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The market for initial public offerings (IPOs) finished on a strong note late in the second quarter of 2014, recording the highest quarterly deal volume since the fourth quarter of 2007.
Interest in new equity issues is expected to remain healthy heading into the third quarter, driven by continued investor demand for growth and a strong equities market environment, according to IPO Watch, a PwC US quarterly survey of IPOs listed on US stock exchanges.
According to PwC, there were 89 public company debuts in the second quarter of 2014, representing USD21.5 billion in proceeds raised. On an annual
TriLinc Global Impact Fund has approved Barak Fund Management to act as its sub-advisor on investment opportunities in Africa.
TriLinc is an impact investing fund that provides growth-stage loans and trade finance to established small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing economies where access to affordable capital is significantly limited.
Impact investing is defined as investing with the specific objective of achieving a competitive financial return as well as creating positive, measurable impact on people and communities across the globe.
TriLinc complements its global macroeconomic portfolio optimisation and management with investment services from experienced sub-advisors that have solid
Langham Hall has received Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorisation to act as a private equity Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) depositary acting for AIFs within the UK and EEA who market into the Europe.
In addition, the firm has received FCA authorisation to act as depositary for non-EEA AIFs (otherwise known as depositary lite) under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).
The difference between the two is the ability to select specific subsections of the normal PE AIF depositary role as identified under articles 21 (7/8/9) and provide these to a wider range of real estate, infrastructure and private
Investcorp is to acquire SPGPrints Group from funds managed by Bencis Capital Partners for an enterprise value of EUR240 million.
The deal is subject to clearance from the relevant competition authorities.
Established in 1947, SPGPrints is a provider of integrated solutions for rotary screen and digital printing for textiles and graphic applications, and a manufacturer of precision metal components for a broad range of applications.
Headquartered in Boxmeer, the Netherlands, the company is represented in more than 100 countries worldwide and in 2013 generated revenue of EUR214 million, a large share of which was from emerging markets.
Tikehau Investment Management and Salvepar, the listed holding company specialising in minority investments, have signed the Charter of the Six Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).
The charter was convened at the initiative of the UN Secretary General and coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and by the United Nations Global Compact.
The following six principles of the charter aim to convince the financial sector to invest further in a sustainable development policy:
• Incorporate environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes;
• Be active owners
Audax Group has acquired Wheel Pros, a designer, marketer and distributor of branded aftermarket wheels, from Platinum Equity.
Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company also distributes performance tyres and accessories.
Geoffrey Rehnert, co-CEO of Audax Group, says: “Wheel Pros is a market leader in the automotive aftermarket industry. We look forward to partnering with Randy White, Jody Groce and the Wheel Pros team to grow the business organically and through strategic add-on acquisitions.”
Randy White, CEO of Wheel Pros, says: “We are excited to continue growing the business organically and by leveraging Audax’ expertise in identifying and integrating
M&A activity targeting the UK stood at GBP37.5bn in the first half of 2014, representing the lowest half-year value since H1 2010 (GBP37bn) and a 12.5 per cent drop from H1 2013 (GBP42.9bn), according to MergerMarket.
Only one mega-deal (valued above USD5bn) has been announced in the region so far this year – the GBP8.6bn acquisition of the Oncology division of GlaxoSmithKline by its German peer Novartis.
The lack of large transactions in the country pulled the UK M&A value down this semester.
However, the second quarter of 2014 witnessed a stark improvement compared to the previous quarter
Jamieson Corporate Finance, an independent global management advisory firm, has opened its first international office in Maddison Avenue, New York.
Jamieson is already an established management advisory service in the UK and European markets.
Recent transatlantic deals have included the firm advising the management team for Denver, Colorado-based Gates on the recent USD5.4bn sale of Gates Corporation to Blackstone.
The US office will be headed up by partner John Greenland. He will be responsible for originating and executing management advisory and M&A transactions for Jamieson’s US and international clients.
Ian Jamieson, founder and CEO of Jamieson Corporate Finance,
Perfect Channel, a cloud-based enterprise auction platform, has secured growth funding of GBP2 million from Beringea, which manages the ProVen Venture Capital Trusts.
The investment will be used to build the senior management team, to launch in the US and to expand the development team.
Perfect Channel provides an end-to-end auction solution for businesses, with services across auction design, auction management and post-auction analytics. Its platform is designed for scale, managing up to 60,000 simultaneous bidders, across a variety of different verticals on a global basis.
Perfect Channel already has a strong roster of clients including Christie’s, Lloyd’s
Abingworth, the international investment group dedicated to life sciences and healthcare, has promoted Ken Haas and Vin Miles to partner.
They are both based in the US where they source and manage deals including early-stage and late-stage venture capital, venture growth and public market investments as well as VIPEs (Venture Investments in Public Equities).
Haas has spent 25 years in the management of both early-stage and public high technology and biotechnology companies. As part of the Abingworth team, he, has led several investments including Clovis Oncology, Gynesonics and Intellikine. Before joining Abingworth, he was part of the founding management
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