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Richard Gwilliam (pictured), Head of Property Research at PRUPIM offers his outlook for global real estate…
Europe – Growth is expected to remain weak into 2013. The weakness of the economy is continuing to affect property markets, with rents largely staying flat in core countries, whilst selected peripheral economies record further falls. However, in the retail sector, rental growth is being recorded in some markets, largely restricted to the most prime locations in core markets.
Further yield compression has been seen in some of the German and Nordic core markets on prime property, as investors continue to look for
The Cambridge Associates Australia Private Equity and Venture Capital Index rose by 2.90 per cent in the third quarter of 2012, according to the latest quarterly report released by The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL).
For the 12 months ending 30 September 2012, the C|A Australia Index rose by 6.44 per cent. Over the same period, the S&P/ASX 300 Index surged to record a return of 14.46 per cent.
However, over the longer three- and five-year horizons the C|A Australia Index outperformed the public equities index, rising by 8.33 per cent and 2.97 per cent respectively on
Secondary buyouts produce returns that match or even exceed returns on primary buyouts sold to private equity acquirers, while carrying substantially less risk, according to a report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management.
The findings of the report, titled: "Take a Second Look at Secondaries: Owners That Raise Their Value-Creation Game Can Excel," are a strong challenge to critics who claim that secondaries – companies whose ownership passes from one PE buyer to another – are second-rate assets because they have little potential for value creation.
Drawing on one of the largest samples
Darian Capital Services has launched two services to address impending US and European regulations that will change the way hedge and private equity funds are marketed.
In the US, such "private" funds have been barred from "general solicitations" or any wide-net advertising. Some interpretations of this bar have meant hiding even basic fund information and performance from the public.
Enacted last year, the JOBS Act eliminated this restriction, soon permitting "private" funds to advertise like mutual funds, which have used television and web advertising to increase assets. According to a 2013 Deloitte report, this will likely significantly "reshape the way
By Richard Cassell and Kristin Konschnik, partners, Withers – The US Treasury Department has now released the long-anticipated final FATCA regulations (the ‘Regulations’), which build upon the foundation of the proposed regulations but contain some significant additions and modifications.
Non-US financial institutions and non-financial entities that have been waiting for the release of the Regulations before embarking in earnest on their FATCA compliance projects should now finally have enough information to begin preparing for this new US regime. Non-US financial institutions and non-financial entities, including banks, funds, trust companies, trusts, and charities should begin their preparations as soon as possible,
Carrick Capital Partners is to invest USD28m in Axiom, a 1,000 person new model firm that helps general counsel manage their workload more effectively.
This announcement marks Carrick’s first deal since closing the firm’s first fund in November 2012.
Carrick focuses on investing in companies that provide technology-enabled service offerings, business process outsourcing, transaction processing, software as a service and enterprise software.
"We seek to invest in companies that possess the right fundamentals to significantly grow their operations," says Jim Madden. "Axiom is a pioneer in their space and uniquely situated for rapid growth. Our role is to leverage our
Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity), via the LCL Expansion and Omnes Expansion funds, is investing in a management buyout for Groupe Eyssautier alongside the group’s management team.
Founded in 1935 by the Eyssautier family, the group is now the leading marine and transport insurance broker in France. It provides solutions to all insurance issues in the transport and shipping world, including risk analysis, negotiating and obtaining cover from insurers, insurance policy management, and claims and recourse management for policyholders. Its expertise includes Hull/P&I (hull and machinery insurance for merchant ships and ship owner’s liability) and Cargo insurance, in
Albion Ventures has invested up to GBP2m in MyMeds&Me, a healthcare software as a service (SaaS) company which provides a web-based solution for the capture of adverse event, product complaint and targeted medical information for pharmaceutical companies.
The pharmaceutical industry processed around six million such events last year and the volume has grown at 10 to 15 per cent p.a. over the last five years.
MyMeds&Me was established in 2011 by three senior pharmaceutical industry executives, Stephen Powell, Andrew Rut and Trevor Gibbs, who identified the need to capture important information on medicines at source.
The MyMeds&Me platform simplifies the
Apollo Aviation Group has raised approximately USD595m from a broad array of investors for its second aviation fund, Sciens Aviation Special Opportunities Investment Fund II (SASOF II).
SASOF II is managed by Apollo Aviation, a full service commercial aircraft asset manager jointly owned by its founders and principals, William Hoffman and Robert Korn, and by an affiliate of Sciens Capital Management.
SASOF II is a follow-on fund to the USD213m Sciens Aviation Special Opportunities Investment Fund, which was raised in 2010.
“SASOF II will seek to acquire mid-life commercial aircraft for lease and/or immediate disassembly and resale of the
Social marketing software provider Spredfast has raised USD18m in venture capital, led by OpenView Venture Partners with follow-on investment participation from existing investors Austin Ventures and InterWest Partners.
The funding comes as Spredfast reports 400 per cent revenue growth and a doubling in employee headcount in 2012. The company plans to use the capital to fuel continued investment in its technology platform and to grow the team to support increased adoption of its social marketing platform.
Spredfast works with many of the world’s top companies and agencies to help them monitor, coordinate and measure social media with one robust platform.
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