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The next 12 to 18 months will be pivotal for the long-term trends in the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), says Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance…
22 July 2013 was the ‘deadline’ for the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) Member States to transpose the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) into national law.
A survey from the Alternative Investment Managers Association (AIMA) and EY published soon afterwards showed that 12 out of 31 countries had completed full legislative transposition within the deadline. However, AIFMD does allow Member States some
Love Home Swap, the home swap holiday service, has raised a further GBP1.025m follow-on funding from lead investor MMC Ventures.
Love Home Swap has also launched a new Swap Points scheme, a world-first within the social travel sector.
With the new Swap Points scheme, arranging trips becomes easier through the Love Home Swap site as members no longer need to match exact dates and destinations with each other. They can now pledge time in their property to a central bank. In exchange they receive points that they can redeem to stay in other members’ homes around the world for free – without
Albion Ventures, one of the UK’s largest independent venture capital investors, has invested up to GBP3.5m in Relayware, a provider of B2B collaboration and multi-channel communication solutions.
The investment will enable Relayware to accelerate its growth and extend its lead in technological innovation.
Relayware delivers an indirect channel collaboration and communication solution that automates every stage in the channel partner lifecycle. The company estimates that around 96 per cent of companies rely on indirect channels to market, sell and support their products and services yet in many instances the relationship is challenged by a lack of control, accountability
Polina Kurdyavko (pictured), Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager at BlueBay Asset Management, on the changing dynamics of emerging markets and where opportunities can be found in EM corporates…
While emerging market dynamics are changing and are not as universally positive as they have been, we believe valuations have meaningfully corrected over the last few months and are starting to offer interesting entry points. However, credit selection and endogenous emerging market specific considerations are increasingly important differentiating factors.
The traditional emerging market growth model has changed. Easy growth driven by rising prices of commodity exports to supply China’s low-cost production
Palamon Capital Partners has closed the Palamon Auxiliary Partnership 2013 and its co-investment programme with commitments of EUR210m.
The Auxiliary Fund is structured with a two year investment term. Palamon will use The Auxiliary Fund exclusively for new investments, enabling it to maintain its historic annual investment rate for new deals of EUR100m.
The fund will pursue control equity investments of EUR15m to EUR80m in mid-market growth services businesses across Europe.
The fund received commitments from a diversified group of over 20 investors including fund-of-funds leader Adams Street Partners, the corporate pension plan of Honeywell, private equity investors AlpInvest
Private equity firm Catterton Partners has made an investment in PIADA Italian Street Food, a fast-casual Italian eatery based in Columbus, Ohio with restaurants in Ohio and Indiana.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
PIADA currently has 14 locations across the Midwest, with six planned to open by the end of 2013. In 2013, PIADA was named one of Nation’s Restaurant News’ five "Hot Concepts" as well as one of Nation’s Restaurant News’ top 50 breakout brands.
"We are excited to enter into this strategic partnership with Catterton, which has extensive expertise in developing restaurants
RidePal, a provider of Wi-Fi-enabled bus rides for corporate employees, has raised USD3.2m in a series A financing round led by Claremont Creek Ventures and Volvo Group Venture Capital.
RidePal balances commuter preferences and their employers’ needs and optimises pick-up points and route scheduling. RidePal provides rides for the employees of more than 30 companies.
RidePal’s corporate customers range from large corporations such as Intuit and Groupon to smaller ventures including biotech start-up Clinovo.
"RidePal has completely changed my commute and has provided me with 10 more hours of productivity per week," says Sophie McCallum, director of
Funds experts will examine Guernsey’s approach to the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) at an event in London this November.
With uncertainty still surrounding aspects of the Directive, panellists from the UK and Guernsey will look at what the Island’s dual regime means in practice for advisers and clients, particularly in relation to the most appropriate route to market.
The event, AIFMD: Practical aspects of implementation, is being held on the afternoon of 5 November at the recently refurbished Rosewood London.
Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), chief executive of Guernsey Finance, the promotional agency for the island’s
Mourant Ozannes continues to lead the field in the offshore market, according to the latest rankings published by Legal 500 UK.
The 2013 legal directory rankings, which include feedback from clients and peers backed up by independent research, show that Mourant Ozannes has maintained its leading position by achieving 13 tier one rankings across the Channel Islands.
Tier one rankings demonstrate superior technical expertise and service excellence. In Guernsey Mourant Ozannes has achieved tier one rankings in five categories and in Jersey the firm has tier one rankings in all eight categories.
Guernsey managing partner Jessica Roland
ESG Analytics, a provider of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment support tools, has launched Aditus, an ESG investment analytics platform for the private equity industry.
The launch of this tool will help to facilitate the implementation, analysis and reporting of responsible investment (RI) practices throughout the private equity investment process.
ESG Analytics launched Aditus during the ESG Analysis and Integration into Private Equity: Challenges, Opportunities and Enhancing Value Creation panel at the 20th Annual Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Conference in New York.
Awareness around the importance of measuring and monitoring ESG factors is quickly gaining
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