and non-EU fund managers that market alternative investment funds to investors domiciled, or with registered offices, in the EU.
As a confirmed AIFM license holder HFFT Alternative will be able
Aquiline Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm investing in financial services, has made an investment for a majority of the equity in reinsurance intermediary.
Since its founding in 1988, Beach has built a reputation as an innovative organisation with differentiated technical capabilities and understanding of complex risks. Beach has a high-quality actuarial team and is recognised for its success in working with clients to understand their risk tolerance and identify advantageous reinsurance alternatives.
“The Aquiline team shares our vision for the Company and we look forward to leveraging their insurance expertise and capital investment to strengthen our
Flowserve is to acquire TBG’s portfolio company SIHI Group BV for a consideration of approximately EUR298 million. Baird served as the exclusive financial advisor to TBG on the transaction, the firm’s 11th transatlantic deal in 2014.
Itzehoe (Germany) based SIHI is a leading provider of vacuum and fluid pumps and related engineered solutions serving the chemical, pharmaceutical, food & beverage and other process manufacturing industries. Flowserve is a leading manufacturer and supplier of pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical and other industries.
The Baird deal team was led by senior investment bankers Nick
Private equity investor Auda International has appointed Eunseok So as a Senior Vice President, based in the firm’s Hong Kong office.
“We are delighted to have Eunseok join our team in Asia,” says Jacob Chiu, Auda MD and head of Asian investments. “I have worked with Eunseok in the past and he brings excellent skills and experience that will complement our existing practice.”
So says: “It is great to be joining Auda at this time. I am very impressed by Auda’s commitment to Asian private market investments and excited to join the firm’s growing team in the region.”
Companies that listed on AIM have over the first nine months of 2014 outperformed the FTSE AIM All Share Index by a considerable margin, according to research by Cavendish Asset Management.
Peter Renton an Equity Analyst at Cavendish says: “Analysis by Cavendish reveals that, so far this year, AIM IPO prices rose by an average of 12% on their first day of trading, and had retained that 12% gain 30 days after listing.
The recent dip in the market has inevitably led to these companies giving up some of their initial gains, but on average they remain up 5%
Direct lending funds have continued to gain traction in the private debt marketplace, and are the prevailing strategy for private debt fund managers established since 2008, according to Preqin.
Almost three-quarters of institutional investors active in the private debt space plan to allocate fresh capital in the coming year to direct lending funds, which are often considered a better fit for more conservative investors in the private debt market, given their similar structure to fixed income investments compared to more private equity-style methods such as mezzanine and distressed debt funds.
Fundraising in the private debt space reached a peak in
Gilde Healthcare and the other shareholders are selling their entire stake in Definiens AG to MedImmune/AstraZeneca.
Gilde Healthcare is a growth capital firm specialised in the healthcare sector. MedImmune is the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca. The sale marks Gilde’s eighth exit in the past year. An initial consideration of USD 150 million will be paid for all the shares in Definiens, followed by additional predetermined milestone payments.
A team led by lead partner Stefan-Ulrich Müller advised Gilde Healthcare on all aspects of the transaction. Gilde Healthcare was also advised by CMS Hasche Sigle at the time
Alternative Asset Managers continue to operate with elevated levels of uncalled investment capital, or dry powder, at a time when credit markets are frothy and valuations are high, according to Fitch Ratings.
With more capital chasing fewer deals, significant fund underperformance is possible if competition bids prices up further, according to a special report on the alternative asset management industry published today by Fitch. Outsized vintage concentrations and a lack of distressed investing opportunities, a traditional area of investment competency for alternative asset managers, could potentially exacerbate this issue.
Despite these challenges, Fitch's rating outlooks for all seven rated alternative
Phoenix Product Development, which trades as Propelair, has completed a GBP2.6 million fundraising round led by the CF Woodford Equity Income Fund.
The money raised from the Woodford Fund and existing shareholders will be used to support Propelair’s continued growth through expansion of both its sales and marketing and installation teams. The investment also provides working capital for Propelair to widen its customer base and build stock and supply capability in advance of a projected significant growth in sales.
Propelair has developed a new type of water-saving toilet system that uses an innovative air-based operating principle and only 1.5 litres
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