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As Asia's free-market economies mature, general partners (GPs) need to change the way they work with their portfolio companies, according to a survey by AlixPartners.
The report, entitled "Building Better Businesses; A Survey Report on Private Equity Value Creation in Asia," says that doing more hands-on work to increase portfolio companies' operational earnings, as measured by EBITDA, is potentially becoming a key differentiator.
Market forces in Asia, such as slowing economic growth and industry consolidation, were ranked first by GPs as the main reason operational value creation has come to the forefront, followed closely by poor operational management currently
The global private equity secondaries market is now at an inflection point, demonstrating its capacity to support liquidity events and fund restructurings for multiple limited partners seeking early exits from their holdings, says Neil Campbell, global head of Tullett Prebon Alternative Investments (TPAI).
Campbell says such efforts work best when general partners are the initiators.
Campbell’s comments coincide with PE manager Venator Real Estate Capital Partners’ recent announcement that it had successfully facilitated a secondary auction in its Chinese real estate development fund, called Trophy Property GP Limited, giving over 30 limited partners an early liquidity window, and Partners
HIG Growth Partners has partnered with Colleen Winter and Debra Cannon, the owners of LuLu*s Fashion Lounge, to make a strategic investment in the company.
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in California, LuLu*s is an e-commerce retailer of young women’s apparel, shoes and accessories.
Winter says: “We are very excited about this partnership with HIG and the shared vision we have for the next stage of LuLu*s growth. HIG’s investment will provide us the capital and strategic resources necessary to grow the LuLu*s brand.”
John Kim, a managing director with HIG Growth Partners, says: “LuLu*s is an emerging
Nasuni, a provider of enterprise storage as a service to global organisations, has secured USD10 million in new venture capital financing.
Previous investors Flybridge Capital Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners and Sigma Partners, as well as a strategic investor, all participated in this extension of Nasuni's C round.
The new financing brings the total funds raised by Nasuni to USD53 million.
The new funds will fuel Nasuni's triple-digit growth through increased investments in engineering, sales and marketing. In its most recent quarter, Nasuni's bookings grew 232 per cent over the same period in 2013. The company has already exceeded 2013's full-year sales
Abbey Pharma has secured a GBP2m investment from BGF, the independent company established to help Britain's growing businesses.
BGF will take a minority stake in the business and the investment will be used fund the company’s buy-and-build strategy.
The Group was established in 2009 and is a fast growing, dynamic specialty pharmaceutical group that manufactures, distributes and sells prescription and 'Over the Counter' (OTC) products. Based in Maidenhead, Abbey Pharma is a rapidly expanding business that has shown consistent year on year revenue growth, delivered by the incumbent management team, led by Kevin James as CEO and Shafiq Choudhary as
Startupbootcamp FinTech has partnered with three more financial services organisations – financial services outsourcing provider arvato Financial Solutions, investment firm Route 66 Venture, and Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo.
The new partnerships will provide Startupbootcamp FinTech with pilot customers, industry data, and capital and brings the total number of partners involved with Startupbootcamp FinTech to seven.
Lloyds Banking Group, MasterCard, Rabobank and SBT Venture Capital were all announced as partners earlier this year.
The 10 finalists for the 2014 Startupbootcamp FinTech programme were selected late last month by a panel of judges, including Startupbootcamp FinTech partners. The finalists
The success rate among small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) applying for finance has risen to 80 per cent in 2014 up from 71 per cent in 2013, according to research by Albion Ventures.
Despite more SMEs receiving the funds they need to grow, the second Albion Growth Report shows that just one in ten SMEs tried to raise finance in the past 12 months compared to 17 per cent last year.
The study, which is designed to shed light on the factors that both create and impede growth among UK SMEs, shows a 25 per cent fall in the
Pact Coffee has secured a GBP2m Series A funding round, led by MMC Ventures.
This funding round sees MMC join existing investors Connect Ventures, as well as angel investors Ian Hogarth, founder of Songkick; Robin Klein of Index Ventures; and Rowan Gormley, founder of Naked Wines.
Founded in 2012 by Stephen Rapoport, Pact Coffee delivers freshly roasted coffee from around the world to its community, with the aim of getting the UK drinking better coffee. Based in Bermondsey, the Pact team is 32 strong. It raised seed funding in March last year. This latest funding round will see a
Arlington Capital Partners has sold Virgo Holdings, an integrated business-to-business information services company, to Informa plc.
Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Virgo is focused on delivering content within the fast-growing natural products, communications, healthcare and business solutions industries via live events, electronic and print media products, and online platforms. Currently, Virgo produces six trade shows and conferences, publishes nine trade websites and six affiliated magazines, and operates online training and accreditation programs as well as branded online stores.
“Since our acquisition of Virgo in 2008, we have worked closely with the entire management team to accelerate the company’s digital media
Private equity firm ClearLight Partners has sold portfolio company Apple & Eve to Lassonde Industries for a total cash consideration of USD150 million, subject to adjustments for working capital and other items.
Founded in 1975, Port Washington, NY-based Apple & Eve is the largest privately held producer of 100% fruit juice products in the United States. The Company offers more than one hundred different juice products sold under its iconic flagship brand name, Apple & Eve, and includes a portfolio of sub brands including Organics, Fruitables, Quenchers, Waterfruits and Sesame Street. Additionally, it owns and markets juices under Northland, Seneca
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