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There are USD73bn of assets in listed alternatives on the London and Amsterdam stock exchange, according to Dexion Capital, the alternatives investment bank.
The sector has added, in the last 12 months alone, a total of USD18bn. This breaks down as USD12.6bn through 22 IPOs and a further USD5.4bn from follow-on fundraises.
Half the IPOs have been credit and property funds, raising USD1.38bn and USD2.6bn respectively.
Within credit, alternative sources of financing has been an important theme and, within property, alternative property sectors such as student accommodation or care homes have registered investor interest.
Head of research Tom Skinner says: “The highly regulated environment which we have seen
First Reserve has selected the iLEVEL Private Capital Data Platform to streamline its portfolio data collection process and to manage the performance data of its portfolio of energy assets.
First Reserve is the largest global private equity and infrastructure investment firm exclusively focused on energy, with operations spanning the energy spectrum from upstream oil and gas to midstream and downstream, including resources, equipment and services, and infrastructure.
“We have been in the market for a long time for a system that could handle our complex and vast portfolio of energy-related companies. Our investment process relies on numerous data points,
Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has closed Warburg Pincus Energy at USD4 billion, surpassing its fundraising target of USD3 billion and reaching the fund cap agreed with investors.
Warburg Pincus Energy will be a companion fund to Warburg Pincus Private Equity XI, a USD11.2 billion global private equity fund, which closed in May 2013. Warburg Pincus Energy was launched in November 2013 and held an oversubscribed first close in May 2014.
Warburg Pincus Energy will focus primarily on energy exploration and production (E&P) investing in North America and across the globe including Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. In addition
Marwyn Value Investors has entered into a placing letter to subscribe for GBP8.96 million of new ordinary shares in Haversham Holdings plc.
Haversham intends to float on AIM, a London Stock Exchange market. This investment represents approximately 4.8 per cent of the NAV of the company’s ordinary shares (measured as at 17 October 2014).
Haversham is a group formed by Avril Palmer-Baunack and Marwyn with the support of leading institutional investors, including Invesco, Artemis, Aviva and Schroders. It acquires and develops businesses in the UK and European automotive, support services, leasing, engineering or manufacturing sectors, targeting acquisitions with an
In the third quarter of 2014 170 Israeli high-tech companies attracted USD701 million, six per cent above the USD661 million of Q3/2013, but down 24 per cent from the exceptionally high USD928 million raised in the previous quarter.
According to a report from IVC Research Center and KPMG, the third quarter amount was 29 per cent above the USD545 million average of the last three years.
The average company financing round was USD4.12 million, compared to USD4.08 million in Q3/2013 and USD5.33 million in Q2/2014.
Koby Simana, CEO of IVC Research Center, says: We have been asked repeatedly
Wysada, an online retailer of home goods, décor and interior furnishings in the Middle East, has completed a Series A investment round of over USD5 million.
The round was led by Badia Impact Fund, a venture capital fund belonging to Silicon Badia, a global group of venture funds based in New York City and Jordan, with participation from new strategic investors from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) alongside existing investors.
The proceeds, which represents one of the largest Series A rounds raised by an early-stage e-commerce start-up in the Middle East, will be
Hiring Hub has completed a growth capital fundraise of GBP425,000 in under six weeks with VentureFounders, the new UK-based equity crowdfunding platform.
Founded in 2010 by Sara Jones and Simon Swan, Hiring Hub connects employers to an approved network of specialist recruitment agencies that will compete to fill a company’s vacancy for a fixed fee that the employer sets, thereby making recruitment easier and more transparent.
The business has gained significant traction over the past few years with 750 registered recruitment agencies and over 400 employers. This year, the company sought new investment to embark on its next phase
Private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners has acquired the Zemax division of Radiant Zemax, a provider of optical and illumination design software to design engineers.
Zemax becomes the sixth company with licensable software in Arlington Capital's current portfolio, joining Advanced Health, Compusearch, Iron Data, Novetta, and Quantum Spatial.
Zemax’s OpticStudio software platform allows users to design, tolerance and simulate sophisticated optical or illumination systems. The company’s installed base spans across 80 different countries and includes over 7,500 different companies, including global industry leaders in aerospace, defence, medical/life sciences, technology, and leading research and development units within the government.
Mid-market private equity fund Equistone Partners Europe has acquired a majority stake in independent leisure business Travel Counsellors for an undisclosed sum.
Founded in 1994 by David and Maureen Speakman, Travel Counsellors enables travel professionals to work from home whilst supporting them in all areas of their business.
The company has achieved 60 per cent growth over the past five years, with forecast global sales of GBP424m for the year ending 31 October 2014.
The Bolton-headquartered company employs 250 staff and has over 1,300 travel experts operating in eight countries worldwide, including Ireland, Belgium, South Africa, Netherlands, UAE,
Blackstone has partnered with a management team led by Matthew Rosenblum, the founder and chief executive officer at Solops, to create Onyx Renewable Partners.
As a new affiliate of Blackstone portfolio company Fisterra Energy, Onyx will be owned by funds managed by Blackstone on behalf of its private equity investors.
Onyx’s primary focus will be to develop, finance, construct and operate utility scale wind and solar renewable power projects in North America. Onyx will leverage Blackstone’s extensive greenfield infrastructure experience, which includes in excess of USD25 billion of projects over the past decade.
Led by Rosenblum, the Onyx
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