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Commonfund has released a new white paper, “Alternatives Reality: What to Expect from Future Allocations”, by Verne O Sedlacek, the firm’s president and chief executive.
The paper explains why alternative strategies, especially private equity, venture capital and hedge funds, have been successful in increasing institutions’ portfolio returns and reducing risk over the past 20 years.
The paper also concludes that the fundamental principles that have contributed to historically higher returns among alternative investment strategies remain largely unchanged today.
The 2012 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments found that allocations to alternatives increased to 54 per cent for 831 institutions representing
Palamon Capital Partners has elected Julian Carreras, Pascal Jean-Noël Noth and Gary Pritchard to the partnership.
Carreras, previously a principal, originally joined Palamon in 2003 from Goldman Sachs. A Spanish national, he has consistently played an important role in executing the firm’s investment strategy across continental Europe with a particular focus on Spain and Italy. He sits on the board of SARquavitae, Spain’s largest provider of elderly care, where he also serves on the Executive Committee. He is also active in a board capacity in Palamon portfolio companies EnGrande in Spain, Sigla in Italy and Quality Solicitors in the UK.
It is difficult to get excited about the “MINT” (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey) concept, says Kunal Ghosh (pictured), manager of the Allianz BRIC Stars fund…
As with BRICs, the MINT concept is based on demographics and how the mindset and behaviour of people in these countries will evolve. But the number of consumers in the MINT countries is a fraction of what is offered by the BRICs. Therefore you may get a short-term high beta performance because of the relatively small economies of countries like Nigeria but it is not something which will be more sustainable like India or China, for example.
Ogier has appointed Shameer Jasani as a partner in the firm’s Cayman Islands corporate and funds team.
Jasani’s practice is focused on investment funds, including hedge funds, funds of funds and private equity funds.
He advises investment managers on all aspects of their structuring, formation and ongoing operational requirements. He also regularly advises strategic and seed investors.
In addition to his investment funds practice, Jasani is one of Cayman's leading practitioners on intellectual property law matters, and also regularly advises on acquisitions, joint ventures and a wide range of other corporate law matters.
Jasani joined Ogier
Syndiant and Tongtai Jiuyou Equity Investment Partnership Enterprise have formed a Chinese joint venture company that will focus on advancing micro display LCOS technology.
Syndiant has a long-standing commitment to China – in 2010 the company opened a subsidiary in Hong Kong. The new partnership will bring Syndiant closer to the mass consumer market in China.
The new joint venture company will engage in research and development in microdisplay technologies and pico projector products based on Syndiant's patented LCOS technology. It will focus on pico projectors which are used as smart phone accessories and portable video projectors that offer large screen
Guardian Capital Partners has acquired a controlling interest in McCubbin Hosiery.
Guardian partnered with the executive management team of McCubbin on this transaction.
The existing managers will continue operating the company going forward.
Headquartered in Oklahoma City, McCubbin Hosiery is a children’s and women’s hosiery platform with extensive distribution of branded and private label socks, tights, slippers, leg warmers and infant soft sole shoes. McCubbin offers a portfolio of hosiery for footwear brands, complemented by sales of its own label and private label product.
David McCubbin, president of McCubbin Hosiery, says: “With over 60 years of history,
Monroe Capital has closed the Monroe Capital Senior Secured Direct Loan Fund, a USD500m leveraged loan fund that will invest in senior debt transactions originated and underwritten by Monroe Capital.
The fund was closed above its USD400m target. Loan types include senior secured, cash flow and enterprise value based senior and stretch senior, unitranche, second lien and last-out term loans to both private equity sponsored and non-sponsored middle market companies across a wide range of industries.
The fund represents an expansion of Monroe Capital's asset management platform and further extends the firm's ability to serve its middle market and
Baird Capital’s UK private equity group has invested GBP10.1m in Watkins Hire, a provider of industrial and commercial heating and cooling equipment rental.
Watkins will use the funding to expand its rental fleet to support business growth and to invest in its engineering, operational and service infrastructure.
As part of the transaction, Baird Capital is backing Paul O’Kelly to lead Watkins as CEO.
Founded in 1998, Watkins supplies heaters, steam and water boilers, air handlers and chillers to a wide variety of blue chip clients. The company also has a dedicated events division, providing equipment rental at special
Private equity firm Resilience Capital Partners has acquired the direct sale business of G&K Services through its newly-formed platform company, Affinity Specialty Apparel.
Affinity specialises in selling and distributing of occupational apparel and services, including the design, marketing and distribution of customised and off-the-shelf apparel collections to customers through managed direct purchase uniform programmes.
Affinity is Resilience Capital Partners' first acquisition in the corporate uniform industry and its seventh platform investment for The Resilience Fund III.
"We are excited to be starting our newest platform investment in Fund III. We believe there is significant opportunity in the
Investcorp has acquired a significant minority stake in Namet Gida Sanayi ve Ticareti, a Turkish producer of fresh cut and packaged processed red meat products.
The company sells its products, including soujouk, pastrami, salami, sausages, smoked meats and frozen and ready to eat burgers, to retailers as well as hotels, restaurants and catering companies. All of its products are certified Halal.
Namet was acquired in 2005 by members of the Kayar family, a family involved in livestock trading since 1929, who has since then strongly developed the company and the brand. The Kayar family will retain a majority interest
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