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Investors attracted to Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs) should think twice before investing due to the risk of a price deterioration in the coming years, according to the Ronnie Armist (pictured), executive director at Stonehage Investment Partners…
Japan’s debt-to-GDP ratio at 220%, is almost double that of Italy. Yet the Japanese bond market has not behaved in the same way as in Europe, as domestic investors continue to prop up the country’s bond market.
Anticipation among investors of a transition to a more externally-funded system has prompted many investors over the years to consider “shorting” JGBs, yet prices have continued
Arma Partners acted as the exclusive financial adviser to Butterfly Software, a privately held data analysis and migration software company headquartered in Maidenhead, UK, on its sale to International Business Machines.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Butterfly will become part of IBM’s software group.
Butterfly offers storage planning software and storage migration tools, helping customers save storage space, operational time, IT budget and power consumption. IBM will use Butterfly to help clients find new ways to drive greater value from its storage software and hardware solutions.
EnBW Erneuerbare Energien has acquired a wind farm with eight turbines and total output of 16 MW from Ventotec (Leer).
The wind farm is located in Neuruppin-Dabergotz in the Federal State of Brandenburg.
A team from CMS Hasche Sigle led by lead partner Jochen Lamb advised EnBW on all aspects of the transaction.
At the end of 2011, EnBW acquired the Christinendorf III wind farm from Ventotec with the support of the same team.
Construction work on the Neuruppin wind farm is expected to start shortly, with commissioning scheduled for the early part of 2013. Once operational, the wind farm
In response to increased demand for outsourced compliance services in the marketplace, Avalon Lake Partners has recruited Harris Bogner, an attorney and compliance expert, to head its compliance services group.
Bogner’s role at Avalon Lake Partners will be to work directly with clients to ensure they develop a strong understanding of their compliance obligations while providing them with practical, cost-effective solutions.
Avalon Lake Partners recently spun-out from WTP Advisors to focus on providing a comprehensive set of advisory services to the alternative asset management industry, namely hedge funds, private equity firms and family offices.
“Finding someone of Harris’ experience
Actis, the pan-emerging markets private equity firm, is continuing to tap into China’s rising domestic consumption with an investment in Bellagio, one of the country’s most popular casual dining chains.
Bellagio is renowned for its Taiwanese-style dishes and shaved ice desserts, while its contemporary restaurant design and excellent customer service have a loyal following. Founded in 2001 in Shanghai by the Lin Family, the company today has 35 restaurants across a number of Chinese cities, as well as Macau and the Philippines. In a consumer survey commissioned by Actis, Bellagio stood out against its peers in terms of both brand
August Equity has strengthened its investment team with the appointment of Stuart Quin as an Investment Director who will focus primarily on investing across the healthcare sector.
Quin has worked in the private equity industry for seven years, most recently as the lead healthcare investor at 3i in the UK. Prior to this, he was a manager in Accenture’s Health and Life Sciences Strategy consulting practice based in Washington DC. He has a PhD in Immunology from Imperial College, London, an MBA from INSEAD in France/Singapore and a BSc from Edinburgh University.
Philip Rattle, Managing Partner, says: “We are delighted with
Arsenal Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired IGM Resins, a provider of intermediates to the global ultraviolet (UV) radiation cure coatings, inks and adhesives industry.
UV technologies are used in numerous end markets, including printing, packaging, electronics and construction.
Founded in 1999, and headquartered in the Netherlands, IGM Resins is a global specialty chemical company and leading supplier of photoinitiators and acrylates to the worldwide UV curable coatings and inks markets. In 2010, the company acquired the Photomer brand UV Acrylates business from Cognis providing the business with a fully integrated product portfolio including UV curable
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Walbro Engine Management, a global small engine parts manufacturer, from Sun Capital Partners.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Equity for the investment comes from Carlyle Japan Partners II.
Headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, Walbro is the world’s largest manufacturer of carburettors and a major manufacturer of fuel and air management components mainly targeted at the outdoor power equipment industry. Walbro has significant sales, R&D, and production capabilities in Japan and the United States, and also has manufacturing facilities in Thailand, China and Mexico.
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Dataminr, a real-time social media analytics company serving the financial and government sectors, has completed a USD13 million Series B round of equity financing.
The round included new investment from several institutional investors, as well existing Series A investors from the financial industry.
Proceeds from the round will be used to drive new client acquisition, continue technology innovation and meet the growing market demand for its product suite. Dataminr is expanding its client base in both the financial and government sectors and recently bolstered its team to include financial industry talent from Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Reuters
Tengram Capital Partners, a Connecticut-based private equity firm, has acquired a significant stake in NEST Fragrances, a designer and manufacturer of luxury home fragrances.
Laura Slatkin, NEST Founder, will continue to lead the Company as Chief Executive Officer and form an executive leadership team that will, under her leadership and guidance, drive the Company’s profitable growth.
“We see enormous growth potential for NEST Fragrances and we are very excited about this new partnership,” says Matthew Eby, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of TCP. “In addition to her long-standing reputation in the industry, we have tremendous respect for what Laura has been
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