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Guy Peters has been hired by XCap Securities as head of corporate with immediate effect.
Peters has more than 20 years of deal experience and worked on a wide variety of main market and AIM IPOs, takeovers and fund-raisings.
After qualifying as a lawyer with Herbert Smith he moved into corporate finance with Lloyds Merchant Bank, where he spent four years.
He then worked for 10 years at Albert E Sharp, through its various guises (Old Mutual, Arbuthnot Securities), before joining Shore Capital as a director for six years.
In 2010 he became managing director of corporate
EVCA Secretary-General Dörte Höppner (pictured) welcomes EU Commissioner Michel Barnier’s decision to postpone the introduction of solvency rules to the revised IORP Directive…
We have long argued that Solvency II style rules for workplace pensions are inappropriate and disproportionate. Such regulation would deter pension funds from investing in long-term investment vehicles such as private equity funds and damage Europe’s economic recovery.
As a driving force in this crucial debate we are pleased that the European Commission has decided to give this important issue more time and thought. We hope that this encouraging development in pension fund regulation will be reflected
Hyperoptic, a UK provider of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband technology, has received an equity investment commitment of GBP50m led by Quantum Strategic Partners.
Quantum is a private investment vehicle focused upon long duration investments and managed by Soros Fund Management exclusively for the benefit of George Soros and Soros family clients.
The new funding will enable Hyperoptic to meet its ambitious plans to reach more than 500,000 homes with its market-leading 1 Gbps true fibre hyperfast broadband within the next five years.
In September 2011, Hyperoptic was the first to deliver a 1 Gbps symmetrical residential broadband service
IP Group plc has launched a GBP30m venture capital fund, IP Venture Fund II, in partnership with venture capital investor European Investment Fund (EIF). IP Venture Fund II will invest alongside IP Group in new spin-out companies from IP Group’s university partnerships and other collaborations with the EIF effectively investing alongside IP Group.
The fund comprises GBP30m of capital with a GBP20m contribution from the EIF and a GBP10m contribution from IP Group. The fund will co-invest with IP Group in such ratio that the effective investment ratio between IP Group and the EIF will be 4:1 when considering that IP
ML Capital has appointed Dr Dermot F Smurfit as chairman of the ML Capital Group of Companies, effective 23 April 2013.
Cyril Delamare, chief executive, says: "Dr Dermot F Smurfit’s appointment will further strengthen and help ML Capital build on the foundations put in place by the existing management team. He will be a highly valuable member of the board and will take an active role in developing the business. Dr Smurfit brings to the company a formidable reputation of resolute leadership and entrepreneurial spirit, which we believe will serve the company well as we strive to become the leading independent provider
DVK, a boutique private equity and commodity trading company, has formed a strategic partnership with the European Premiere of An Evening with Pacino, taking place at the London Palladium on 2 June 2013.
This follows the launch of DVK’s film and entertainment fund which will be governed by international law firm Mishcon De Reya and structured by Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
Tickets for the event went on sale on Friday 5 April, and sold-out in less than 24 hours.
An Evening with Pacino will explore the myriad highlights of one of the most celebrated careers in acting history, from his
The Cambridge Associates Australia Private Equity and Venture Capital Index (C|A Australia Index) showed steady gains in 2012, increasing by 5.78 per cent, according to the latest quarterly report released by The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL).
Over the same period, the S&P/ASX 300 Index surged by 19.74 per cent, due in part to multiple domestic interest rate cuts and strong global stock market performance.
Notwithstanding the sharp rise in the listed index over the preceding 12 months, the C|A Australia Index continued to beat listed equities over three and five-year horizons, with returns of 6.88
Beechbrook Capital has raised EUR67m at the first close of its latest fund, Beechbrook Mezzanine II.
With pledges of a further EUR25m for additional closes later in the year, Beechbrook is well on course for its target fund size of EUR100m to EUR120m.
Beechbrook Mezzanine II has been backed by six institutional investors, including the European Investment Fund and the UK Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (in conjunction with the Business Finance Partnership scheme), both of which are responding to the continuing dearth of funding available to lower mid-market companies from banks and mainstream institutional lenders.
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Anova Consulting Group has launched a syndicated study entitled "Private Equity in DC Plans: Retirement Industry Perspectives".
As private equity firms seek ways to tap into the individual investor retirement plan market and plan sponsors weigh various options to increase retirement readiness among their participant bases, Anova proposes to capture the perceptions and concerns of key stakeholders regarding the potential introduction of private equity investment options onto DC platforms.
"Private equity funds and defined contribution plans have not historically shared much common ground, so it will be interesting to see how receptive plan sponsors, advisors, and plan providers
Capital Dynamics, a private asset manager, has invested in a 21-megawatt (MW) onshore wind farm project in Northern Ireland.
Capital Dynamics holds a 100 per cent ownership stake in the project called the Dunmore wind farm.
Capital Dynamics has commenced construction of the project and has secured a 15-year agreement with a major UK power retailer for the purchase of the energy produced by the seven turbine scheme. This means investors will begin receiving steady streams of income immediately upon completion of the project and commencement of power generation, both of which are expected in the first quarter
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