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With increasing investor appetite for private real estate resulting in improved fundraising, Preqin compares fund managers’ and investors’ views on current market conditions.
Investor Appetite
Recent years have seen institutional investor appetite for private real estate investment fluctuate, with many remaining cautious of placing new capital in the asset class due to an uncertain market. However, the last 12 months have seen considerable improvements in private real estate fundraising, with a total of $43bn raised from funds reaching a final close in H1 2014, a 30% increase from the $33bn raised by funds closed in H1 2013. This improvement has
Peak Ventures has closed on a USD23 million venture capital fund aimed at seed-stage start-ups in Utah and the Mountain West.
The fund will invest initial amounts into early stage companies ranging from USD100,000 to USD1 million. The fund was raised from accredited international and domestic investors.
Local entrepreneurs Jeff Burningham, Jeff Danley and Jamie Dunn founded the Peak brand in 2007, and have recently launched a venture arm to support the growth in Utah tech innovation.
Preceding the fund, Peak was an active local investor, funding nearly 20 Utah tech companies. Upon raising the fund, Peak lured
Law firm Noerr has advised Close Brothers Seydler Bank on the restructuring of the EUR100 million bonds of 3W Power, the holding of the AEG Power Solutions Group.
Core elements of the restructuring plan concluded in May between the company and the creditors were a debt-to-equity-swap of 50 per cent of the bond value and the issue of a new bond.
Close Brothers Bank acted as clearing office for the bonds and for the implementation of the approved restructuring measures. In addition to the swap and the issue of a new bond, the measures also included a capital increase
International resource and emerging markets focused advisory firm Strand Partners is re-launching with a new brand, Hannam and Partners.
FMC Corporation is to acquire Cheminova A/S, a wholly owned subsidiary of Auriga Industries.
Cheminova is a multinational crop protection company based in Denmark.
FMC will fund the all-cash acquisition through a mixture of debt and existing cash reserves. The transaction is expected to close in early 2015 and will be accretive to adjusted earnings in the first full year following the acquisition.
“We are very excited about the opportunity to combine Cheminova with our own Agricultural Solutions business,” says Pierre Brondeau, FMC Corporation president, CEO and chairman. “Cheminova is a company that we have long considered to
Deutsche Bank has secured a fund services mandate from TIAA-CREF, one of the largest retirement systems in the US with approximately USD613 billion of assets under management.
Deutsche Bank Alternative Fund Services was selected to provide fund administration services for various TIAA-CREF Asset Management alternative investment products.
“We selected Deutsche Bank for their superior client service, specialised knowledge, and experience servicing illiquid alternative investments,” says Jeffrey Barnett, head of alternative investment product management at TIAA-CREF.
“Deutsche Bank is proud to partner with TIAA-CREF on innovative alternative investment solutions,” says Tim Fitzgerald, global head of alternative fund services, global
Metric Capital Partners (MCP), a European private equity firm, has invested in Signalhorn.
Signalhorn is a privately held company that provides secure, customised communication solutions using satellite, terrestrial and wireless connectivity from its technical centres in Backnang, Germany, and Leuk, Switzerland.
The company's customers include a wide range of government agencies, energy firms, retail and banking networks, and other private enterprises worldwide.
"We are thrilled to be partnering with Signalhorn and to provide the company with the growth capital needed to expand its global footprint in order to service new markets and customers," says Phil Dougall, partner of
Mid-market private equity provider LDC has strengthened its Bristol-based operation with the appointment of Simon Hemley as an investment director.
Hemley joins LDC after eight years at Gresham Private Equity.
During his private equity career, Hemley has led and managed numerous investments. His most recent achievements included the successful exits of 7city, a financial services training business, and LAS, an insurance claims management business, together with an investment in IND, a debt collection business.
As part of his new role at LDC, Hemley will be responsible for identifying potential investment opportunities, supporting portfolio companies and expanding the private
Ian Henderson has been appointed the global head of EFG Fund Services, which is part of EFG Wealth Solutions, headed by Gerard Gardner.
EFG has been providing support services to funds in major international jurisdictions for over 25 years.
EFG Fund Services operates from offices in Jersey, Luxembourg, Miami, the Cayman Islands and Singapore.
The rationale for bringing these together is to improve coordination and to leverage the experience across the group, thereby enhancing its offering to clients. The latter include major banks, investment houses, property specialists, venture capital and private equity firms, as well as funds managed
2014 has seen a volatile macro environment, and investors and fund managers alike have predicted that the returns this year will not exceed the returns achieved in 2013. Preqin looks at the growth in hedge fund assets in H1 2014 and assesses where this capital has come from.
As we entered the year, hedge fund managers and investors were feeling positive about the prospects of growth in the industry, and Preqin predicted that if managers could successfully navigate the complex regulatory environment and generate acceptable returns then the assets under management of the sector would grow again. With performance of
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