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FSN Capital Partners has selected the iLEVEL private capital data platform to automate the process of collecting, storing, analysing and reporting on data across its private equity investments.
Fund managers on iLEVEL can optimise portfolio performance, complete diligence questionnaires during fundraising, prepare regulatory filings, quicken and de-risk the valuation process, and report to their investors in a timely, complete and accurate manner.
FSN employs an investment strategy of targeting control buyout investments of Nordic mid-sized growth-oriented companies where the firm believes it can generate long-term alpha returns for its investors. The Nordic-based private equity firm recently closed its latest fund,
M&A is back on the corporate agenda to help deliver growth and expansion, however, corporates around the world are underestimating the costs and resources needed to complete a successful integration.
While the integration phase of a deal may never grab the headlines, it is in many ways the only way to properly evaluate the outcome of a deal, according to a survey by EY.
The right combination: Managing integration for deal success, a survey of over 200 senior corporate executives around the world involved in the deal integration process, found that, based on their most significant deals in the
The European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (ECVA) has welcomed the European Commission’s communication on the long-term financing of the European economy.
EVCA chief executive Dörte Höppner says: “European private equity, including venture capital, has a significant contribution to make to the long-term financing of Europe’s businesses and economy. The EVCA welcomes today’s Communication, which recognises the industry’s role in supporting SMEs and helping investors such as pension funds meet their long-term liabilities.
“This is an encouraging step in the right direction but policymakers must encourage the best conditions for investment in long-term investment vehicles, such as private
RLJ Credit Opportunity Fund, an RLJ portfolio company, has invested in ShareTracker, a provider of communications and telecom market share measurement products.
The announcement supports ShareTracker's efforts to expands its current existing wireless, video, voice and data market share measurement product offerings to include cable, satellite and fibre TV subscription services, as well as mobile and fixed broadband services market and flow share measurement.
"The RLJ Credit investment in ShareTracker promotes American entrepreneurship and skilled job creation in a sector that is vitally important to business performance," says Robert L Johnson, founder of the RLJ Companies. "With our support,
The initial public offering (IPO) of the First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund, a closed-end fund, has raised approximately USD440m in its common share offering.
Should the underwriters exercise the overallotment option in full, the fund will have raised approximately USD503m.
The fund’s investment objective is to seek a high level of total return with an emphasis on current distributions paid to common shareholders. The fund is expected to commence trading on 27 March 2014 on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “FPL.”
First Trust is the fund’s investment adviser and is responsible for supervising the fund’s
FTBpro, the largest fan-generated media platform in online football, has closed a USD18m investment, bringing its total funding since inception to USD24m.
The company plans to use proceeds to further boost its global expansion, enhance strategic partnerships and enrich its mobile and video product offerings.
The fundraising round involved FTBpro’s existing investors, Battery Ventures and Gemini Israel Ventures, as well as new investment from London-based Dawn Capital and a major Asia-based media investor.
FTBpro, founded in 2011, is headquartered in London with offices in Tel Aviv. Following the investment round, the company will open offices in South East
Cathay Capital is to launch a new investment vehicle aimed at promoting growth and international development of French, Chinese and European companies in the mid-cap segment – the Sino French (Midcap) Fund.
This new fund marks a new step in the cooperation between France and China for private equity investment.
It follows and builds on the success of the Sino French Fund for SMEs, created by Bpifrance and China Development Bank in September 2012 and managed by Cathay Capital.
The Sino French (Midcap) Fund will focus its investments on mid-cap companies in France and China, as well as
Context Asset Management has launched the Context Alternative Strategies Fund (CALTX), a multi-manager, multi-strategy fund that seeks to deliver capital appreciation by emphasising absolute returns and low correlation to the broader US equity and bond markets.
The Context Alternative Strategies Fund pursues its objective by using various investment strategies and allocating its assets among multiple sub-advisors who employ a variety of investment strategies in pursuit of attractive returns consistent with capital appreciation.
Context selects and oversees the sub-advisors who each manage separate segments of the fund’s portfolio using distinct investment styles.
The investment strategies allow Context and the
SharesPost Investment Management has launched the SharesPost 100 Fund, an actively managed, closed-end interval fund that targets a diversified portfolio of private, late-stage, growth companies.
The fund enables investors large and small to diversify within the venture capital asset class and capture the growth potential of these companies.
As companies stay private longer, significant portions of their value appreciation occur during the private stage of their development. The SharesPost 100 Fund targets investments in maturing companies with solid growth records that are expected to enter the public markets within two to three years.
The fund’s target universe is
FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investment firm, has held the final closing of its fourth fund, FTV IV, with USD700m of limited partner commitments.
Formed to continue the growth equity strategy of its predecessor fund, FTV IV had an initial target of USD500m and was significantly oversubscribed.
FTV Capital has raised over USD1.8bn across four funds since its inception.
FTV will continue its focus on high-growth companies with innovative solutions, established business models and strong management teams that value its collaborative approach to building great companies. FTV invests at the intersection of its core sectors — enterprise
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